Houston Public Works Director Randy Macchi recently announced the city is hiring Andrew Molly, who will serve as the department’s first chief water officer. “Drew is truly a “who’s who” in the world of water,” Macchi wrote on LinkedIn. “Beyond his technical expertise, he isRead More

Energy services company NORESCO announced it has been engaged to deliver $100 million in treatment upgrades for the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) at its Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in Detroit. NORESCO is a provider of comprehensive energy and water efficiency, resiliency and infrastructureRead More

AlexRenew Boosts Operational Efficiency Recently, AlexRenew, the wastewater authority serving Alexandria, Virginia, implemented new asset management software and modified internal processes to help modernize its operations. The upgrade is an example of what the authority’s leadership describes as a transformation of its asset management processRead More

If you haven’t heard, there’s still a lot going on with regulatory and legal action related to PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” To get an update, we sat down with Ken Sansone, senior partner at SL Environmental Law Group, to discuss recent activity. Sansone focusesRead More

Water utilities face mounting challenges: aging infrastructure, limited budgets, and rising customer expectations. One critical decision that affects long-term performance is the choice of water meter technology. While mechanical meters have been the standard, static water meters – using electromagnetic or ultrasonic technology – prove theRead More

By Krystal Strassman As Florida continues to lead the nation in water reuse innovation, a landmark legislative shift is reshaping the future of wastewater treatment. Senate Bill 64, signed into law in 2021, requires domestic wastewater utilities to eliminate nonbeneficial surface water discharges by JanuaryRead More

The Indiana General Assembly recently passed House Enrolled Act 1459, a law mandating water and wastewater utility asset management requirements across the state. The legislation was effective July 1, 2025, and requires all Indiana water and wastewater utilities to develop and maintain an Asset ManagementRead More

Earlier in August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would allocate $409.4 million to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natural disasters.    “In February,Read More

By Charlie Suse In November of 2021, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed, ushering in a historic infusion of federal funding to bolster the nation’s infrastructure. The IIJA appropriated roughly $43.5 billion for water infrastructure through the existing State RevolvingRead More

By Rotem Ben-Eliyahu Cyber intrusions are now a mainstream business risk for water utilities. A 2025 cross-Atlantic survey from Semperis found that nearly two-thirds of operators experienced at least one cyber-attack in the previous year, and more than half of those incidents caused lasting damageRead More