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Jacobs to acquire CH2M in mega-deal

Jacobs to acquire CH2M in mega-deal

Water Finance August 2, 2017 at 11:46 am

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and CH2M HILL Companies Ltd. have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Jacobs will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CH2M in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value (EV) of approximately $3.27 billion, includingRead More

Davis appointed new California Water Resources chief

Davis appointed new California Water Resources chief

Water Loss, Water Management July 31, 2017 at 6:40 am

California Gov. Jerry Brown has named Grant Davis as the new director of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The appointment, which requires state Senate confirmation, would mean Davis taking over the position on Aug. 1 as head of the state agency that overseesRead More

Arcadis acquires Chicago-based E2 ManageTech

Arcadis acquires Chicago-based E2 ManageTech

Water Management July 31, 2017 at 6:30 am

Arcadis recently announced it has acquired E2 ManageTech (E2), an enterprise technology solutions firm providing information technology and business services for the environmental, health and safety (EHS) information market. E2, headquartered in Chicago, was established in 1998 and employs 55 people in the United StatesRead More

DC Water gets S&P Green Evaluation

DC Water gets S&P Green Evaluation

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance July 31, 2017 at 6:25 am

The District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (DC Water) has become the first U.S. municipal issuer to receive S&P Global’s Green Evaluation, scoring  E1 (the highest score on S&P Global’s scale of E1-E4) and 92/100. The Green Evaluation was assigned to $100 million inRead More

The Essential Guide to Financing Smart Water Projects

The Essential Guide to Financing Smart Water Projects

Water Finance, Water Management July 28, 2017 at 7:00 am

Welcome to the FREE “Essential Guide to Financing Smart Water Projects,” brought to you by Master Meter. In this complimentary, downloadable eBook, we have pulled our resources and insight from the pages of Water Finance & Management and from experts in the smart water and finance arena toRead More

EPA selects 12 entities for first WIFIA applications

EPA selects 12 entities for first WIFIA applications

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invited 12 projects in nine states to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. These potential applicants were selected from a group of projects that represent large and small communities from across the United States thatRead More

House panel approves 6.5 percent EPA cut

House panel approves 6.5 percent EPA cut

Washington Report, Water Finance July 24, 2017 at 9:32 am

The House Appropriations Committee has approved an FY18 spending bill that would cut EPA’s funding by 6.5 percent next year. The cut is far short of the 31 percent cut sought by President Donald Trump but still severe enough to reduce overall agency funding toRead More

Guide identifies opportunities, barriers to assisting low-income customers

Guide identifies opportunities, barriers to assisting low-income customers

Rates & Affordability, Water Finance July 24, 2017 at 8:57 am

To assist low-income households in the United States with rising water and wastewater rates, seven leading water associations issued a guide that assesses the feasibility of rate-funded customer assistance programs (CAPs) in each state. Water and wastewater rates in the United States are increasing sharplyRead More

WateReuse board appoints new directors

WateReuse board appoints new directors

Water Management July 24, 2017 at 8:42 am

The WateReuse Association announces the appointment of five new members to the Board of Directors to help lead the organization in advancing laws, regulations, funding and public acceptance for water recycling. With his extensive experience in government affairs, Jon Freedman, Vice President of Global PartnershipsRead More

2017 Water Finance Conference agenda to highlight integrated financing, future of U.S. infrastructure

2017 Water Finance Conference agenda to highlight integrated financing, future of U.S. infrastructure

The agenda for the third annual Water Finance Conference, being held Aug. 28-29, 2017 at the Harley-Davidson Museum® in Milwaukee, Wis., will feature a variety of technical presentations covering current funding challenges facing water and wastewater utilities, punctuated by the growing need for new, integratedRead More