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Report: States look to reuse, desal as long-term water supply options

Report: States look to reuse, desal as long-term water supply options

Water Finance, Water Loss April 20, 2017 at 11:06 am

According to a new analysis from Bluefield Research, municipal water utilities across the United States have sparked a wave of investment in water reuse and desalination projects exceeding $18 billion. With traditional water supplies no longer a certainty for many utilities, demonstrated cost declines and competitiveness have beenRead More

Triple Vision: Collaboration, Innovation, Communication

Triple Vision: Collaboration, Innovation, Communication

Commentary, Guest Columns, Water Management April 18, 2017 at 3:40 pm

 By Cindy Wallis-Lage   Water is both a resource and a challenge. As an optimist — a trait I think I share with many water leaders — I see opportunities and potential solutions when I look at challenges facing the water industry. Leaders in anyRead More

New York goes in big on clean water bill

New York goes in big on clean water bill

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance April 18, 2017 at 3:00 pm

New York’s 2017-18 state budget has included a new clean water infrastructure bill that will allocate $2.5 billion for projects across the state. The money will be used to repair and replace old pipes and water mains to ensure clean drinking water, as well asRead More

Sculpting Cash

Sculpting Cash

Financial Report, Water Finance April 18, 2017 at 1:02 pm

  By David Clamage Nineteenth century French sculptor Auguste Rodin once said, “Even with all the documents, you can never forge nature.” In delivering water to your communities, you don’t so much forge nature as sculpt it to the goals of your community defined byRead More

The Economics of Leak Detection

The Economics of Leak Detection

Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management April 18, 2017 at 12:30 pm

Taking the Guesswork Out of Water Loss Management with Auditing & Analysis By Lucy Andrews, Reinhard Sturm & Kris Williams The decision to deploy leak detection crews can be difficult. Utility managers often ask, “Will we find enough leakage to justify the expense of hiring leakRead More

A Call to Action for Non-Revenue Water

A Call to Action for Non-Revenue Water

Water Loss, Water Management April 17, 2017 at 9:37 am

A Look at Statewide Efforts to Eliminate the Blind Spot of Water & Revenue Losses By George Kunkel It is a highly unfortunate occurrence for many drinking water utilities that a considerable portion of the water that they withdraw from available resources never reaches aRead More

Flint Water

Flint to replace 18,000 water lines

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management April 17, 2017 at 9:31 am

A federal judge recently approved a deal to replace water lines for 18,000 homes in Flint, Mich. It’s the latest in some positive news for the city’s water crisis in recent months following the approval of $100 million in funding to help Flint improve itsRead More

Indiana utility enhances infrastructure with Sensus AMI

Indiana utility enhances infrastructure with Sensus AMI

AMR/AMI, Water Management April 17, 2017 at 9:20 am

Located in Daviess County, Indiana, Washington is a small city that is poised for growth. An expansion of the heavily traveled I-69 highway has added new connections to the region between Evansville and Indianapolis, improving access to jobs, education and healthcare. With the promise ofRead More

Badger Meter announces new data privacy standards

Badger Meter announces new data privacy standards

AMR/AMI, Water Management April 17, 2017 at 8:59 am

Badger Meter recently announced it has self-certified its participation with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The Privacy Shield program was designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission to provide data privacy standards for the transfer of data between European Union (EU)Read More

San Diego water project wins prestigious ASCE award

San Diego water project wins prestigious ASCE award

Water Management April 17, 2017 at 8:55 am

A project to increase water system resilience for San Diego County residents has won the prestigious 2017 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Black & Veatch delivered construction project management and design service on two of the fourRead More