The 2017 Water Finance Conference will head to Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 28-29, for the 3rd annual event highlighting innovative financing approaches in the municipal water sector. The event will be held at the Harley-Davidson Museum® near downtown Milwaukee. In each of the past two years,Read More

The Water Research Foundation (WRF), a leading sponsor of innovative research supporting the water community, has published a new report to help utilities assess several new and emerging capital financing alternatives. The report indicates that while the new capital funding options may help, utilities stillRead More

The US Water Alliance and Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) launched a National Blue Ribbon Commission for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems. Thirty representatives from municipalities, public health agencies, water utilities, and national organizations will serve on the commission.  As water supplies become more strained,Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a plan that serves as a national call to action, urging all levels of government, utilities, community organizations and other stakeholders to work together to increase the safety and reliability of drinking water. “Ensuring that all AmericansRead More

The Value of Water Coalition has announced the 3rd annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water‘ campaign will be held on Oct. 12, 2017. In 2016, nearly 500 organizations across the country and thousands of individuals are came together for this annual advocacy day to raise awarenessRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of a national assessment showing that nutrient pollution is widespread in the nation’s lakes, with four in 10 lakes suffering from too much nitrogen and phosphorus. Excess nutrients can cause algae blooms, lower oxygen levels,Read More

Massive Low-Pressure Sewer System Project  Benefits from Real-Time Trends and Analysis By Joseph Harmes The alert pinging smart phones, tablets and computers at South East Water in Australia’s Mornington Peninsula seem facile, even boring, to anyone but a proactive utility: a customer’s grinder pump was activatingRead More

The 2017 Winter Conference of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) will gather clean water professionals, regulators, key stakeholders and thought leaders to explore the balancing act among compliance, innovation and affordability. The 2017 Winter Conference, scheduled for Feb. 4-7 in Tampa, Fla.,Read More

How the Web GIS-Centric Platform is Transforming Public Utility Asset Management By Brian L. Haslam Esri ArcGIS has become a mission-critical enterprise system for local government and water utilities’ core business processes. The distinction between the software application and the GIS is no longer relevantRead More

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to multiple reports. If confirmed by the Senate, Pruitt — a Republican and frequent opponent of President Obama’s environmental policies — would oversee the 15,000-employee agencyRead More