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Dreyfuss-Wells to succeed Ciaccia as NEORSD CEO

Dreyfuss-Wells to succeed Ciaccia as NEORSD CEO

Water Management January 10, 2017 at 1:15 pm

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) has announced that Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells will be appointed chief executive officer effective Feb. 11. Dreyfuss-Wells will succeed Julius Ciaccia, who after more than nine years as CEO, will retire on Feb. 10. Dreyfuss-Wells has been with the SewerRead More

Mueller Water Products names Hall as president, CEO

Mueller Water Products names Hall as president, CEO

AMR/AMI, Water Management January 10, 2017 at 10:28 am

Mueller Water Products has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed J. Scott Hall as its next president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 23, 2017.  Hall joins the company from Textron, Inc., where he most recently served as president and chief executive officerRead More

Brown and Caldwell, Water Research Foundation release ‘Blueprint for One Water’

Brown and Caldwell, Water Research Foundation release ‘Blueprint for One Water’

Water Finance, Water Management January 9, 2017 at 12:37 pm

Brown and Caldwell and the Water Research Foundation have partnered to develop and release a “Blueprint for One Water,” a practical guide for agencies seeking to manage water resources holistically and sustainably. The blueprint features lessons learned from early One Water adopters, plus spotlights onRead More

Michigan governor signs public notice bill for contaminated water

Michigan governor signs public notice bill for contaminated water

Water Management January 9, 2017 at 11:58 am

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder visited Flint on Friday, signing legislation that will require communities in the state to be more promptly notified in the event of a water contamination, such as elevated lead levels. The bill aims to avoid events like the public outreach catastropheRead More

Missouri treatment plant increases output, quality

Missouri treatment plant increases output, quality

Water Management January 9, 2017 at 11:26 am

Missouri American Water and Black & Veatch are working on a new water treatment plant near Parkville, Mo., that will increase needed supplies while improving water quality. The new plant is designed to meet ongoing population growth in the Parkville region, near the Kansas CityRead More

DOE greenlights wastewater bioenergy project

DOE greenlights wastewater bioenergy project

Water Management January 9, 2017 at 11:14 am

A consortium led by the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) has been selected by the Department of Energy for award negotiations to begin Phase 1 design and planning for a pilot plant to produce clean hydrocarbon fuels at a municipal wastewater treatment facility. TheRead More

Hawkins, Story join US Water Alliance board

Hawkins, Story join US Water Alliance board

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management January 5, 2017 at 3:10 pm

The US Water Alliance announced Thursday that DC Water CEO and General Manager George Hawkins and American Water President and CEO Susan Story, will join its board of directors. Hawkins has served as the CEO and general manager of DC Water since 2009, where heRead More

How could Trump’s EPA nominee affect water?

How could Trump’s EPA nominee affect water?

Water Finance, Water Management January 3, 2017 at 10:22 am

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

California water district selects Innovyze for asset management

California water district selects Innovyze for asset management

Water Management December 22, 2016 at 10:04 am

The Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) in California has partnered with Innovyze to use its InfoMaster Suite software to optimize the management of its water and wastewater critical assets. DSRSD is an independent special district founded in 1953. Serving more than 171,000 people, the DistrictRead More

New Esri ArcGIS release enhances spatial analytics

New Esri ArcGIS release enhances spatial analytics

Water Management December 22, 2016 at 9:55 am

Esri recently announced the release of Esri ArcGIS 10.5, the next-generation analytics technology for innovative organizations. Esri ArcGIS 10.5 arrives at a time when organizations worldwide are challenged to make sense of real-time digital information. The release helps organizations, such as public utilities, gain insightRead More