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Castaic Lake Water Agency Selects SCADAWatch for Network Modeling

Castaic Lake Water Agency Selects SCADAWatch for Network Modeling

Water Management September 6, 2016 at 12:23 pm

Innovyze has announced that Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) in California has chosen the company’s revolutionary SCADAWatch software solution to support mission-critical network modeling applications, supplement system performance monitoring in real time, gain insight and drive operational improvements. The implementation boosts the agency’s real-time businessRead More

North Carolina Town Adopts State’s First Smart Grid for Water

North Carolina Town Adopts State’s First Smart Grid for Water

AMR/AMI, Water Management August 29, 2016 at 8:00 am

FATHOM, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for water utilities, recently announced it has contracted with the Town of Hillsborough, N.C., to provide the FATHOM advanced suite of integrated utility services. This partnership will consolidate all the water management technologies onto one platform and help the townRead More

NOAA Administrator Sullivan Tops Agenda at AMWA’s Executive Management Conference

NOAA Administrator Sullivan Tops Agenda at AMWA’s Executive Management Conference

Water Management August 26, 2016 at 2:00 pm

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan will offer the keynote address at the 2016 Executive Management Conference of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the annual gathering of the nation’s top drinking water executives, Oct. 16-19 at the Scottsdale ResortRead More

NACWA Lays Out Clean Water Objectives for New Administration

NACWA Lays Out Clean Water Objectives for New Administration

Water Management August 25, 2016 at 12:30 pm

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) forwarded letters this week to both the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Donald Trump Presidential Campaign outlining key municipal clean water issues the Association would like to see discussed by the candidates in the current electionRead More

When Fair Competition Isn’t…Fair or Competition

When Fair Competition Isn’t…Fair or Competition

Guest Columns August 25, 2016 at 10:00 am

By Jeremy Haskins As an initiative that mandates the consideration of price only is being pushed on more municipalities in the guise of “fair competition” the question arises: Would you make any major purchase in your personal or professional life with price as the onlyRead More

LIFT Initiative Provides Forum for Water Innovation

LIFT Initiative Provides Forum for Water Innovation

Water Management August 24, 2016 at 10:00 am

The Leaders Innovation for Technology Forum (LIFT) is an initiative run by the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF). The goal of the initiative is to bring new water technologies to the field quickly and efficiently. LIFT includes technological,Read More

P3s: A Strategic Solution for Water Infrastructure Challenges

P3s: A Strategic Solution for Water Infrastructure Challenges

Guest Columns, Private Financing / P3s, Water Finance August 23, 2016 at 9:41 am

By Michael Deane Private water companies have been committed to providing safe, clean water and reliable service to homes and businesses for more than 100 years and have a long, well-documented history of doing things right when it comes to water quality and water service.Read More

Survey: Private Sector Should Play Central Role in Water Delivery

Survey: Private Sector Should Play Central Role in Water Delivery

Private Financing / P3s, Water Finance August 22, 2016 at 11:48 am

  Last week, the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and Truth from the Tap released the findings of a national public opinion survey showing Americans believe the private sector should play a central role in delivering water and rebuilding U.S. water infrastructure. The surveyRead More

MMSD’s Shafer Gets ‘2016 Policymaker of the Year’ Award

MMSD’s Shafer Gets ‘2016 Policymaker of the Year’ Award

Water Management August 22, 2016 at 11:41 am

Gathering Waters, a Wisconsin association dedicated to helping land trusts, landowners and communities protect natural resources, has named Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD), its 2016 Policymaker of the Year. At the MMSD, Shafer has fostered a cooperative relationship betweenRead More

Cuomo Approves $33 Million for New York Water Projects

Cuomo Approves $33 Million for New York Water Projects

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance August 22, 2016 at 11:31 am

Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $33 million in grants to support 15 critical municipal water infrastructure projects in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island. The grants are part of the third round of NYS Water Grants funded through theRead More