Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week the investment of $68 million for 20 drinking water, wastewater and non-point source projects across 14 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). “The PENNVEST Board of Directors today continued its commitment to improving the drinking waterRead More

According to a report by The Detroit News, residents of Flint, Mich., could see their water rates double in the next five years. Flint, a city known for being economically depressed and for its ongoing water crisis due to lead in drinking water, is alreadyRead More

A Hillary Clinton campaign official confirmed last week that Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver is among a new group added to the lineup of speakers at the Democratic National Convention, kicking off tonight in Philadelphia, Pa. A time and date for Weaver’s speech was notRead More

DC Water and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have launched a website for the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP), an in-development national certification for green infrastructure (GI) construction, inspection and maintenance workers. The site, www.ngicp.org, is the best resource for the latest program newsRead More

In July, the House of Representatives approved fiscal year 2017 (FY17) Interior-EPA appropriations legislation that includes tens of millions of additional dollars for drinking water infrastructure, but a presidential veto threat and Congress’ departure for a seven-week recess make the bill’s potential uncertain. The bill would fundRead More

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver plans to ask city council to approve contracts to hire two companies to replace no more than 250 lines in the hopes of controlling future costs, according to a Detroit Free Press report last week. The city had initially hoped to replace as manyRead More

Jeanne Bennett-Bailey of Fairfax, Va., has officially begun her one-year term as president of the American Water Works Association. Bennett-Bailey becomes the 135th president of AWWA. As an active member of AWWA, Bennett-Bailey was the AWWA’s Volunteer of the Year in 2014 and has servedRead More

Arcadis has announced an expansion of its leadership team in Chicago and its relocation into a larger office space along Michigan Avenue. Arcadis has more than 250 engineers, architects, scientists, and construction program management professionals in the Chicago area. The firm will relocate a keyRead More

In June, Sensus announced the deployment of its new ally water meter that allows users to remotely turn water on and off to help manage high maintenance accounts and to better control flow and pressure. “With the integrated three-state valve, utilities can remotely turn onRead More

The Lake County Department of Utilities in Lake County, Ohio, received the Directors Award of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water, a program developed by American Water Works Association, EPA and associated Partner organizations, to guide water suppliers towards improving water quality by optimizingRead More