A diverse group of water sector organizations has released a framework to help state regulatory agencies and utilities develop guidelines for safely converting wastewater into municipal drinking water through direct potable reuse.

The Water Asset Management Conference, which has its roots dating to 2001, is heading back to Arlington, Va., Dec. 2-3, 2015. Formerly known as the UIM/SWIM Conference, the event is a partnership between UIM and the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM) Center at Virginia Tech.

The number of unemployed workers with construction experience dropped to the lowest total for August since 2001, as hiring slowed despite robust demand for construction, according to an analysis by AGC.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has launched the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI), giving surveyors and civil engineers one more reason to ?dig? their profession.

Last week, more than 100 finance professionals in the areas of water, wastewater and stormwater gathered in Cleveland, Ohio, for the inaugural Water Finance Conference.

UIM: Water Utility Infrastructure Management, the leading journal of finance and management for water and wastewater professionals, is hosting its first Water Finance Conference beginning tomorrow at the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

IDModeling, Inc., a global provider of smart water network software and services, has announced that Jinduan Chen, Ph.D., has joined the growing Sedaru team.

WSP Global Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire MMM Group Limited (MMM), one of the largest privately-owned engineering consulting companies in Canada.

Last Thursday, a federal judge in North Dakota blocked a new Obama administration rule that would give the federal government jurisdiction over some smaller waterways just hours before it was set to go into effect.

Last week, the Value of Water Coalition announced the Imagine A Day Without Water campaign with the launch of its site, www.ImagineADayWithoutWater.org. This national education campaign will raise awareness of and build public support for investment in water.