U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced last week, $42 million in funding to states to promote outdoor recreation and conservation. The funding, distributed to all 50 states, territories and the District of Columbia, comes from offshore oil and gas royalties through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, a Charles Machine Works company, has announced it has formed a strategic alliance with RS Lining Systems LLC, the provider of RS Technik pipe rehabilitation solutions in the Americas.

ASCE Pipelines 2015 provides a forum for pipeline pioneers and practitioners from all around the world to share their experiences in meeting the challenges of today?s pipeline infrastructure. The theme of this year?s conference is ?Recent Advances in Underground Pipeline Engineering and Construction.?

Itron, Inc. announced last week that the City of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Water & Sewer Department (MWSD) has selected its smart water solution to modernize its water distribution system.

Denver-based water and sanitation nonprofit Water For People (WFP) announced last week the appointment of Eleanor Allen as the organization?s new CEO.

With the Golden State facing one of the most severe droughts on record, the City of San Bruno, Calif., is taking its conservation and customer service efforts to the next level.

William J. Press, GISP, has joined EBA Engineering, Inc. (EBA) as the company?s GIS technical lead. He will provide GIS expertise for water systems projects and help enhance the company?s GIS and asset management services across all sectors.

Pipelines 2015, the annual meeting of ASCE’s Pipelines Division, is regarded as the premier technical conference for professionals engaged in pipeline planning, design, construction, maintenance and repair. This year, conference organizers announced that a record number of abstracts were received, resulting in the strongest slate of presentations to date.

The inaugural Smart H2O Summit, scheduled for Aug. 17-19 in San Francisco, has been postponed until further notice.

IDModeling, Inc. is deploying its flagship smart water enterprise software, Sedaru, for the City of Chandler, Arizona (City).