For nearly three years, numerous U.S. water companies, organizations and advocates have lobbied Congress to reintroduce a significant piece of legislation to assist in the financing of water and sewer projects in the United States.

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) and GHD announced March 12 that the two firms will merge ? an agreement that is expected to be finalized by July 2014.Employee shareholders in CRA will become shareholders of GHD. The transaction is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval and is expected to close in July.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would see its budget for State Revolving Funds decrease and spending on categorical grants to states and tribes increase under President Obama’s 2015 budget plan.

The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Coalition (SWIC) had a busy and productive year in 2013. SWIC members joined industry groups to help save tax-exempt municipal bonds and lay the groundwork for the introduction of the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act.

The Boards of Directors of the WateReuse Association and the WateReuse Research Foundation are pleased to announce that Melissa L. Meeker has been named executive director effective March 25, 2014.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection?s (DEP) Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Facility, the largest ultraviolet water treatment facility in the world, has been selected by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as a 2013 ?Best of the Best Projects.?

The $1.6 billion Miami-Dade county sewer repair project has produced a steady flow of controversy as Florida public officials changed the rules for competitors for the prime contract, and the two finalists clashed over the accuracy of their stated qualifications.

Three years ago, IWA was looking to implement an asset management software system and was shopping different vendors. According to Luis Cardenas, engineer with IWA, many of the asset management systems the utility was looking at had their strengths, but they all seemed to be falling short in terms of being user friendly and, specifically, with data integration and analysis.

In an era of increased concern about limited water supplies, energy consumption, water quality and climate change, the pressure on water utilities to deliver greater efficiency and operational effectiveness is greater than ever for this energy-intensive industry.

Pittsfield Township is approximately 28 square miles and bridges the territory between the City of Ann Arbor and the City of Saline in the State of Michigan. The township provides water to about 39,000 people with needs varying from industrial, commercial to urban and rural.