Central Coast lawmakers said Monday they have introduced a bill that would allow for public financing of a portion of the Monterey Peninsula water project proposed by California American Water.

In the midst of California?s worst drought in more than a century, Ben Grumbles, president of the U.S. Water Alliance, announced the recipients of the 2014 U.S. Water Prize last month while speaking to the California Irrigation Institute conference attendees in Sacramento.

CH2M HILL, in conjunction with the Water Research Foundation (WRF), has developed a framework, software tool and related guidance to help water and wastewater utilities implement key attributes of Effective Utility Management (EUM).

The Water Environment Federation (WEF), formally announced today that Dr. Eileen O?Neill has been named the new executive director. O?Neill replaces former executive director Jeff Eger who resigned in July 2013.

At their meeting in Austin, Texas, the American Water Works Association Board of Directors elected Gene Koontz of Lemoyne, Penn., as the association?s next president-elect and chose five new vice presidents and two directors-at-large.

In a response to the chemical spill in West Virginia this month that left more than 300,000 people without drinking water, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) reached agreement on legislative language that will help protect Americans from chemical spills that threaten drinking water.

The Farmers? Almanac predicts a colder than normal winter in Arizona, but this year, Pinetop Water employees don?t have to trudge through the snow to inspect meters, wells and tanks. This innovative water utility uses a Sensus smart water network and automation technology to remotely monitor water wells and tanks and read water meters.

The Water Design-Build Council has announced the release of its third edition of its Municipal Water Design-Build Handbook, now available online. This updated and expanded version continues to provide readers with an overview of important factors to consider in implementing water and wastewater infrastructure projects using the various methods of Design-Build (DB).

Xylem Inc., has been awarded a $2.7 million contract to supply the equipment and technology for a stormwater drainage system to protect against future storm damage along Route 35 on the New Jersey coastline.

On Oct. 1, Piero Salvo, who has almost 20 years of trenchless construction experience, founded a new engineering firm named GAME Trenchless Consultants. The name GAME stands for Global Asset Management Engineering.