A favorable ballot, high-level support and dry weather are boosting the campaign to put $2 billion toward building water projects, experts say. A poll released Tuesday shows more Texans on board with the state constitutional amendment than against it. About 49 percent of Texans likelyRead More

Last week, the Value of Water Coalition, a group comprising leading organizations responsible for ensuring the safety, reliability and sustainability of the nation?s water, announced the launch of a new campaign to inform Americans about the value of water and the challenges facing our waterRead More

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Facility, the largest ultraviolet water treatment facility in the world, was recently recognized by the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) with the ?UV Engineering Project of the Year Award.? This award is givenRead More

Veolia Water has successfully commissioned and begun operational management of the CONSOL Energy Inc., Northern West Virginia Water Treatment Facility near Mannington, W.Va. The Zero Liquid Waste (ZLW) facility, designed and built by Veolia, will treat 3,500 gallons per minute of mine drainage. By employingRead More

The Ontario Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) is joining with two Ontario ministries to boost the province?s profile as a world water technology hub at WEFTEC, the world?s?largest annual water quality exhibition with more than 17,000 attendees.?WaterTAP will join representatives of the Ministry of EconomicRead More

With Congress unable to bridge differences between the two parties on how to fund federal operations for FY2014, nonessential federal operations shut down at 12:01 a.m. eastern time this morning. In some cases those operations may be closed over a period of several days, dependingRead More

The Value of Water Coalition will be holding a teleconference on Tuesday Oct. 1 and 11 a.m. EST to discuss the launch of a new public education campaign. The Value of Water Coalition?s campaign will utilize innovative advertising techniques ? including leveraging content-generation and socialRead More

Britta Strother has joined HDR?s Water and Natural Resources business group as the Environmental Sciences?and Planning business class director. She is based in HDR?s Denver office. For the past six years, Strother has worked for the South Metro Water Supply Authority in Greenwood Village, Colo.,Read More

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has released a new State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) report that summarizes the significant challenges facing the water industry and provides data to support and develop strategies to address our common issues. The water industry in North AmericaRead More

American Water announced last week that?Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of innovation and environmental stewardship, has been appointed to the Water Environment Research Foundation?s (WERF) Research Council for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2014.?? WERF Research Council members serve as technical advisors that provide oversightRead More