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

SWIC MEMBER SPOLIGHT: McWane, Inc. McWane, Inc. is a former chair of SWIC and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of iron water works and plumbing products. The company manufactures products including ductile iron pipe and fittings, fire hydrants, cast iron soil pipe andRead More

Lowell, Mass., City Manager Bernie Lynch and his administration made the case Tuesday night for the City Council approval for close to $63 million in loan orders to bolster the city’s water and sewer infrastructure.

Candi Controls, creator of a breakthrough unifying platform for machine-to-machine communications, recently announced the successful deployment of a cloud-enabled energy management system for the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA). Located at the MRWPCA treatment plant near Marina, Calif., the Candi-based implementation allows theRead More

American Water has that announced Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of innovation and environmental stewardship, will participate in the 10th Annual United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Drinking Water Workshop titled ?Small Drinking Water Systems: Challenges and Solutions? in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sept. 10-12. LeChevallier?sRead More

Jack Doheny Companies (JDC), recently announced completion of its merger with longtime business affiliate Jet-Vac, Inc. in Wharton, N.J. as of June 30, 2013. JDC has sold sewer cleaning, DOT-certified vacuum trucks, pipeline inspection and other related equipment for more than three decades. This mergerRead More

Water, energy, food, and climate all come together at the One Water Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, Sept. 23-26. National leaders from the public and private sectors will make compelling cases on the need for innovative and integrated approaches to managing and sustaining water andRead More

Keith Hanks, a senior environmental engineer for the City of Los Angeles? Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Division will be retiring effective Sept. 21, 2013. Hanks began his 28-year career with Los Angeles in August 1985 as a civil engineering assistant with the Wastewater Program of theRead More