American Water Works Company, Inc. announced last month, the achievement of?10 Directors Awards of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. Three plants are receiving inaugural awards for maintaining Phase III certification for 15 years, five plants are receiving awards for maintaining Phase III certificationRead More

As federal requirements to meet specific environmental standards drive up water bills in many U.S. households, a joint issue brief from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) proposes that the U.S. Environmental ProtectionRead More

SWIC Overview The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Coalition (SWIC) is an alliance of corporations, public organizations, industry trade associations and others representing private and public water and wastewater service providers, construction contractors, equipment manufacturers and distributors, engineering companies, labor unions, financing institutions and business organizations, workingRead More

The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission in Springfield, Mass. has taken a proactive approach to managing its aging wastewater collection system. As part of the development of a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), the agency is rebuilding its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to facilitate the operation and maintenance of its assets.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry?last week, ceremonially signed House Bill 4, which lays the foundation for meeting Texas? water future water needs. HB 4 provides for active, full-time governance at the Texas Water Development Board; creates a new funding mechanism to support water-supply project implementation overRead More

The Trenchless Technology Road Show completed a successful two-day conference May 14-15. The event,?organized by Trenchless Technology magazine,?was held at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville outside of Chicago. The conference, sponsored by NozzTeq Inc., Sunbelt Rentals and RJN Group, attracted attendees from all across North America, butRead More

The Malibu Times is reporting that California state officials met Friday in Malibu to discuss a possible $11.1 billion state water bond measure that could help fund water projects at the state and local level, including a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown to build twoRead More

Itron, Inc. announced last month that the City of Olympia, Wash., has selected Itron?s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to increase operational efficiency and more effectively manage its water resources. The solution will also enable the city to improve customer service and encourage water conservation.Read More

The International Private Water Association (IPWA) will?hold a Financial Tools Taskforce meeting via?conference call on May 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (EST). The focus of the meeting and presentations will be on water management and the mining sector.? Speakers will be Kathleen BreedykRead More

The U.S. Senate passed legislation?last week?that would create a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority, a key development in addressing America?s trillion-dollar water infrastructure challenge. A WIFIA pilot program is included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), which passed by aRead More