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Sensus Survey: Smart Water Networks Can Save Utilities up to $12.5 Billion a Year

Water Finance December 17, 2012 at 12:00 am

Smart water networks can save utilities across the globe up to $12.5 billion a year according to research commissioned by Sensus, a provider of intelligent solutions for electric, gas and water utilities. The findings, published in a white paper titled ?Water 20/20: Bringing Smart WaterRead More

Jensen Joins HDR as Water Business Group Industrial Practice Leader

Water Management December 17, 2012 at 12:00 am

James Jensen has joined HDR as the Industrial Practice leader in the Water Business Group. He will be headquartered in HDR?s Mahwah, N.J. office.? Jensen has more than 20 years of global experience in the food, beverage and drinking water industries.?He joins HDR from PepsiCo,Read More

Badger E-Series Meters Allow High Accuracy, Extended Size Range in the Field

Water Management December 17, 2012 at 12:00 am

Badger Meter, a global innovator and manufacturer of flow control solutions, raises the bar with its E-Series Ultrasonic Meters. With state-of-the-art ultrasonic technology that provides exacting flow measurement, Badger Meter E-Series Ultrasonic Meters deliver long-term, accurate meter reading for utilities. Designed specifically for water meteringRead More

AWWA Report: The Post-Election Landscape for the Water Sector

Water Management December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

One of a newly elected president?s most urgent jobs is to oversee a personnel process called a ?transition,? though as a second-termer, President Barack Obama?s personnel decisions can be more leisurely. Some, but not all, of the 7,000 positions appointed by the President typically turnRead More

Illinois Launches $1 Billion Clean Water Initiative

Water Management December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, along with labor leaders, environmental activists and local government officials, on Oct. 18 launched the governor?s $1 billion Illinois Clean Water Initiative, which will overhaul Illinois? aging water infrastructure. ?On this anniversary of theRead More

Shedding Light on Sustainability

Water Management December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

?Integrated watershed management now!? will never be a good bumper sticker, but it’s a great principle for driving sustainability and environmental progress.

The Root of the Problem

Water Management December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

There seems to be a common understanding among manufacturers of chemical root control applications, that the market for root control products really hasn?t changed much in recent years.

Flow Metering in Adverse Conditions

Water Management December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

The accurate billing for and measurement of sewer flow has for decades been a universal industry objective.

EPA Settles CWA Case for Wetlands Violations in West Virginia

Water Management December 3, 2012 at 12:00 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has entered into a Clean Water Act (CWA) administrative consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with PDC Mountaineer, LLC (PDCM) to resolve violations involving construction activities at Marcellus Shale gas extraction facilities in northern West Virginia.Read More

San Diego Approves Landmark Desalination Project

Water Management December 3, 2012 at 12:00 am

The San Diego County Water Authority?s Board of Directors, on Nov. 29, voted to approve a landmark agreement to purchase up to 56,000 acre-feet of water annually from what will be the nation?s largest seawater desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif. The plant is expected to start producing up to 50 million gallons a day in 2016.