The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Hawaii Department of Health a $10,946,000 grant for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and a $9,125,000 grant for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for water pollution control and drinking water infrastructure projects.

Itron, Inc. announced recently that the Water Corporation of Australia is installing 13,000 Itron smart meters across the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which encompasses the townships of Port and South Hedland, Karratha, Roebourne, Wickham and Point Samson.

Godwin, a Xylem brand, continues to support emergency relief efforts through the south after Hurricane Isaac.

Sensus has recently been selected by the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, to automate metering for all three of the municipality’s utility services.

The Walker Calloway Trunk Sewer Assessment project for the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas began this past July. RJN Group, Inc. (RJN), is providing professional engineering services for the assessment of approximately 15,000 lf of sewer pipe ranging in size from 24 in. to 42 in. in diameter.

The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) has announced the members of its 2013 Hall of Fame class: Insituform founder, the late Eric Wood; Charles Machine Works Inc. founder, Edward Malzahn; and trenchless engineer, Dr. David Bennett.

The renewal and replacement of infrastructure is one of the greatest challenges facing the water industry. Cost estimates for needed system investment range from the hundreds of billions of dollars to trillions of dollars by 2035.

As the largest water utility in the State of Rhode Island, Providence Water supplies 60 percent of the state?s drinking water, which includes wholesale distribution and 72,000 retail customer connections across 17 cities and towns.

Accountability is defined by Webster?s Dictionary as ?responsibility to someone or for some activity; the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; Syn: answerable, liable, responsible.? Accountability is an important word, and commitment, in the distribution of potable water.

The Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works (SCAP), which represents more than 80 wastewater agencies, recently conducted a roundtable discussion with four long-time California wastewater industry leaders on the multiple challenges facing the industry.