The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $15 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance to small drinking and wastewater systems ? those serving fewer than 10,000 people ? and to private well owners.

Aegion Corp. announced recently that its subsidiary, Fyfe Hong Kong Limited, has received a three-year contract valued at $12.9 million (USD) for the rehabilitation of potable steel water pipelines, ranging from 47 in. to 94 in. in diameter, located in the New Territories of Hong Kong for the Government of Hong Kong Water Supplies Department.

Mueller Systems has expanded the capabilities of its fully integrated remote disconnect meter (RDM) ? the 420 RDM ? with Mobile RDM, a standalone software that enables utility workers to remotely connect and disconnect water services from the safety of their vehicles.

American Water?s Paul Gagliardo, manager of innovation development, delivered a keynote address at the 4th Annual Water Innovations Alliance Conference in Boston, Mass. on September 5-6.

In June, RJN Group, Inc. (RJN) began work on Phase 1 of a multi-phased Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey (SSES) for City Water and Light (CWL) in Jonesboro, Ark.

The House Appropriations Committee recently approved the FY 2013 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Forest Service and various independent and related agencies.

Metro Water Services (MWS) has selected Mueller Service Co. to help improve its ability to manage and maintain its water system by locating and assessing the condition of water valves throughout its service area.

Lucid Energy, a provider of renewable energy systems and pioneer in the development of in-pipe hydropower, recently announced that San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will be the site of the first LucidPipe Power System installation in Texas.

The City of Arnold, Mo. has decided to give the design-build delivery method a chance.

On Aug. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and stakeholders discussed details of implementing recent changes to Safe Drinking Water Act provisions to reduce lead in drinking water.