The City of Milwaukee?s Common Council has recently declared South 6th Street between West Howard Avenue and West College Avenue the first ?Green Corridor? in the state of Wisconsin.

Have you been hearing a lot about green infrastructure and do not know what it means?

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.

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.