Impending growth and multiple key market developments were among high notes providing positive benchmarks for the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) at the trade association?s semi-annual meeting held Oct. 24-27.

The Clean Water America Alliance welcomed Ben Grumbles, a dynamic water policy professional, as its new President in December.

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) Board of Trustees announced that Jeff Eger has been named the new Executive Director of federation, a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 members representing water quality professionals around the world.

Wachs Water Services announced that it has formed a new division that will offer assessment services for pipeline systems.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors Water Council met Oct. 14-15 in Pleasanton, Calif. Pleasanton Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, Co-Chair of the council, hosted the meeting. There were over 70 registrants.

The ASCE Pipelines 2010 Conference held in Keystone, Colo., from Aug. 28, to Sept. 1, 2010, was a huge success.

A total of 17,515 water professionals and 984 exhibiting companies occupying a record breaking 295,295 net square feet of exhibition booth space attended WEFTEC 2010

More than 30 participants, journalists and observers from around the world took part in Black & Veatch?s second annual roundtable series Oct. 5 at WEFTEC in New Orleans.

Johnson County (Kan.) Wastewater (JCW) announced that completion of its Black & Veatch-designed Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin Treatment Plant expansion and upgrade will result in water quality improvements that reach beyond local streams.

The City of Aurora, Colo., recently celebrated the completion of the Prairie Waters Project, an innovative and environmentally friendly water system that was finished ahead of schedule and more than $100 million under budget.