The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) issued a release applauding the House Ways and Means Committee for passing the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 March 17, and urged the House to follow suit and pass this bill.

The financial services firm Janney Montgomery Scott held its annual Water Industry Summit March 22-23 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

The Clean Water America Alliance (CWAA), a newly formed organization focused on the promotion of water sustainability and the development of a viable national water policy to better address the provision of clean safe water for future generations, recently hosted its second national dialogue.

More than 125 people traveled to Blacksburg, Va., March 9-10 to attend a joint UIM Water/Wastewater Conference and Trenchless Road Show, sponsored by Benjamin Media and in conjunction with Virginia Tech.

Tampa Bay Water, American Water and Acciona Agua announced that the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility, the largest seawater desalination plant in the United States, has passed the final two performance milestone tests.

Haley & Aldrich, one of the nation?s leading geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firms, announced the promotions of Lawrence P. Smith, P.E., R.G., to President/CEO and William R. Fisher, P.E., to Executive Vice President/Chief Client Officer.

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently named David B. LaFrance as its new executive director. He will join the staff in May.

American Water Works Company Inc., the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recently announced that David Baker, president of Indiana American Water and Michigan American Water, has been named senior vice president of the company?s Western Division.

Though often undervalued, water is not a given in this country. In fact, by 2025, water demand is expected to outpace supply by 50 percent.

The annual Water Utility Infrastructure Management (UIM) Asset Management Conference was held Dec. 14-15 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.