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EchoWater Project Helps Relieve Multiyear Drought in Sacramento

EchoWater Project Helps Relieve Multiyear Drought in Sacramento

Water Management June 17, 2024 at 5:35 am

By Neda Simeonova Owned and operated by the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer), the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility located near Elk Grove, California, treats about 135 million gallons of wastewater daily from 1.6 million people throughout Sacramento County and West Sacramento. When new permit dischargeRead More

Biden-Harris admin directs $225 million in water funds to Tribes, Alaska Native Villages

Biden-Harris admin directs $225 million in water funds to Tribes, Alaska Native Villages

Water Finance June 14, 2024 at 12:28 pm

The Joe Biden administration recently announced more than $225 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. EPA said the funding to Tribes will assist in advancing public health andRead More

EBMUD solar project expected to offset 10 percent of current energy costs

EBMUD solar project expected to offset 10 percent of current energy costs

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance June 6, 2024 at 10:05 am

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in Oakland, California, recently announced the installation of its largest solar facility. Designed, built, owned and operated by TotalEnergies, the 4.6 MW project will supply the water agency with approximately 10 million kilowatt-hours of clean solar energy perRead More

Expanding Its Capabilities: Newport News, Virginia, Deploys 130,000 Meters

Expanding Its Capabilities: Newport News, Virginia, Deploys 130,000 Meters

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 6, 2024 at 8:15 am

By Rossie Manning Newport News Waterworks (“Newport News”) is a regional water provider on the lower Virginia Peninsula, owned and operated by the City of Newport News, that serves more than 410,000 people in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, York County and part of James CityRead More

Pouring purify fresh drink water into a glass on table

EPA orders California water company to comply with Safe Drinking Water Act

Water Management June 5, 2024 at 8:23 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in May issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to the Havasu Water Company in Needles, California, to take a series of steps to prevent further violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. In taking this action to protect the healthRead More

Paul Schuler rejoins Carollo in senior advisor role

Paul Schuler rejoins Carollo in senior advisor role

Water Management June 5, 2024 at 6:15 am

Water engineering and consulting firm Carollo Engineers has announced that Paul Schuler has rejoined the company as senior vice president and strategic advisor. Having started his career at Carollo as a project engineer, Schuler returns with over three decades of leadership experience in the waterRead More

AWWA: Source water protection, financing now top sector priorities as rehab/replace dethroned

AWWA: Source water protection, financing now top sector priorities as rehab/replace dethroned

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently released its 2024 State of the Water Industry report, providing insights into the challenges and priorities facing the water sector. As part of the survey and report, AWWA regularly ranks the top challenges and priorities facing the sector.Read More

Unlock unprecedented control with the newest C&I meter

Unlock unprecedented control with the newest C&I meter

Advertorial, Water Management June 1, 2024 at 7:15 pm

The Sensus Cordonel® is a game-changer for smart water metering needs. With its groundbreaking design featuring a unique flow tube, it ensures no drop goes unmeasured. This innovative meter excels in capturing and analyzing usage, flow, temperature, and pressure, granting unparalleled visibility and control overRead More

Water Innovation of Month: Smart Water Evolution — Badger Meter Enables Confidence in Operations with BlueEdge™ 

Water Innovation of Month: Smart Water Evolution — Badger Meter Enables Confidence in Operations with BlueEdge™ 

Advertorial, AMR/AMI, Water Management June 1, 2024 at 1:00 am

Badger Meter is a water technology innovator with more than a century of experience serving municipal, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. Since introducing the first frost-proof water meter in 1905, the company has built upon this success and expanded its global network of manufacturing facilities,Read More

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sign stands at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Financing for the DHS is set to lapse after Friday and the agency would face a partial shutdown unless Congress provides new money. More than 200,000 government employees deemed essential at DHS, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, would still have to report to their posts, even though their pay would stop unless Congress finds a solution. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

EPA issues enforcement measures for cyber threats

Water Management May 31, 2024 at 8:40 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued an enforcement alert outlining the urgent cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to community drinking water systems and the steps these systems need to take to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The alert is part of a government-wide effortRead More