If you’re a regular reader of Water Finance & Management, you may know we talk a lot about how utility managers and finance pro­fessionals for both drinking water and clean water systems can improve their strategic decision making. How can they tackle the regular system maintenanceRead More

Bentley Systems, Inc., a global provider of software solutions for the design, construction and operations of infrastructure, is accepting nominations for its Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards program. The awards, which are judged by independent juries of industry experts, recognize infrastructure projects for digital innovations that improveRead More

How Water Utilities Are Using Modeling for Digital Advancement…from Planning to Operation In case you haven’t noticed, infrastructure is going digital and so is water. And if you have noticed, you must be here looking for our new e-book “Water Infrastructure Goes Digital.” Well, you’reRead More

This white paper shows how water utilities can leverage infrastructure data and hydraulic modeling software to help prepare for emergencies. This paper features projects from utilities and their consultants which illustrate their preparation and response to various types of emergencies – from identifying vulnerable assetsRead More

The Water Environment Federation’s Annual Conference Is Heading Back to Chicago This year will mark the Water Environment Federation’s 90th annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), being held Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 at McCormick Place in Chicago. WEFTEC is the largest water and wastewaterRead More

Bentley Advances Asset Performance Modeling from Planning to Operations By Andrew Farr Water and wastewater utilities looking to enhance their asset performance modeling now have new software tools available to heighten decision-making. As utility asset management has continued to evolve from best practices and strategicRead More

According to the U.S. EPA, there are approximately 155,000 public drinking water systems (publicly or privately-owned) and more than 16,000 public wastewater systems in the United States. Today, these water and wastewater utilities are using technology such as geographic information systems (GIS), monitoring systems and models more than ever before to manage their systems and enhance decision making.