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Tulsa student wins U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Tulsa student wins U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Technology Perspectives, Water Management June 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that Braden Milford has won the 2018 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the nation’s most prestigious youth competition for water-related research. Milford, a student at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Okla., developed a system using naturallyRead More

Advanced asset management poised to drive $41 billion in savings, report says

Advanced asset management poised to drive $41 billion in savings, report says

Water Finance, Water Management May 7, 2018 at 12:11 pm

According to a report from Bluefield Research, smarter, more advanced asset management strategies could save water utilities $41.9 billion in capital expenditures by 2027. These savings stem from the proliferation of new technology solutions and companies adjusting their business models to serve the municipal water sector. Utilities relyRead More

LIFT launches ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

LIFT launches ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

Technology Perspectives, Water Management March 19, 2018 at 1:13 pm

A first-of-its-kind event is challenging participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the most difficult issues facing water and wastewater utilities. The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is hosted by the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT), a joint effort of theRead More

Xylem to acquire Valor Water Analytics

Xylem to acquire Valor Water Analytics

Water Loss, Water Management March 5, 2018 at 1:36 pm

Valor Water Analytics (Valor) was recently acquired by Xylem Inc. Valor Water was founded by Dr. Christine Boyle in 2013 with a mission to bring big data solutions to water utilities in order to improve their financial and water resource sustainability. To accomplish this, Valor createdRead More

A flooded treatment plant in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Planning for Every Contingency

Water Management March 5, 2018 at 12:52 pm

Have Recent Weather Events Affected the Water Sector’s Approach to Emergency Planning & Resiliency? By Hunter Powell As severe weather events such as flooding and droughts increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change, community leaders are grappling with the need to bolster theRead More

Unacceptable Loss

Unacceptable Loss

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management February 20, 2018 at 6:20 am

As the Industry Turns to Digital Solutions, Addressing Physical Water Loss Remains Top of Mind for Utilities By Will Maize Water loss continues to plague water utilities. Lost water represents lost revenue, needed to ensure cost recovery and provide capital for network upgrades. Losses canRead More

Xylem acquires smart solutions provider EmNet

Xylem acquires smart solutions provider EmNet

Water Management February 12, 2018 at 8:00 am

Xylem Inc. announced it has acquired EmNet, LLC, a rapidly growing provider of smart solutions that enable municipalities to manage the urban water cycle and wastewater and stormwater systems. The addition further expands Xylem’s portfolio of advanced infrastructure analytics solutions and capabilities. Financial terms were notRead More

New mobile communications solution improves meter read rates

New mobile communications solution improves meter read rates

AMR/AMI, Water Management January 18, 2018 at 10:08 am

The FlexNet EasyLink Mobile Communications is a new solution from Sensus aimed at assiting utilities to increase meter read rates and decrease drive time. The portable, radio-based device easily acquires data from electric, gas and water meters and is a simple, cost-effective way to simultaneously readRead More

Xylem to acquire Pure Technologies

Xylem to acquire Pure Technologies

Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management December 11, 2017 at 10:25 am

Xylem Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Pure Technologies Ltd. (Pure) (TSX: PUR) for $9.00 (CAD) per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $509 million (CAD), or $397 millionRead More

Esri ArcGIS has become a mission-critical enterprise system for local government and water utilities’ core business processes. The distinction between the software application and the GIS is no longer relevant to an end user. They have become one. This is particularly true for ArcGIS utilized by local government organizations for public asset management.

Xylem appoints new president of Sensus & Analytics businesses

AMR/AMI, Water Management September 19, 2017 at 4:03 pm

Colin Sabol has been named to the position of senior vice president of Xylem and president of its Sensus & Analytics business, effective Oct. 1. Sabol succeeds Randy Bays, who will move into an advisory role with a focus on Xylem’s global manufacturing operations. Both willRead More