Doug Owen, executive vice president and chief technical officer of the Water Division of ARCADIS North America, will serve on the boards of two influential research organizations in the water profession.

Knowing the details of service body design and construction pays off for underground and trenching work in terms of utility, durability and professional appearance.

In a pivotal development toward realizing the vision of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, a U.S. House-Senate conference committee on Dec. 9, approved spending legislation for the 2015 fiscal year that includes funding to set up the WIFIA program.

The International Private Water Association (IPWA) will hold a Financial Tools Taskforce meeting via conference call on Friday, Dec. 19 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (EST). The focus of the meeting will be on the Water Cluster.

Xylem has been awarded the 2014 Water Reuse Equipment Manufacturer of the Year by the WateReuse Association at their 29th Annual Symposium in Dallas, Texas. Xylem was awarded for its leading-edge work to optimize advanced water treatment processes for potable reuse, including projects in Florida and California.

The American Society of Civil Engineers has released an update to its 2013 Report Card for America?s Infrastructure Android/iOS app for tablets and website featuring new state data and graphics. The update is available for free download in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and at www.infrastructurereportcard.org.

Krausz USA recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Ocala, Fla. facility which provides coupling and repair clamp solutions for the U.S. water and wastewater industry. The company was opened by Krausz Industries of Israel which used an exclusive U.S. distributor in the past.

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio ? Trenchless Technology magazine, the leading publication covering the worldwide trenchless marketplace, has released its 2014 Top 50 Trenchless Design Firms.

At a 40th anniversary event for the Safe Drinking Water Act, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy commended water suppliers across the country for their efforts to provide safe drinking water to millions of Americans.