As the City of Detroit considers the possible privatization of its water and sewer department, Gov. Rick Snyder told the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday that privatizing the whole system may not be practical.
IDModeling, Inc., a provider of smart water network software and services, announced last week the spring release of its flagship network management software, Sedarū. This release brings modeling benefits to water utility professionals everywhere, featuring tools that calculate, map and alert ?What Happens Next? from anywhere, on any device.
The AWWA, AMWA and WEF have sent joint letters to appropriations committees in both the House and the Senate seeking full funding for the new WIFIA and for the existing State Revolving Fund programs for fiscal year 2015.
In an important development for the future of cybersecurity in the water sector, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has indicated it will pursue a voluntary partnership model to manage cybersecurity risks at water utilities.
Innovyze has announced that Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) in Washington has chosen the company?s InfoWater to support its large-scale, enterprise-wide geospatial water distribution network modeling and management needs.
In April, hundreds of water quality professionals visited Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and discuss the prevailing water quality-related policy issues they are concerned about in what was billed as Water Week 2014, a first-ever event for Washington and for the water sector.
With the limited resources we do have to sustain our infrastructure, we tend to focus on what we can see: roads, bridges, schools and even our government facilities such as parks, offices, etc. We are more likely to neglect what we do not see, such as underground water and sewer infrastructure.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced $860,000 to help 14 communities expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change.
This month, an estimated 11,000 water professionals will convene in Boston, Mass., for the American Water Works Association?s (AWWA) Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE14). Attending the association?s annual conference is nothing new for people in the water industry. Perhaps for some, attending each year has turned into somewhat of a formality.
The City of Newark, Ohio recently sought relief from excessive electric bills through significant process upgrades. The Licking River Wastewater Treatment Plant on the east side of the city completed installation of new, highly efficient bubble diffusers in its aeration basins, WAS tanks and a post-aeration tank.
