Condition Assessment: The Cornerstone of Asset Management
Prioritizing Your Aging Water Infrastructure Needs through a Systematic, Comprehensive Approach By Ahmad Habibian The deteriorating state of the nation’s water…
New private activity bond legislation introduced in Senate
In August, Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) re-introduced bipartisan legislation, S.3358, the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of…
Canada: A World Leader in Structural Lining of Water Mains
By Ben Côté For the past 20 years, I have been lucky enough to participate actively in the development and commercialization…
The Water Reclamation Facility of the Future
…and the Role of Instrumentation and Process Control By Randall C. Chann The future state of the water reclamation facility is…
How Not to Get Caught with Your Valves – Or Any Other Part of Your System – Down
Asset management can be a gradual process, but condition assessment requires more than a superficial scan of system components. News…
Where Do Major Reform Efforts Stand Following Pruitt’s Exit from EPA?
By Mike Keegan On July 5, President Donald Trump tweeted that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt had…
Is Supply Management in Your Mission Statement? …Maybe It Should Be.
By Jim Baehr There’s no doubt that articulating the vision and mission of your water utility is necessary. They communicate…
WIFIA receives record number of requests for loans; AWWA applauds program success
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program has received…
Harnessing Data Science to Solve Apparent Loss
By Janani Mohanakrishnan, Christine Boyle & James Poff Every day, U.S. water utilities lose an estimated six billion gallons of…
Making the Case for Recycled Water
By Ron Askin Recycled water, or water reuse, is gaining traction amongst consumers, governments and industry as communities across the world…