American Water Works Company, Inc., has announced it has been ranked No. 24 on Newsweek?s list of America?s Top Green Companies for 2015.

According to a recent report from Fitch Ratings, the wettest May on record in the state of Texas, which averaged nearly nine inches of rain, has brought an end to the state?s four-year drought.

Last week, AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE15) drew more than 11,500 water professionals to drought-challenged Anaheim, Calif., to explore the latest water technology and take part in hundreds of professional development sessions.

Gene C. Koontz, president of Gannett Fleming in Harrisburg, Pa., accepted the gavel as president of AWWA from Immediate Past President John J. Donahue during ACE15.

The President and CEO of Utilities, Inc. (UI), has announced that Matthew Klein has joined the company as the new President of North Carolina and Tennessee, replacing Carl Daniel who is retiring at the end of June.

American Water has announced that Brian Bruce has been appointed as President of New York American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state.

Sensus has announced the launch of its Smart Gateway technology, which will help public service providers, such as water utilities, retrieve more data on the operational performance of their system.

Even as drought grips California, the state of water and wastewater infrastructure and how to finance capital improvements continue to top the list of concerns facing water professionals throughout North America, according to AWWA.

The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) is pleased announce that it will host its third World Water-Tech North America Summit at Toronto?s Hyatt Regency Hotel, Oct. 6-8, 2015.