The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week it is awarding $2.7 million to 46 organizations in 32 states and Puerto Rico to help restore urban waters, support community revitalization and protect Americans? health.

Emilie Bedard, a doctoral student at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal, has been chosen as the recipient of the American Water Works Association?s (AWWA) 2012 American Water Scholarship.

Badger Meter announced it has donated $5,000 to the Water Buffalos in support of efforts to construct and maintain safe, reliable drinking water systems in developing countries worldwide.

For the fifth consecutive year, the WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, slated for Oct. 3-5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev., will serve as a platform for water-efficiency professionals from around the world to meet and share their experiences and successes.

California American Water?s general rate case has been approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which will fund the company?s revenue requirements for the next three years.

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced last week, that the Fremont Department of Utilities of Fremont, Neb. won the annual ?Best of the Best? Water Taste Test. The event, composed of regional winners from water-tasting competitions across North America, was held at AWWA?s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE12) in Dallas, Texas.

Badger Meter, Inc. recently announced it will enter into a strategic partnership with Telog Instruments, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of remote data acquisition systems that provides turnkey monitoring solutions to water and energy utilities.

Itron, Inc. recently announced that Aqua America, Inc. has installed its 600,000th Itron communication module. Aqua America, a U.S.-based, publicly-traded water utility, serves approximately 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, Florida and Virginia.