The International Private Water Association?s (IPWA) Financial Tools Taskforce will hold a meeting via conference call on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EST. The meeting will focus on the United States Agency for International Development?s (USAID) various new and evolving initiatives within the global water sector.

American Water recently announced the recipients of the company’s 2012 Environmental Grant Program awards.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA), a landmark federal law protecting water resources in the United States, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) hosted a panel discussion with five mayors on May 31 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of innovation and environmental stewardship at American Water, presented at the 16th Annual Water Reuse and Desalination Research Conference in San Diego, Calif., on June 4-5.

The National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO), recently released a report on Suggested Standard Specification for Pressure Testing and Grouting of Sewer Pipe Joints, Laterals and Lateral Connections Using the Packer Method with Solution Grouts.

Joe Keller has been a plumber for 21 years, but he has never experienced a job quite this complicated. The Golden Estates Mobile Home Community in Douglasville, Ga., has a 50-acre property that boasts three types of water pipes, antiquated maps, few isolation valves and pipe depths that vary from 1-8 ft underground.

Making asset management operational is a real challenge. Those in charge of infrastructure delivery programs recognize infrastructure upkeep is a real burden upon local government budgets.

Utility industry trends in regulation and spending clearly indicate a rapidly growing necessity for cyber security awareness, planning and protection of critical infrastructure.

Using technology for asset and workforce management is an important issue for water utilities today. As the water utility infrastructure ages, water utilities are becoming more and more interested in wireless technologies to help manage information, assets and workers.