Up until nearly 20 years ago, project delivery methods in construction, such as design-bid-build and construction management were among the most used. Under these methods, design and construction aspects were each separate entities, separate contracts and separate work.

Over the 19-plus years he has been involved with horizontal directional drilling (HDD), Craig True has gotten to know the Vermeer Corporation, along with many of the folks who reside in Pella, Iowa, pretty well.

It seems likely that water will become increasingly recognized as one of the key ?factors of production? in industry ? a key criterion in the development of public policy and in both economic and personal decision making.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) have recently worked together to develop the WATERiD project (WATER Infrastructure Database), an online record of information to help bring attention to failing water infrastructures and aid planning and funding.

Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world?s most challenging water issues, has broken ground on a 10,000-sq ft extension of its manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, N.J., to support continuing growth in the dewatering segment.

Two design-build projects were awarded to RJN Group, Inc. (RJN) in late 2011. The two projects are both contractor-led sewer relocation projects, driven by redevelopment efforts in St. Louis, Mo., and Southwestern Illinois.

The massive investment needed for buried drinking water infrastructure in the United States totals more than $1 trillion between now and 2035.

The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced that APWA member Philip Guerin of Worcester, Mass., was recently honored by the White House as a ?Champion of Change? Innovator in Infrastructure for creating jobs in his community and using innovative techniques to develop valuable projects that help improve America?s infrastructure.

American Water Works Company, Inc., recently announced the financial close of its sale of regulated operations in Arizona and New Mexico to EPCOR USA at a purchase price of $470 million.