Ask a water utility about the connection between advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and customer service, and they will probably tell you that their AMI system allows them to better serve customers by providing early leak notification, a simplified billing schedule and clear details about water usage.

Cities are facing harsh economic times. Many are faced with mega capital improvement programs and rising budget deficits, exacerbated by the fact that limited help is coming from federal and state governments.

The City of Asheville, N.C., has selected Mueller Systems to help it improve the efficiency and service of its water operations through the implementation of a comprehensive, smart metering water program.

?American Water Summit ? New Environment, New Directions? provides a rare opportunity to focus on the unique characteristics and opportunities in the U.S. water market with the people who will make it happen.

Schenectady N.Y., is familiar with innovation. After all, it is where Thomas Edison started the company that would become General Electric and it is also the former home of the American Locomotive Works ? the combination of which led to the city?s moniker: the City that Lights and Hauls the World.

Public-private partnerships have been in existence in the United States for more than 200 years for a variety of government services including transportation, energy and real estate development, according to the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships.

While it?s not as complex as the Rubik?s Cube, putting together a storm water detention system can be quite a puzzle just the same.

Ask a water utility about the connection between advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and customer service, and they will probably tell you that their AMI system allows them to better serve customers by providing early leak notification, a simplified billing schedule and clear details about water usage.

Water shortages are becoming more common around the country and many areas, especially those in the western United States, are taking aggressive action in enforcing water bans and setting conservation goals.