The City of Hot Springs, Arkansas, recently upgraded its water metering infrastructure, resulting in a significant reduction in the amount of water lost during distribution. Hot Springs’ water system is 143 years old and its service area includes water mains located in rocky terrain, makingRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General in October issued a report identifying nearly $1 billion in questioned costs and funds that it suggested could be put to better use in the agency’s distribution of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for lead service line replacement.  DueRead More

In a recent statement, President-elect Donald Trump said he will appoint former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin mounted an unsuccessful run for New York governor in 2022 after leaving congress. He is aRead More

The design-build team of PC Construction, Stantec and Hazen and Sawyer have announced the completion of construction on WSSC Water’s $271 million Piscataway Bioenergy Facility in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where biosolids will be turned into green energy. The facility is projected to generate approximatelyRead More

Peel Region, a municipality west of Toronto, has implemented a new customer service and billing system aimed at enhancing service for its water account holders. According to customer service vendor Oracle, by upgrading its on-premises solution to the cloud, Peel Region now has a platform thatRead More

Itron, Inc. recently announced that Eastside Utility District (EUD) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is deploying Itron’s Smart Water Solutions to enhance operations and modernize its water network. The project, which is in the final phase of deployment, has allowed the utility to collect accurate meter reads, enhance revenue assurance and provideRead More

The National Rural Water Association (NRWA), in collaboration with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a Cybersecurity Circuit Rider Program study. The one-year study began on Nov. 1, 2024, and itsRead More

The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority announced it has rebranded to Pittsburgh Water in a move the utility said is meant to simplify its name and better reflect the interconnected nature behind the authority’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services.  Pittsburgh Water remains a publiclyRead More

The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF’s) WEFTEC 2024 brought together a record-breaking community of water professionals, thought leaders and innovators to New Orleans, Oct. 5-9. As the largest water-quality event in North America, WEFTEC drew more than 21,000 registrants this year, a 19% increase over theRead More

By Silvan Kaufmann Microbiological monitoring is critical to water quality management. It ensures the safety of drinking water, protects public health, and supports regulatory compliance. However, traditional approaches to this monitoring have often low coverage in space and time, are time-consuming, and prone to humanRead More