There has been much discussion by the current U.S. government over global warming and the need to implement alternative energy solutions that can decrease the country?s carbon footprint.

The Citizens Energy Group Board of Directors Aug. 11 approved definitive agreements that will transfer the water and wastewater utilities of the City of Indianapolis to Citizens.

SouthWest Water Company announced the completion of its merger in which institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Water Asset Management LLC have acquired the company.

The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), announced industry recognition of six projects and three individuals from member companies.

RJN Group Inc. began a year-long study for the City of Burlington (Iowa) in August. The evaluation and study will be conducted on the Cascade (Mississippi River Interceptor) Sewer Basin.

American Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE: AWK) has announced that Jeffry Sterba has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and elected to the Board of Directors. Sterba is succeeding Donald Correll, who is leaving the company.

CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction and operations firm, announced that four of this year?s inductees to the National Association of Clean Water Agencies? (NACWA) Hall of Fame have CH2M HILL roots.

Infrastructure Technologies (I.T.) recently announced that it has been awarded the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) contract to install I.T.pipes software into WSSC?s CCTV inspection units.

American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that its subsidiary, Applied Water Management, has been awarded a $4.5 million contract from Home Properties Inc.

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on issues related to establishing a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) and use of various types of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to contribute to wastewater infrastructure financing.