Distribution pipes can fail five times more frequently than transmission mains and generally experience more leaks. But the consequence of failure on transmission mains can be significant, and repairs can cost into the tens of millions. Asha Budhlall, product manager at Mueller, joins us onRead More

By Rossie Manning Newport News Waterworks (“Newport News”) is a regional water provider on the lower Virginia Peninsula, owned and operated by the City of Newport News, that serves more than 410,000 people in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, York County and part of James CityRead More

Field validation of historical records is required for lead service line inventories. How are utilities approaching it? Which technologies and methods are utilities using to locate and identify lead? Dave Johnston, Director of Smart Infrastructure at Mueller, joins us on a new edition of WaterRead More

In August, the Water Finance Conference hosted a successful 2023 event in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing more than 80 water finance professionals to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in rate setting, capital planning, customer affordability and obtaining federal funding for local infrastructure projects.Read More

By Osvaldo Zambrano Located in the State of Illinois, Exeter-Merritt Water Cooperative delivers safe and high-quality drinking water to approximately 300 residents in the counties of Scott and Morgan. In 2011, the cooperative decided to do a phase 3 expansion and include additional homes inRead More

Mueller Systems has announced the City of South Daytona, Florida, will soon begin deployment of its Network as a Service (NaaS) AMI system with LoRaWAN. Mueller says the LoRaWAN endpoints will allow South Daytona to efficiently collect data remotely and give visibility into its customers’Read More

By Laura Sproule Across the world many, utilities are facing challenges of aging infrastructure in their drinking water distribution systems. To be able to continue to serve their communities and customers, utilities have been putting an increasing emphasis on effective asset management planning for sustainableRead More

By Arun Thankarajah Ongoing leaks can waste a lot of energy, resources, and money, especially on flat terrain where municipal pumping is required to keep the system pressurized and where water is purchased from a local municipal purveyor at retail rates. Mueller was recently hiredRead More

In this edition of WF&M Conversations, we talk with Mueller’s Graham Hines, Plant Manager at the company’s lead-free brass foundry in Decatur, Illinois. To eliminate exposure to lead and help ensure the sustainability throughout the lifecycle of its products, Mueller is eliminating lead-based products andRead More

If you’re a regular reader of Water Finance & Management, you may know we talk a lot about how utility managers and finance pro­fessionals for both drinking water and clean water systems can improve their strategic decision making. How can they tackle the regular system maintenanceRead More