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NACWA, WEF, and ACWA celebrate 40 years of clean water act accomplishments and outline a vision for the future
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) along with local utilities and others in the clean water community came together to celebrate 40 years of accomplishments under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to call for a new vision to ensure further water quality progress. Representatives of ...
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Steep rise in complaints about water companies
Complaints about water companies were up by 10% last year as UK customers chose to express their dissatisfaction on 13,603 occasions over the 2006-7 period, the industry watchdog has said. Bills and charges caused the biggest number of complaints to the Consumer Council for Water (CC Water), equivalent to 49% of all complaints over that period. Problems with billing systems at four major ...
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The Great Lakes Water Utility Energy Challenge Launches!
The Great Lakes Protection Fund and American Water Works Association are excited to announce the launch of the Water Utility Energy Challenge (WUEC), an innovative program which engages water operators in a competition to reduce the emissions sourced in their energy generation. The competition is aimed at connecting the utilities with new innovative software while fostering an awareness of the ...
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EPA and Utilities to Promote Water Performance Measures for Utilities
(Washington, D.C.) EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Benjamin H. Grumbles has signed a statement of support with six national associations to promote recommended utility performance measures and encourage the use of these tools and 10 management attributes by utilities around the country. The '10 Attributes of Effectively Managed Water Sector Utilities' provide a reference point for ...
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Market digests impact of Brookfield’s Brazilian buy
Brookfield’s $768 million acquisition of Brazilian water concessionaire Odebrecht Ambiental – announced late last week – marks a paradigm shift in the way international investors engage with the Brazilian water market. While it is the first time that a major non-domestic player has taken exposure to an established portfolio of Brazilian water concessions, the deal also marks ...
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Calming the networks of East Valley Water District
East Valley Water District (EVWD), in conjunction with Syrinix, began a monitoring project in San Bernardino, CA to identify and mitigate regular transients resulting from daily operations, which could be harmful to the network. The captured pressure data was analyzed using methods such as grouping – or clustering - of transients by their waveshapes and also heatmaps of automatic ...
By Syrinix Ltd
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What New Solutions or Products Will FPI Bring to Us at Vietnam Water Week 2023?
As a trailblazer in cutting-edge water technologies, we are thrilled to tell you that we will participate in Vietnam Water Week 2023 will be held at the World Trade Center in Binh Duong new city on September 28-30, organized by the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association(VWSA)! We are geared up to captivate attendees with our innovative water quality solutions and state-of-the-art ...
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Newly updated rate manual for small systems available from AWWA
The second edition of the American Water Works Association’s M54 Developing Rates for Small Systems is now available. As an official AWWA Manual of Water Supply Practices, M54 includes the best practices for setting rates, fees charges, for water utilities serving a population of up to 10,000. It can be difficult for small utilities to develop a rate structure that recovers all of its ...
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International research to offer practical guidance for improved risk management in the water sector
Cranfield’s Water Science Institute has confirmed its position as a leading force for improved risk management within the water sector through an important collaboration with the US Water Research Foundation (WaterRF). In its third international research contract for the US Water Research Foundation, based in Denver, and sponsored by Calgary Water (Canada), Cranfield is developing ...
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Advancing Water Sector Resilience through Collaboration: NACWA and AMWA Release Summit Report
NACWA and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has released the Water Resilience Summit Summary and Next Steps white paper. NACWA and AMWA co-hosted the Water Resilience Summit onApril 9-10 as part of Water Week 2014, bringing more than 50 wastewater utility, drinking water utility, private sector, and federal officials together for a day-and-a-half facilitated dialogue on ...
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AWWA announces publication of Utility Management for Water and Wastewater Operators
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today the publication of Utility Management for Water and Wastewater Operators. Written expressly for new utility managers and others who want to move into management, this 500-page book offers a comprehensive understanding of the roles and responsibilities of water and wastewater utility managers. Utility management is responsible for ...
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Smart H2O Summit Partners With Isle Utilities
Smart H2O Summit has announced a partnership with Isle Utilities that will include working together to develop a special Panel Session for the Conference Program as well as creating a special Emerging Technology Pavilion in the exposition area. Smart H2O Summit takes place August 17-19 in San Francisco. As a Supporting Sponsor and an independent technology and innovation consultancy, Isle ...
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SIWI starts cooperation with the Arab Countries water utilities association
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACUWA) signed an agreement of cooperation to build linkages between the World Water Week in Stockholm and the Arab Water Week currently held in Amman. Both organisations signed a cooperation agreement at the Arab Water Week in Amman, Jordan. The agreement entails several proposed areas for ...
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Drinking water conference to address looming economic and environmental issues
In today’s market, water utilities are facing some of the most significant water challenges including; a decaying infrastructure, diminishing water supplies, increased water demand and rising water costs. Utilities are now looking for sustainable solutions that meet current and future economic, environmental and public health goals. In an effort to help address these concerns, the ...
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Water community celebrates Drinking Water Week with the theme `Your Water - To Know It Is To Love It`
The American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America kicked off Drinking Water Week today by highlighting the theme “Your Water – To Know It Is To Love It”. Throughout the week, AWWA and the water community will celebrate Drinking Water Week by recognizing the vital role water plays in our daily lives and the quality of life we enjoy because of it. ...
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Most Water Utilities Missing Opportunity to Stretch Water
As many U.S. communities are struggling to support growing populations with limited water resources, very few of them are utilizing water connection charges to increase water-savvy residential development projects in their communities. So concludes a new report by Western Resource Advocates, Ceres, and the University of North Carolina's Environmental Finance Center evaluating water connection ...
By Ceres
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Quantifying the effect of algal blooms on the Australian water industry
New research into the economic impact of algal blooms will help Australian water utilities better understand the cost of monitoring and maintaining water quality in coming years. Led by Dr Bojan Tamburic from the University of New South Wales’s Water Research Centre, the study is the first attempt in 20 years to gather data on the costs imposed on the water sector by harmful and nuisance ...
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EPA develops innovative software to secure nation’s water supply / canary software enhances detection of hazardous contaminants in drinking water systems (HQ, CA, NY, PA)
Scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have collaborated in developing innovative water quality software that enhances a water system’s ability to detect when there has been intentional or unintentional contamination. The Canary software can help detect a wide variety of chemical and biological contaminants, including pesticides, ...
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Xylem and Isle Utilities partner to help water utilities pilot and scale innovative water tech
Global water technology leader, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), today announced it is sponsoring an innovative new funding mechanism for water utilities to deploy promising new technologies. The partnership with water consultancy Isle Utilities is a new approach to funding and scaling breakthrough water technologies, called the “Trial Reservoir.” It provides water tech innovators access to ...
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AWWA Board of Directors selects Aurel Arndt of Allentown
The American Water Works Association Board of Directors announced today that Aurel Arndt of Allentown, Pa. was elected as the association’s treasurer at the winter board meeting. Also during that time, the next president-elect, four new vice presidents and one new director-at-large were also selected. Arndt was most recently the chief executive officer and chief financial officer at Lehigh ...
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