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UK water utility results season off to a solid start
The two largest publicly listed UK water utilities this week reported solid – if unspectacular – financial results for 2017/18. Severn Trent’s underlying profit before interest and tax rose by 4% to £541 million from £521.1 million in 2016/17, on revenues that were up 3.4% from £1,638 million to £1,694 million. The company’s figures were boosted ...
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The six water technology trends for 2022, according to Idrica
AMI infrastructure, digital twins, intelligent asset management, Geographical Information Systems, 5G and Artificial Intelligence are the water technology trends for 2022, according to Idrica. These global trends are set to bring innovative use cases to revolutionize the water industry. In a world where data is the most valuable asset, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is fundamental given ...
By Idrica
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Chile’s new government opposes radical water reform
Chile’s new government will not back the majority of reforms to water utility regulation which were approved by the country’s lower house in December 2016, public works minister Juan Andrés Fontaine told a committee of the Chilean Senate yesterday. Measures such as the elimination of a 7% minimum on utilities’ rate of return on capital, a reduction in the risk premium, ...
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AWWA and waterreuse association to co-sponsor webcast
The webcast will highlight key recommendations from water utilities and industry leaders from around the world, and form an effective call to action for all water industry leaders to follow, while offering numerous resources to support water utilities as they plan for and incorporate water reuse into their sustainable water portfolio. Additionally, the webcast will highlight a case study from the ...
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2010 Water Utility Compensation Survey is now available
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today the publication of the 2010 AWWA Water Utility Compensation Survey. Now in its 15th year, the survey continues to provide the most extensive study of salaries, salary ranges and compensation practices in the water utility industry. For the first time, the 2010 survey is available in two versions to more accurately reflect competitive ...
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Critical success factors for utility providers for the upcoming years
Berlinwasser International AG will participate at the Water Utilities 2009 event in Barcelona http://www.waterutilitieseurope.com/. In hie key note addressing the congress CEO Dieter Ernst underlines critical success factors for utility providers for the upcoming years.Dieter, what do you see as the major challenges facing the water utility sector in the coming years?It is no time for business as ...
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AWWA publishes green utility handbook
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today the publication of The Green Utility: A Practical Guide to Sustainability. As organizations responsible for managing and providing one of Earth’s most precious resources, water utilities have special motivation adhering to the principles of sustainability: it is in the best interests of their organizations, as well as their ...
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Learn how filtered, high-resolution data saves water utilities time and money!
Syrinix has launched a new video highlighting the benefits of PIPEMINDER monitoring and the analytical tools in RADAR Learn how filtered, high-resolution data saves water utilities time and money! To see video, please click ...
By Syrinix Ltd
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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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Why McKeesport makes sense for American Water
American Water’s $156 million acquisition of the sewer system in McKeesport, Pennsylvania marks the second time the company has come in with a successful big-ticket bid for a wastewater utility in the state in the last twelve months. The deal comes after American offered $195 million to buy the assets of the Scranton Sewer Authority last December, and stands to take advantage of new ...
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Biwater looks back on 50 years of global water deals
When young English engineer Adrian White founded Biwater Treatment Co. Ltd. on 28 March 1968, he laid the foundation stone for 50 years of global contracting activity in the water space. The company’s anniversary celebrations this week look back on a history that includes more than 30 acquisitions – including the first ever purchase of a UK water utility (East Worcestershire Water ...
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AWWA announces new edition of water utility management publication
The third edition of the American Water Works Association’s M5 Water Utility Management is now available. M5 reflects knowledge from water industry leaders who have solved utility management challenges that new and experienced managers can benefit to learn from. Regulatory concerns, strategic planning, workforce issues and infrastructure management are all covered in this manual. The ...
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Today is World Water Day!
Every day, water scarcity drives more and more companies to develop green policies regarding water utilization. Although it is a big improvement for the environment is not exempt from challenges for the RO/UF systems. Kurita and its new biofilm control agent, Kuriverter IK-110, assurance the good performance of the membranes, reducing CIP and restoring and maintaining the permeate flow. ...
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Water utilities to compete in `Best of the Best` Tap Water Taste Test
What: “Best of the Best” Tap Water Taste Test - utilities from across North America compete to determine who has the “best of the best” tasting tap water. When: Tuesday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m. Where: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center *Boston Water & Sewer Commission and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will both compete for the title. What: Pipe Tapping ...
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Confirmed Speakers Announced For World Water-Tech North America
Are you a water utility concerned about generating additional revenue streams as a result of dwindling federal support? How about an investor with a desire to galvanize more capital towards technology? Or perhaps you feel the need for innovation in procurement models to support project delivery? With so many pressing issues facing the water sector, the appetite to propel solutions to the ...
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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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AWWA releases two financial management publications to assist water utilities
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the release of two publications designed to assist water utilities in the critical areas of financial management and rate-making. Financial Management for Water Utilities: Principles of Finance, Accounting, and Management Controls and the fully updated sixth edition of Principles of Water Rates, Fees, and Charges (M1) are now available. ...
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New AWWA guide available to support water utilities as community stewards
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) published a new guide to help water utilities initiate or expand their stewardship role in local communities. The new guide, entitled “A Water Utility Manager’s Guide to Community Stewardship,” can be downloaded for free here. It outlines strategies, tools and case studies for water utilities, as providers of an essential community ...
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AWWA Policy: Climate change
The following revised AWWA Policy Statement on Climate Change has been approved by the Technical and Educational Council for member comment. Comments on the policy statement will be reviewed by AWWA staff and forwarded to the Executive Committee if the comments are minor or referred back to the originating body if the comments are substantive. Policies forwarded to the Executive Committee will ...
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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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