water utility News
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Idrica and Xylem partner to accelerate digital transformation of water utilities
Accelerating our efforts to make digital technology easier for customers to deploy and use to efficiently manage their assets and water resources, Idrica is teaming up with leading water technology company, Xylem. Idrica will partner with Xylem to bring together Idrica’s GoAigua technology with Xylem Vue, Xylem’s portfolio of digital solutions. As part of the partnership, the ...
By Idrica
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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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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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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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Gutermann Opens California Satellite Office
As of October 1st, 2018 Gutermann is present on the US West Coast. We are happy to welcome John (“JD”) McQuiston to our team. JD is based in Bakersfield California and takes up the position of Western Customer Success Manager. As Gutermann expands its presence on the West Coast and has a growing need to support customers in California and other states in the West, JD will assist in ...
By Gutermann AG
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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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Special events held across North America to commemorate Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are celebrating with special events focused on helping consumers to get to know and value their water supply and their local water utility. To commemorate this week, water utilities, state agencies, environmental advocates and other interested groups are celebrating drinking water ...
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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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Water utility leaders explore strategies to replace lead service lines
WHO: Water utility leaders from throughout North America WHAT: Discussion on strategies to replace lead service lines, protect public health WHEN: 1-4 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 3 WHERE: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20045 HOSTED BY: The American Water Works Association IMPORTANT MEDIA NOTE: Space is limited. Media interested in attending must contact Amber Wilson, ...
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Information silos in water utilities: a stumbling block on the road to digital transformation
Digital transformation enables utilities to improve operations, reduce management times and increase efficiency. However, there is a stumbling block on the way to effective transformation: information silos in water utilities, which needs to be removed. Digital transformation, defined as the process by which a company implements digital technology to obtain a competitive advantage, is becoming ...
By Idrica
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