ASTERRA surpasses 100,000 water leaks
While working across the globe, the 100,000th leak was found in Pennsylvania San Diego – A series of subsurface leaks found by Pennsylvania American Water, using ASTERRA satellite leak detection solution Recover, represent an important milestone — ASTERRA has now detected over 100,000 water leaks on behalf of customers around the world. “In honoring this milestone, we recognize global and local efforts coming together in a powerful way,” said Elly Perets, chief executive officer of ASTERR...
U.S. Water Infrastructure and Business Risks Survey to Gauge Voter Support for Better Funding, Impact on Jobs and the Economy
WATER POLL: WILL U.S. VOTERS SUPPORT FUTURE CANDIDATES BASED ON WATER RELIABILITY AND FUNDING FOR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE? American Business Water Coalition to issue U.S. Water Infrastructure Funding and Business Risks Survey, gauging views on water quality, risks to businesses and local economies, and solutions to address infrastructure funding needs and growing operational challenges. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Media Advisory) How do voters across the country rate the condition of our water infrast...
Aqua Membranes collaborates with Micron Technology to target operational improvements and reduce power consumption
Semiconductor pilot shows 20 percent energy savings and four-times lower water fouling for piloted membranes ALBUQUERQUE (Sep. 14, 2023) -- Aqua Membranes, a water technology company specializing in sustainable reuse, is sharing preliminary results of an ongoing pilot project with memory chip giant, Micron Technology, Inc. Pilot implementation included a head-to-head comparison between Aqua Membranes’ Printed Spacer Technology® and a standard reverse osmosis (RO) with traditional mesh el...
SIU researcher seeks to stabilize complex, uncertain water supply systems
Sangmin Shin, right, assistant professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, works with students in his laboratory. Shin recently received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation grant from the National Science Foundation to create new design focusing on establishing a water microgrid system — a network of networks melding centralized and decentralized water supply systems. (Photo by Russell Bailey) CARBONDALE, Ill. – Everyone knows that sinking feeli...
Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Large-Scale Water Recycling Program with $180 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
President Biden’s Investing in America agenda making Western communities more resilient to drought WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new large-scale water recycling program and made $180 million in initial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for projects aimed at creating new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought and climate change. To date, the Bureau of Reclamation has invested $310 million from the...
Lawsuit Targets State of Utah for Failing to Protect the Great Salt Lake
Marbled Godwits. Photo by Dan Behm West's Largest Wetland Faces Ecological Collapse Because of Utah’s Neglect (SALT LAKE CITY, September 6, 2023)- Conservation and community groups sued the state of Utah today for its failure to ensure that enough water reaches the Great Salt Lake to prevent ecological collapse. Upstream diversions have deprived the lake of water, causing a significant drop in water levels that threatens its unique ecological values and human health throughout...
Preliminary design of new advanced water purification facility marks major milestone in California’s landmark Chino Basin Program
Facility to produce 15,000 acre-feet per year of purified water for injection into Southern California’s largest groundwater storage basin CHINO, Calif. — The Chino Basin Program (CBP), a program led by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) and partners, has reached a significant milestone as environmental engineering firm Brown and Caldwell completes the preliminary design of a new 13.4 million gallons per day Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF), a vital component of the innovati...
Stantec Chosen to Design Next Phase of Toronto’s Basement Flooding Protection Program
Firm will provide engineering services to mitigate effects of basement flooding in residential areas TORONTO, ON - TSX, NYSE:STN: The City of Toronto has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to provide engineering services for Phase 5 of the City’s Basement Flooding Protection Program (BFPP). This multiyear program, which began in 2006, helps reduce the risk of flooding through improvements to the sewer system and overland drainage routes, which can fa...
Using AI to save time, money and water
How AInwater developed the digital landscape for water security Santiago, Chile – This year, AInwater partnered with Imagine H2O, a leading innovator in the water industry. Through participation in Imagine H2O’s Accelerator program, the AInwater team connected with professionals in the industry and tapped into the well of knowledge their educational programming provides. Ainwater will be present at this year’s WEFTEC Innovation Pavilion. AInwater created technology using AI to help en...
WSP Selected to Lead Two-Year Water Research Foundation Study
Project aimed at providing global water utilities of all sizes with carefully reviewed decision-useful guidance to enhance the resilience and adaptability of their systems to be FutureReady®. ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, August 21, 2023 — The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has selected WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, to lead a new study aimed at addressing the current challenges that global water utilities of all sizes are facing. The proje...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
