Renowned Standard Methods Water Manual Updated, 23rd Edition Now Available
Washington, D.C. – The most widely respected and globally utilized water examination manual for over a century, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, ISBN: 978-0-87553-287-5, is now available in its 23rd edition. Published jointly by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), Standard Methods reflects the latest developments in water analysis and emerging priorities in water safety...
City of DeFuniak Springs Reselects CH2M to Continue Operating and Maintaining its Water Systems
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 21, 2017 - The City of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, recently approved a contract renewal with CH2M for operations and maintenance services of its water systems, extending a more than 14-year partnership. CH2M will continue to operate and maintain the City's 1.5-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant, six water wells, 40 lift stations and 150 acres of spray fields for the next five years. "It's an honor to continue our history of being proactive in communica...
Dixon’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Earns Envision Silver Award from Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Dixon’s Wastewater Treatment Facility in California is the recent recipient of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision Silver award. The Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system verifies the sustainability of infrastructure projects across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts. The City of Dixon’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements project is the culmination of years of collaboration between the city, Stantec Consulting, state...
Water Utilities Must Embrace Innovation or Risk Losing Sustainability Dividends, Says Arcadis Report
Highlands Ranch, Colo. – June 8, 2017 – More than half of water utility leaders globally have yet to embrace innovation and risk missing out on important “sustainability dividends,” according to a new Arcadis report, Empowering Water Utility Innovation. Arcadis, the leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, unveiled the report in advance of the annual American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Exposition in Philadelphia June 11-15. Download the re...
MARS Company Launches New and Enhanced Version 2.2 Enterprise-Grade Software Solution for Water Meter Testing
OCALA, Fla.- MARS Company, global leader in water meter testing and technology solutions, announced today that it has launched a new, enhanced version of M3 Enterprise Software Suite, the industry's leading enterprise-grade software solution designed specifically for the waterworks industry. M3 2017 Version 2.2 Enterprise Software Suite enhancements include: System Performance Improvements for Increased Speed and Efficiency Enhanced Operational Control for the Mobile Truck Mount System...
Aclara Provides Next-Generation Advanced Metering Infrastructure Network and Installation Services to DC Water in Connection with Major System Upgrade
ST. LOUIS - Aclara, a leading provider of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) to approximately 800 water, gas, and electric utilities worldwide, has been engaged by DC Water to provide a next-generation advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network and will also install smart water meters in connection with a major city-wide system upgrade. In all, more than 85,000 meters in homes and some smaller multi-unit buildings served by DC Water will be replaced. The project is expected to be completed...
MARS Launches New Water Meter Test Bench Technology and Feature Enhancements
OCALA, Fla.- MARS Company, global leader in water meter testing and technology solutions, announced today that it has launched new water meter test bench technology and feature enhancements that provide unique abilities with regard to meter testing performance, form factor and application. Patented, Ultra-Low Flow Water Meter Testing and Accuracy Measurement – Optional Feature MARS Company announces that it has optimized the design of a patented, test bench meter adapter to assist in acc...
Application Deadline Approaches for Water Well Projects in 15 Georgia Counties; Water Well Trust Seeks Low Income Households to Qualify for Remaining Grant Monies
WASHINGTON - The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, announced that it is still seeking eligible households from 15 counties in Georgia to receive new water wells or rehabilitate existing wells before available funding expires on September 30, 2017. The Water Well Trust (WWT) received a matching grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a project to increase potable water availability to households...
A. O. Smith, The Water Council Partner Again to Sponsor 2017 BREW Corporate Technology Challenge
MILWAUKEE - Once again this year, A. O. Smith Corporation and The Water Council are partnering to identify and support entrepreneurs and start-ups developing innovative freshwater technologies through a global technology challenge, BREW Corporate: Powered by A. O. Smith. The challenge, which was announced this morning during the 2017 Water Leaders Summit in Milwaukee, will focus on three areas of interest to A. O. Smith: Water treatment - High-efficiency water treatment technologies t...
Leading Utilities of the World Innovation Network is Launched at the Global Water Summit 2017 in Madrid, Spain
At the recent Global Water Summit in Madrid a celebration of outstanding utility innovation took place. This was the first meeting of the Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW); six new members were inaugurated into the network, ratified by the Advisory Board. The LUOW is a group of public sector utilities who, having been scrutinised by an Advisory Board, are acknowledged as some of the most innovative utilities in the world. Initiated by the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG), the LUOW aims to p...