Water
Armtec to Invest Millions in Large Diameter HDPE Pipe
Armtec is investing millions of dollars in equipment to manufacture large diameter high density polyethylene storm sewer pipe for the public and private infrastructure markets across Canada. The equipment will produce flexible pipe with bell and gasket joints, and will be certified to the appropriat..
PMI to Focus on Safe Water, Infrastructure in 2017
Plumbing Manufacturers International is focusing its 2017 advocacy on a series of efforts intended to educate policymakers about potential threats to safe drinking water, and the need for a restored national water infrastructure. While communications between PMI and policymakers about these issues ..
Texas Town Gets $15 Million for Water Improvements
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has approved financial assistance in the amount of $15 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the city of Granbury. The assistance will finance water system improvements and enable the city to save approximately $2.1 million. With this fundi..
York Water to Expedite Replacement of Lead Service Lines
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved a joint settlement with York Water Company for the immediate replacement of both company-owned and customer-owned lead service lines, with the total line replacement done at the same time and solely at the company’s cost. The Commission voted ..
Coalition Asks EPA to Act on Lead in East Chicago Water
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A coalition of community and environmental groups and law clinics has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to act immediately to protect East Chicago residents from lead in their drinking water. The petition Thursday from the NAACP, the Natural Resources Def..
Great Lakes Commission: Billions Needed for Water Upgrades
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A Great Lakes organization wants governments in the U.S. and Canada to fund massive infrastructure upgrades to provide safe drinking water and support waterborne freight transport. The Great Lakes Commission says drinking water crises in Toledo, Ohio, and Flint, Michigan, sh..
Big Data, IoT Poised to Address Water Infrastructure Gap
Cutting-edge, smart water solutions are gaining traction with municipal water utilities, which see data and analytics as critical tools for overcoming the age-old issue of crumbling water infrastructure. Over $20 billion is slated for metering, data management, and analytics from 2016 to 2025, globa..
Pennsylvania Eyes New Fees to Add Drinking Water Inspectors
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration says it wants to impose new fees on public water utilities to pay for more inspectors and resolve a federal official’s warning it isn’t adequately enforcing safe drinking water standards. Wolf’s Department of Environmental Protection says it hop..
ARCOS Unveils Technology to Help Utilities Track Crews in Real Time
At the 14th annual ARCOS Conference, ARCOS® LLC announced it is adding Location Services technology to its Software-as-a-Service solutions to map the real-time location of utility crews. With Location Services, utility managers can continuously track users of the ARCOS Mobile app and store their loc..
Corpus Christi Gets $51 Million for Water Improvements
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has approved more than 51 million in financial assistance from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the city of Corpus Christi. The city will use the assistance to refinance water system improvements and could save approximately $8.2 million over the li..
Ohio Town Wins Top Tap Water Prize
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The small Ohio community of Montpelier has won the top prize for U.S. tap water at an international tasting contest. Ohio towns took two of the top three prizes for Best Municipal Water on Saturday at the 27th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting ..
California Water Leaders to Push for Infrastructure Investments
More than 130 local California water leaders will be in Washington, D.C. this week to meet with key members of California’s congressional delegation and highlight the critical role of water infrastructure as part of the Association of California Water Agencies’ annual DC Conference. ACWA members re..
New Jersey American Water Invests $3.1 Million in New Water Mains
Beginning this month, New Jersey American Water will invest $3.1 million in new water mains in Morris and Somerset counties. The project, which will take place in Bernardsville, Chatham Township and Mendham, includes approximately 10,700 feet of new pipe that will replace water main that was instal..
New Mexico Water System Contract Awarded
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a four year, $91.9 million contract on February 22, 2017 to CDM Smith to design and build portions of the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System in north-central New Mexico. The Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System was authorized by Congress as part of the Aamodt Set..
South Carolina Utility to Begin Water Main Rehab Next Week
Charleston Water System will begin the second phase of waterline rehabilitation projects in Downtown Charleston next week. The $2.4 million project involves using trenchless technology to rehabilitate approximately 2.5 miles of water mains. While the mains are still structurally sound, mineral acc..
Louisiana Town to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Water Project in March
The Town of St. Joseph will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on March 6 for the construction of the “Comprehensive Water Distribution System Replacement Project.” The project includes the installation of approximately 64,000 linear feet of new water lines and approximately 525 new water meters. This ..
Ann Arbor Sinkhole Caused by Leaky Sewer Pipe
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ann Arbor officials say a mysterious sinkhole along a city street is apparently being caused by a leaky sewer pipe. The sinkhole in the middle of a crosswalk was patched Tuesday by city crews and covered with an orange construction barrel, but additional repairs are planned ..
New York Lawmakers Propose Program for Crumbling Water Pipes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Small upstate New York communities faced with dilapidated wooden pipes rumored to be more than 100 years old need state money to repair water system infrastructure on the verge of collapse, a group of lawmakers said Thursday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined officials in p..
Contract for Water Pipeline Condition Assessment Extended
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission has extended its contract with Echologics for pipeline condition assessment services for an additional one-year term. This is the second extension of the contract between WSSC and Echologics. Echologics, a Mueller Technologies company, has assessed more t..
Utility Altered Water Treatment Chemicals Without Approval
PITTSBURGH (AP) — State environmental officials found that the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority altered its water treatment chemicals without approval, although there is so far no evidence that this move has caused any public health risk. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly..
Cincinnati to Build Wall to Protect Sewer and Water Lines
CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati officials plan to build a wall they hope will stop a hillside from slipping further and potentially affecting underground sewer and water lines that service downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. Officials say the 1,200-foot wall will be built above Riverside Drive in ..
Survey Shows Utilities' Cybersecurity Not Keeping Up with Technology
An overwhelming majority (89%) of power and utility executives say their cybersecurity function does not fully meet their organization’s needs, according to the EY Global Information Security Survey 2016-17. That number continues to rise compared with last year (86% in 2015) as companies struggle t..
Governor Issues Disaster Order over East Chicago Lead Contamination
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday issued a state disaster declaration over East Chicago’s lead contamination problem, nearly two months after his predecessor rejected the city’s request. Holcomb approved the 30-day emergency declaration, saying state agencies will focus on helping f..
Company Helps Cities Fight Sewer Problems
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — As the city faced a 100-year torrential rainfall last August, technology inside the combined storm sewers did its job of minimizing the amount of raw sewage that flowed into the river. The work of EmNet, a company formed in South Bend under a partnership with the city, the U..
Pennsylvania Township Still Deals with Industrial Water Contamination
VANPORT, Pa. (AP) — A battle is brewing among several entities over financial responsibility for water treatment, and the township municipal authority — for the time being — is stuck in the middle footing the bill. That bill — estimated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to ..
Texas Town Changing Disinfectant to Improve Water Supply
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Different chlorine will be used by a South Texas city working to improve its water supply after issues including a four-day usage ban in December. Corpus Christi officials on Tuesday announced plans to temporarily change water disinfectant, starting March 6, with the ch..
Akron Cites Savings as Massive Sewer Project Proceeds
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a $1.1 billion Akron water and sewer project is under budget as work that includes a massive underground tunnel continues. The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2jP3A2J ) a drill will begin cutting a 27-foot circle this July for a tunnel just over a mile l..
Utility Recognizes Innovative Employees
Through its annual Innovation Awards program, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation recently recognized 68 employees who implemented 41 improvement projects in 2016 that provided tangible benefits for Central Hudson and its customers. “Innovation is a core value at Central Hudson, and one our e..
Utility Saves 100 Million Gallons of Water in 2016
Maine Water announced that it pumped and treated 100 million fewer gallons of water in 2016 than it did the previous year, while still delivering the same amount of water to its customers. Judy Wallingford, president of Maine Water, said most water distribution systems across Maine and New En..
Broken Water Line Floods North Dakota Mall
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A broken water line has flooded a large portion of an indoor shopping mall in Bismarck. Mall officials told The Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/2ls3viR ) the leak was detected quickly but the valves to shut off the water were frozen and closing them took two hours. ..
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