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Public Utilities, Public Water System, Waste Management

Waste and Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT) Show Returns in 2024

December 13, 2023

Via: Waste360

Waste and Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport Show (WWETT), the largest and most immersive showcase of innovations within the wastewater industry returns to the Indiana Convention Center January 24-27, bringing together experts, cutting-edge technologies and services for three days of […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Wastewater Treatment Plants Leverage Infrastructure to Drive Down Emissions

July 31, 2023

Via: Waste360

Wastewater treatment generates about 20 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in the U.S. every year. A few water utilities are offsetting some of those emissions by leveraging their existing infrastructure to turn food waste that would otherwise be landfilled […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Pure Water Southern California Water Recycling Program Gets $80 Million Grant from State

July 20, 2023

Via: Waste360

Earlier this week, State officials unveiled a massive $80 million investment to kickstart the innovative water recycling program, Pure Water Southern California. Pure Water Southern California is set to provide a sustainable water source for 19 million people. Lisa Calderon, […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Drought could cause Western carbon emissions to surge on reduced hydro: report

July 18, 2023

Via: Utility Dive

A warmer, drier world could complicate efforts to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity generation in the Western U.S., analysis from Stanford University says. Based on weather, generation and emissions data from 2001-2021, extreme drought conditions can significantly increase carbon emissions […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

How Innovative Technologies are Battling PFAS in Water Systems

February 23, 2023

Via: Waste360

Clean freshwater is one of our most valuable natural resources, especially in the parched West. What if there were a “blue bin” that could be used to recycle industrial wastewater laden with pollutants into clean potable water? Widescale capture and […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

State of emergency because of wastewater pond leak in Florida

April 7, 2021

Via: Waste Management World

About 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater could pour out of the leaking catch basin in a six-foot-high wave in Florida’s Manatee County. That’s what modeling calculations by Manatee County officials have shown. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to prevent this […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

California’s Critical Role in Promoting Clean Water Infrastructure

December 7, 2020

Via: American Infrastructure

Clean water infrastructure in California is big. We are home to the Los Angeles Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, the largest wastewater treatment facility west of the Mississippi, and the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System, the world’s largest water reuse project. […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities, Public Water System

City of Boulder and Western Disposal to Cut Transportation-Related Emissions

June 30, 2020

Via: Waste360

The City of Boulder is partnering with Western Disposal for the sale of renewable natural gas (RNG) generated at the city’s Water Resources Recovery Facility (WRRF). The RNG, which will be produced from biogas, which is derived from the breakdown […]


Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Public Water System, Public Works

Freese and Nichols Expands in Florida with Water Utilities Specialist Tom Cross

May 7, 2020

Via: American Infrastructure

TAMPA, Florida – May 7, 2020 – Freese and Nichols, Inc., continues building their Florida team with the addition of Senior Project Manager Tom Cross, PE, Assoc. DBIA, to lead transmission, utilities and pump station projects for municipal clients across […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

EPA Releases PFAS Groundwater Guidance for Federal Cleanup Programs

December 20, 2019

Via: Waste360

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) under federal cleanup programs, a priority action under EPA’s PFAS Action Plan. Aggressively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Newark Residents Promised Bottled Water Over Worries Of Dangerous Lead In Public System

August 12, 2019

Via: Kaiser Health News

After an EPA letter cited insufficient home filters distributed by city, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said bottled water will be provided to residents with lead service lines. Meanwhile, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Pasadena Water & Power awarded grant for greywater study

January 30, 2019

Via: WaterWorld.com

PASADENA, CA, JAN 30, 2019 — Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) has been awarded a $50,000 grant to fund analyses of financial opportunities that encourage the adoption of greywater systems throughout the city. The grant is funded by Metropolitan Water […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

N. Carolina Utilities Commission approves revenue increase for Aqua America subsidiary

December 26, 2018

Via: WaterWorld Wastewater

BRYN MAWR, PA, DEC 26, 2018 — Aqua America Inc.’s North Carolina subsidiary has received approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a revenue increase of $2.9 million, or 5.2 percent. The new customer rates enable Aqua to recover […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

NAWC honors California Water Service innovation

November 13, 2018

Via: WaterWorld.com

WASHINGTON, DC, NOV 13, 2018 — The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) has announced California Water Service (Cal Water) as the winner of two 2018 NAWC Management Innovation Awards. The company was recognized on Tuesday, October 9 at the […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Rooftop cooling structures could increase energy efficiency for utilities, industry

November 1, 2018

Via: WaterWorld.com

COLORADO, NOV 1, 2018 — University of Colorado Boulder and University of Wyoming engineers have successfully scaled up an innovative water-cooling system capable of providing continuous day-and-night radiative cooling for structures. The advance could increase the efficiency of power generation […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Global Water Resources to acquire two Arizona utilities

September 14, 2018

Via: WaterWorld.com

PHOENIX, SEPT 13, 2018 — Global Water Resources, Inc., a pure-play water resource management company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Red Rock Utilities, an operator of a water utility and a wastewater utility with service areas in the […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Tests Of Public School Water Faucets In NYC That Were Found To Have Lead Show 9 Percent Still Have Unsafe Levels

September 12, 2018

Via: Kaiser Health News

But New York City Department of Education officials said 99 percent of the roughly 142,000 potential drinking water fixtures in the city’s public schools tested at or below the state action level of 15 parts per billion. The New York […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Phosphorus removal, wastewater treatment projects win 2018 Public Works Projects of the Year

August 29, 2018

Via: WaterWorld.com

The American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Works Projects of the Year competition. The awards program promotes excellence in the management and administration of public works projects, recognizing the alliance among the managing […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

United Utilities launches space mission to find leaks

April 26, 2018

Via: WaterWorld.com

WARRINGTON, UK – United Utilities has launched its own space mission to find leaks on its water network. The water company has recently completed a leakage detection trial using innovative satellite technology which was originally developed to detect water under […]


Public Utilities, Public Water System

Recycled pipeline project provides a local, reliable water source for CA utility

March 28, 2018

Via: WaterWorld.com

RIVERSIDE-CA, MARCH 28, 2018 — Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors, staff and regional partners recently celebrated the Meridian Recycled Water Pipeline project, honoring the District’s commitment to regional water supply reliability. The new recycled waterline saves approximately […]