South Daytona brings efficiency, accuracy, and safety to water usage with Mueller Systems NaaS AMI System with LoRaWAN
ATLANTA – Today Mueller Systems, LLC announced that the City of South Daytona, Florida, will soon begin deployment of the Mueller Systems’ Network as a Service (NaaS) AMI System with LoRaWAN. The LoRaWAN endpoints will efficiently collect data remotely and provide South Daytona with visibility into its customers’ water consumption. South Daytona Spokesperson Caitlin Weiss - Utility Billing Supervisor, said, “Our goal is to better serve our citizens by using smart meters that allow for more ti...
State of Georgia Selects 120Water™ PWS Portal to Manage Lead Service Line Database
Software platform to streamline LSL inventory data and submission for utilities across the state ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (July 18, 2022) – Continuing to develop its network of statewide and multistate partnerships, 120Water has recently been selected to manage the data and submittal of Georgia’s lead service line (LSL) inventories. The state’s procurement of 120Water’s software grants all Georgia water systems individual licenses to access the Public Water System (PWS) Portal, which serves as a...
Court Pauses Cybersecurity Rule for AWWA, NRWA Water Utility Members Following Legal Challenge
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted a request from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Cybersecurity Rule from going into effect until the current case challenging the rule has been decided. The Court’s decision applies to all AWWA and NRWA members nationwide. AWWA and NRWA requested that the court stay (pause) the rule during a legal challenge from three stat...
Capture6 Receives the Largest Grant from the California Energy Commission in the Round
Awarded for First of Its Kind Facility Advancing Water Recovery and Carbon Removal OAKLAND, CA – July 11, 2023 - Capture6, a carbon management startup, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the California Energy Commission under the Commercialization Industrial Decarbonization (CID) Program. The grant is valued at over $8M - the largest sum awarded in the round. It will support Capture6’s Project Monarch as part of the Pure Water Antelope Valley (PWAV) Demonstration Fac...
Stantec To Lead Design for Water Resource Recovery Facility on San Francisco’s Iconic Treasure Island
Sustainable infrastructure is key as small island sees growth and development SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 11, 2023) TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, was selected by The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to lead design for a new water resource recovery facility on San Francisco’s iconic Treasure Island. The island has undergone decades of geotechnical improvements to make it habitable for businesses and residents. Treasure Is...
Carollo Engineers Completes Planning, Design, and Engineering Services During Construction for $1.8 Billion EchoWater Project
Upgraded facility meets nutrient limits and recycled water requirements, provides drought-resistant source of water Elk Grove, CA, July 11, 2023 – Carollo Engineers, North America’s premier water engineering and consulting firm, has completed planning, design, and engineering services during construction for the $1.8 billion EchoWater Project, a more than decade-long facility upgrade project for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San). The EchoWater Project c...
Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US
This USGS map shows the number of PFAS detected in tap water samples from select sites across the nation. The findings are based on a USGS study of samples taken between 2016 and 2021 from private and public supplies at 716 locations. The map does not represent the only locations in the U.S. with PFAS. USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and po...
First Aqueduct Water Pipeline Rehabilitated with Geopolymer for SDCWA
Michels and GeoTree working together. (Lafayette, CO - 06.??.23) When the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) inspected its First Aqueduct water conveyance system in Valley Center of San Diego, CA, engineers identified that rehabilitation was required. Groundwater was infiltrating three tunnels within the system and rehabilitation was required to maintain the tunnels’ structural integrity and extend their service life. Michels Trenchless, Inc. was chosen to develop design-build...
Research team completes pioneering nutrient removal study
Project from The Water Research Foundation outlines optimizations at water resource recovery facilities to lower nutrient removal costs and improve water quality LAUREL, Md., June 27, 2023 — A team of WSSC Water, Brown and Caldwell, and Northwestern University has published research to revolutionize cost-effective, environment-safe nutrient removal at water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs). The $300,000 research project, Demonstration of Progressive Carbon Efficient Nitrogen with Biologic...
Maintaining and Improving Jersey City Water Infrastructure
Creating control points with the AVT EZ Valve (Chicago: June 15, 2023) – Jersey City in New Jersey is undergoing a period of development and growth which has seen its population increase by more than 50,000 people in the last 13 years. To cater for this growth, the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority is tasked with maintaining its aging water infrastructure and improving its critical water supply to ensure it can meet the needs of its customers both now and into the future....