Grundfos delivers innovative solar pump solution to remote Outback business
Grundfos SPE Pumps safeguard the future of a remote hay farm and award-winning holiday business in Australia’s Northern Territory with reliable, efficient, and cost effective water supply. ● Grundfos, working through its Dealer Network, delivered Grundfos SPE submersible pumps to a major hay farm and holiday business in Australia's Northern Territory. ● Grundfos SPE submersible pumps are designed for extreme remote conditions and are a first for the Australian market. ● By switching to Grundfos...
10 Companies Join the Environmental Tech Lab’s Newest Cohort
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) runs one of the most complex water and wastewater systems in the world. Every day, it delivers more than one billion gallons of clean drinking water to nearly 10 million residents, including 8.5 million in New York City, treats 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater, maintains 7,500 miles of sewer pipes, and manages air quality, pollution reduction, and watershed protection. It does this while navigating complex infrastructure needs and the intensi...
New York Lead Pipe Replacement Funding Program Requires Open Materials Evaluation
IRVING, Texas - March 20, 2026 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today said that while New York State’s fund of $250 million for water infrastructure improvements should be applauded, not allowing an open procurement process would diminish results and not provide the most cost-effective solution. PPI is the major North American non-profit trade association representing the plastic pipe industry. “Any municipal procurement procedure must be open to competitive bidding,” stated David M. Fi...
Designing a water-resilient future through connected infrastructure
Connecting water data across the infrastructure lifecycle improves planning and long-term performance. Water infrastructure is one of the most important systems most people never see. Buried beneath streets and behind treatment plant walls, it protects public health, supports economic activity, and underpins climate resilience in ways that are often invisible–until something fails. Yet despite its central role in the built environment, water is often managed through fragmented engineering workfl...
Kemira Secures Canadian PMRA Registration for KemConnect® DEX
Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has secured a Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registration for KemConnect® DEX, its chlorine-free, performic acid-based, sustainable antibacterial technology for waste and process water treatment. The approval marks an important milestone in expanding Kemira’s North American sustainable, technology-driven antibacterial portfolio. Available in Europe for over a decad...
Latest Congressional Hearing Shines Light on Protecting U.S. Drinking Water
David M. Fink, president, the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. International Trade Association Supports Latest Effort to Heighten Awareness of Critical Crumbling Infrastructure IRVING, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today expressed support for continued action to protect safe drinking water and modernize aging water infrastructure. The major North American trade association representing the plastic pipe industry also thanked Chairman Gary Palmer (R-AL) and the House Committee on En...
National Rural Water Association and Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated Identify Community-Led Regional Partnerships as Proven Strategy for Strengthening Rural Water Systems
Findings highlight how voluntary regional collaboration can help rural utilities address infrastructure, workforce and operational challenges Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2026) – The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) released an analysis today examining how voluntary regional partnerships can help strengthen water and wastewater systems serving small and rural communities. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground technical assist...
Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated Applauds EPA Initiative to Strengthen Technical Assistance for Water Systems
Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated Applauds EPA Initiative to Strengthen Technical Assistance for Water Systems RCAP supports renewed federal ‘back-to-basics’ focus on technical assistance for rural communities Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2026) – The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) today expressed support for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly announced Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) initiative. This back-to-basics program aims...
EPA Launches Initiative to Strengthen Support for Water Systems, Maximize Impact to Ensure Clean, Safe Water for All
WASHINGTON – On March 4, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) initiative, a back-to-basics approach to support drinking water and wastewater systems using proven, best-practice approaches that will most effectively address local needs while partnering with states and Tribes. In a memorandum from EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer, the agency issued a call to action to align all technical assistance for drinking...
California Water Service Group Donates Nearly $1.9 Million to Improve Local Quality of Life in 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif.—As California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) rings in its 100-year anniversary, the company also looks back on last year’s philanthropic giving program. With over $1.88 million donated to local organizations in 2025, contributions made benefited charitable organizations and first responders that share Group’s purpose to enhance the quality of life for those in the communities they serve, along with local students seeking higher education. Beneficiaries ranged from organ...
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