Pittsburgh water utility overcoming massive challenges to reduce lead levels Five years and halfway into a massive lead response project, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is seeing the lowest lead levels in its drinking water in a generation. August 11, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
AWWA Member Spotlight – Amy Winchester, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Job title and employer: Senior Chemical Engineer, CBCL Limited August 11, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
Career Zone -- Setting up a successful “new normal” By Stuart Karasik August 11, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
Gushing water demand in Florida prompts reuse campaign To promote the potential for water reuse to help alleviate Florida’s mounting demand challenge, members of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and its Florida Section are providing expertise for a new One Water Florida campaign. August 11, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
AWWA Member Spotlight – Charles Vein, Grand Forks, N.D. Position and company: Newly retired as co-founder (with Steve Buran) of Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S) July 27, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
Show me the money: New AWWA/EPA workshop addresses infrastructure financing Water utilities seeking solutions for funding infrastructure renewal and replacement have a new source of useful information – a virtual workshop about financing solutions hosted by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). July 26, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
AWWA Survey: Infrastructure, financing remain top water issues; emergency preparedness concerns increasing For the ninth straight year, water professionals ranked aging water infrastructure and the ability to pay for renewal and replacement as the sector’s most pressing challenges. Not surprisingly, emergency preparedness and cybersecurity jumped in importance during a year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing attention on cyberattacks. (Pictured right, crew from Waukesha Water Utility) July 26, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
AWWA publications receive national recognition The American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) publications, Opflow and Journal AWWA, recently received national awards recognizing excellence in publishing. July 26, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
Transformative Issues Virtual Symposium addresses business sustainability Successful businesses -- including water utilities -- recognize that they are increasingly being evaluated on how they manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues such as affordability and equitable access. Investors, as well as policy makers, customers and other key stakeholders, use these elements to assess an organization’s sustainability. July 14, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >
California utility braces for next wildfire while recovering from last Late last summer, after a wildfire forced residents in California’s San Lorenzo Valley to evacuate, utility crews returned to find a devastated water system: melted pipelines, charred infrastructure and years and years of repair work ahead of them. July 14, 2021 Connections Article, Publications Read More >