PFAS in brief: New AWWA booklet helps unpack issues

With PFAS capturing headlines, prompting new state regulations and even inspiring a major motion picture, the American Water Works Association has created a simple document to help water professionals explain the issue to public officials, media and concerned citizens.

Career Zone -- Hire a veteran to get the job done

By Stuart Karasik, Ph.D.

San Antonio water conservation programs ease strain on low-income households

For a family living in poverty, a pipe leak can create an unbearable financial burden.

AWWA Member Spotlight – U.S. Veteran Kevin Carter, San Diego, Calif.

Kevin Carter served nine years in the U.S. Navy, five of them as a machinist mate on a nuclear-powered submarine that took him on three Western Pacific tours.

AWWA COMMENT PERIOD ON ANSI/AWWA C115-19 – FLANGED DUCTILE-IRON PIPE WITH DUCTILE-IRON OR GRAY-IRON THREADED FLANGES

AWWA survey: compensation increases continue in water and wastewater utilities

Average salaries for water and wastewater utilities increased for a second consecutive year from 2018 to 2019, according to the 2019 Water and Wastewater Utility Compensation Survey recently released by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

Inside Champlain Water District’s drinking water treatment achievements

Pursue excellence and resist complacency – that is the formula for the long-term success of Champlain Water District (CWD) in South Burlington, Vt., the state’s largest regional public water supplier.

Contacting state conservationist leads to source water protection funding

A new project is underway to protect the quality of a Pennsylvania watershed that provides drinking water for thousands of residents.

AWWA Member Spotlight -- Katie Richardson Viranyi, Waukesha, Wis.

Job title and employer: Associate and Office Director, Greeley and Hansen

AWWA COMMENT PERIOD ON ANSI/AWWA C652-19 - DISINFECTION OF WATER-STORAGE FACILITIES