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American Water Receives 18 National Awards for Excellence in Water Quality
American Water Works Company, Inc. today announced it has received 18 Partnership for Safe Water awards. The awards, which honor the efforts in continuously optimizing treatment plant and distribution system operation and performance, were presented during the 2017 American Water Works Association A..
McElroy Releases New DataLogger® 6
McElroy has released the new DataLogger® 6, an Android-powered tablet that makes collecting and analyzing data on fusible pipeline projects easier than ever before. The DataLogger® 6 offers a modernized touchscreen interface and easy-to-navigate software system with on-screen instructions. Fusion o..
Corning Launches Multi-use Platform to Make Launching Fiber Networks Easier
Corning Incorporated has launched its multiuse platform, the industry’s first solution to offer a combination of multifiber and single-fiber connection points, making it easier for carriers, operators, and municipalities to quickly deploy fiber-deep access networks. The multiuse platform will be fea..
Viavi Introduces Innovative Fiber Optic Cable Technology
Viavi Solutions has released the SmartClass™ Fiber MPOLx optical loss test set, the first Tier 1 certification test solution for cabling systems that utilize ribbon fiber with multi-fiber push on (MPO) connectivity The MPOLx can perform all MPO Tier 1 (basic) test and certification requ..
Water Research Foundation Announces Award Winners
The Water Research Foundation has awarded the 2017 Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award to Stuart Krasner from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and two Outstanding Subscriber Awards for Applied Research to the City of Calgary and Tarrant Regional Water District. Krasner ..
Global Water Resources Makes Leadership Changes
Global Water Resources, Inc. today announced the following leadership changes: Jeff Risenmay has been promoted to vice president, in addition to his role as controller Risenmay has served as Global Water’s controller since January 2014 and has more than 12 years of accounting experience, inclu..
Big Crowd Enjoys PCCA Convention
Max Clark didn’t drop the mike when he closed the 2017 Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) annual convention, but he did drop some serious knowledge on an appreciative audience about how to look at your life’s work, how to run a business, and how to love your family. Max provided a ..
ASCE Publishes Updated Practices For Auger Boring
Horizontal Auger Boring Projects, Second Edition, is a comprehensive manual of practice covering horizontal auger boring techniques for pipeline crossing. The second edition of MOP 106 presents current practices for the planning, design and construction of pipelines under highways and railroads usin..
CIGMAT 2017 Highlights Challenges, Changes
The University of Houston’s Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology (CIGMAT), and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering organized and hosted its 22nd annual conference and exhibition at the college on March 3. Titled “Infrastructure, Energy, Geotechnical, Flooding and..
ECI Upgrades Rainier Connect's Optical Transport Network to 100G
ECI® has successfully upgraded Rainier Connect’s optical transport network to 100G using the company’s Apollo family of products. The project was funded in part, by the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers programs providing ..
Artesian Resources Corporation Announces Leadership Change
Artesian Resources Corporation has appointed Joseph A. DiNunzio as President of Artesian Water Maryland, Inc. DiNunzio has served as Executive Vice President and Secretary of Artesian Resources Corporation since 2007. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and Secretary and Vice President a..
New Jersey American Water Exceeds Federal, State Standards
New Jersey American Water’s has released its annual Water Quality Reports, which show the utility’s drinking water exceeds state and federal standards in all of the 190 municipalities it serves. “We are pleased to report that the drinking water we supplied to our customers is of higher quality than..
Company to Build Water Pipeline in the Delaware Basin
Layne Christensen Company today announced its new energy infrastructure business and the construction of a new high-capacity water pipeline and infrastructure system to serve energy producers in the Delaware Basin of West Texas. “This infrastructure business is an expansion of our water-focused pla..
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to Acquire Waterworks
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has reached an agreement with HD Supply Holding, Inc. to acquire its Waterworks business unit for $2.5 billion. Through a carve-out transaction, Waterworks will become an independent company, wholly-owned by CD&R funds. Waterworks is a leading U.S. distributor of indust..
Utility's Water Quality Surpasses Regulatory Standards
According to results published in Illinois American Water’s 2016 Consumer Confidence Report, the company’s water quality surpassed regulatory standards. “The reports show that we continue to supply water to our customers that is of higher quality than required by state and federal standards,” said ..
Artesian Water Company Purchases Fort DuPont Water System
Artesian Resources Corporation’s principal subsidiary, Artesian Water Company, has closed on its purchase of water assets in the Fort DuPont Historic District, New Castle County, Delaware. The acquisition includes over $1 million of investment for the purchase of the existing water treatment plant,..
Eversource Energy Acquires Aquarion Water Company
In an acquisition that will combine New England’s largest energy company with the region’s largest private water company, Eversource Energy has reached an agreement to acquire Aquarion Water Company for an enterprise value of $1.675 billion, comprised of $880 million in cash and $795 million of assu..
Xylem Honored for Engaging Colleagues in Service Around the Globe
Xylem Inc. has been honored by Engage for Good with the Gold Halo Award in the Employee Engagement category. The Halo Awards are North America’s highest honor for corporate social initiatives and cause marketing. The award recognizes social good campaigns and initiatives targeted at employees and/o..
Ex-Regulator Pleads Not Guilty in Influence-peddling Case
PHOENIX (AP) — A former elected Arizona utility regulator pleaded not guilty Wednesday to bribery and fraud charges accusing him of accepting thousands of dollars in payments from a water company owner in exchange for favorable treatment in a rate case. Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary ..
Former Utility Regulator to be Arraigned on Bribery Charge
PHOENIX (AP) – Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce is scheduled to be arraigned on bribery and fraud charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme to accept payments from a water company owner in exchange for favorable treatment in a utility rate case. Arraignments also are scheduled..
Calgon Carbon Receives Water Treatment Contracts from New York Town
Calgon Carbon Corporation has signed contracts for a total value of $3.5 million, under which the company will provide granular activated carbon and associated equipment systems to the city of Newburgh, NY. The systems will remove PFOS from the city’s drinking water, which is sourced from the nearby..
Mississippi Utility Fined for Water Pollution Violations
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi utility is being fined $55,000 for violating water pollution limits and failing to test air pollution. City-owned Greenwood Utilities agreed to pay the fine to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The regulator cited Greenwood Utilities for viola..
John Deere to Acquire the Wirtgen Group
Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Wirtgen Group, a privately-held international company that is the leading manufacturer worldwide of road construction equipment. The purchase price is EUR 4.357 billion in an all-cash transaction. The total transaction value is approx..
TRC Companies to Supply Real-Time Data for Pipeline Construction Project
TRC Companies, Inc. has received a $2.5 million contract to provide engineering and construction support to PSNC Energy for its 40-mile Franklin and Wake County Extension Project in North Carolina. “TRC has been honored to serve PSNC Energy for several years, and we are excited to support its work ..
Carolina Underground Solutions Acquired by Ex-CEO of South Carolina Telecom Contractor
Carolina Underground Solutions, a contractor providing drilling, boring, and trenching services for the installation of underground telecommunications cabling, has been acquired by Braddock Cunningham, former CEO of Network Controls and Electric, a telecommunications contractor in South Carolina. “..
Middlesex Water Company to Invest $10 Million in Infrastructure Upgrades
Middlesex Water Company today announced that a $10 million project to replace aging water infrastructure is scheduled to begin in the Borough of South Plainfield, New Jersey. As part of its 2017 RENEW Program, the company intends to replace five miles or 27,000 feet of water mains, as well as servi..
American Water Resources Launches Service Line Protection Programs
American Water today announced that American Water Resources has launched a partnership with the city of Yonkers, NY to provide optional water and sewer line protection services for homeowners. American Water Resources will provide educational information on residents’ responsibilities for the wate..
Enbridge Helps Plant Trees in Canada
During April and May, Enbridge Gas Distribution participated in four tree planting events in Ajax, Niagara Falls, Mount Albert, and Pelham as part of Ontario’s Green Leaf Challenge, an initiative launched by Forests Ontario and the Government of Ontario in celebration of Ontario150. These trees wil..
Primoris Services Corporation Acquires Florida Gas Contractors
Primoris Services Corporation has acquired the assets of Florida Gas Contractors, a utility contractor specializing in underground natural gas infrastructure. Total consideration was approximately $33 million paid in cash at closing. Florida Gas Contractors can also receive an additional $1.5 millio..
120WaterAudit Selected to Implement Water Testing in Indiana Public Schools
120WaterAudit has been selected as the technology and laboratory coordination provider to help with drinking-water testing in more than 700 public schools throughout Indiana. As part of the project, 120WaterAudit will leverage its technology expertise to assist with lab analysis for testing. “As a..
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