Water
North Carolina Gets $3M to Enforce Safe Drinking Water Act
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has received $3 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help the state enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act. The grant, announced Monday, was made under the Public Water System Supervision program and goes to the state Division of Environmental Qu..
Canadian Town Receives Funding for Stormwater Project
The governments of Canada and Ontario have approved a new stormwater project in Sault Ste. Marie under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The federal government is providing up to 50 percent of funding for this project—over $2.1 million. The provincial government is providin..
Funding Awarded for Wastewater, Stormwater Projects in Canada
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan today announced funding to upgrade and expand the Town of Pilot Butte’s wastewater treatment facilities and storm water management systems. The wastewater plant upgrades include new pumping and pipeline infrastructure, an expansion and upgrade of the exist..
Former FERC Member Releases White Paper Addressing Problems in the Nation's Electricity Markets
Tony Clark, a senior advisor at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP and a former member of the Federal Energy Commission, has released Regulation and Markets: Ideas for Solving the Identity Crisis, a white paper which shows that almost 20 years after restructuring many of the nation’s electricity market..
House Committee Considers Drinking Water Spending
The House committee with authority for approving drinking water infrastructure funding has begun a legislative effort to reauthorize the 1996 law which created the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said both Rep..
High Levels of Arsenic and Lead Found in Groundwater Under Coal Plant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Memphis residents are as proud of their water as their barbecue and blues. So alarms went off when state environmental officials and the Tennessee Valley Authority revealed high levels of arsenic and lead had been found in groundwater under the coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in..
Water Clean After Chemical Spill at Lake Michigan Tributary
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Chemical tests at an Indiana tributary that feeds Lake Michigan are coming up clear following a spill of a potentially carcinogenic chemical. The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2txsXq0 ) reports that the Burns Waterway has been tested weekly for hexavalent chromium fo..
Water to be Tested in Area Where Sinkhole Swallowed Homes
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Emergency management officials will collect water samples to test for E.coli on Monday in the immediate neighborhood where a sinkhole swallowed two homes in Florida. Additional residents in the area — where many people use wells — can have their water tested for a fee. Pa..
Rhode Island Town to Replace Lead Water Lines in Flint-Inspired Program
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island town is teaming up with a utility to replace lead drinking water lines in a pilot program inspired by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2tWGBEG ) that North Providence is committing $270,000 in federal gra..
Report: Global Seamless Pipes Market to Surpass $237 Billion in 5 Years
According to MarketsandMarkets™ Seamless Pipes Market by Type (Hot Finished, Cold Finished), Production Process (Continuous Mandrel Rolling, Multi-stand Plug Mill (MPM), Cross-roll Piercing & Pilger Rolling), Material, End-use Industry, and Region – Global Forecast to 2022, the seamless pipes ma..
Report Highlights $300 Billion Municipal Water Infrastructure Opportunities
Pipe and hardware companies should benefit from heightening concerns about U.S. municipal water infrastructure and $300 billion of forecasted capital expenditures over the next decade, according to a new report from Bluefield Research, U.S. Municipal Pipe Markets: Trends, Opportunities and a Changin..
Effort to Bring Water to Eastern New Mexico Inches Along
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is funneling another $5 million to a pipeline project aimed at bringing billions of gallons of water a year to parts of eastern New Mexico. One of six congressionally approved rural water projects underway nationwide, the Ute pipeline project has b..
California County Uses Eminent Domain in Water Fight with LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A century after Los Angeles stealthily bought up rural land 200 miles north to secure valuable water rights, officials in the Owens Valley are fighting back. Inyo County has launched eminent domain proceedings in an effort to take property acquired by Los Angeles in the early 190..
Study: U.S. Water Utilities to Invest $8.3 Billion in Smart Infrastructure
According to US Smart Water Infrastructure: Market Forecast (2017-2027), a new study published today by Northeast Group LLC, U.S. water utilities are projected to invest $8.3 billion in smart infrastructure over the next ten years. “Our survey results show that water infrastructure in the US is mod..
Fluke Networks' LinkWare™ Live Reaches Industry Milestone
Fluke Networks today announced that its cloud-based LinkWare Live service has reached a significant milestone – contractors and cable installers have uploaded more than five million test results to date. “In developing LinkWare Live, we looked closely at the daily challenges that installers were fa..
Water Research Foundation Launches Project on Resilient Water Infrastructure
The Water Research Foundation has launched a new project to improve the resiliency of water utilities, specifically around infrastructure needs. The project, Resilient Water Infrastructure: Improving Understanding and Assessing Needs, will gather information from regions and municipalities (both sma..
Man Killed While Working on Maryland Water Utility Project
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) – A man working on a water main replacement project in Maryland has died in an apparent trench collapse. Police in Prince George’s County said Wednesday on Twitter that the man was killed while performing utility work and that they do not suspect foul play. The Washington Suburb..
Infinera Completes Successful Fiber-Optic Field Test on Trans-Atlantic Route
Infinera has successfully completed a subsea field test on a modern trans-Atlantic route. The field test was conducted with the Infinera XTS-3300 meshponder and demonstrated the potential of 19 terabits per second (19T) per fiber pair, delivering the highest spectral efficiency on a major trans-Atla..
Sunoco to Connect Homes With Tainted Wells to Public Water
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Sunoco Pipeline LP is paying to connect municipal water to about 30 Pennsylvania residences whose well water was contaminated while the company built its Mariner East 2 Pipeline. Sunoco says the residents in West Whiteland Township are being connected to Aqua Pennsylv..
Boil Water Advisory Lifted for North Carolina Town
EDENTON, N.C. (AP) — A boil water advisory has been lifted for a North Carolina town. WITN-TV reports the advisory, which was lifted on Wednesday, had been in place since Monday after a water pipe broke, lowering water pressure. The town said state tests for bacteria show the water is safe to use...
Illinois School District Water Tests Show High Levels of Lead
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — More than 250 drinking fountains and other water sources in Elgin schools will be replaced after tests found higher-than-recommended lead levels. The (Elgin) Courier-News reports (http://trib.in/2ueNrIT ) test results found 350 samples from 260 water fountains, sinks and coolers ..
North Carolina Town Under Boil Advisory Due to Water Leak
EDENTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina town is under a boil water advisory because of a water leak. WITN-TV reports officials in Edenton are telling residents to boil water at least through noon Wednesday. According to the town, the water main leak on West Queen Street at Filbert’s Creek has led to..
Water System Failure Forces Closure of Indiana Welcome Center
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Officials say a welcome center along Interstate 70 in western Indiana has been closed since April because its well and water infrastructure failed. The Tribune-Star reports (http://bit.ly/2tamyAR ) the Clear Creek Welcome Center, which is located in Vigo County near the Ill..
Axalta Releases New Internal Pipe Coating Solution
Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has released Nap-Gard® 7-0016, a thermosetting epoxy powder that is designed to provide excellent chemical resistance in temperatures up to 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit). “Axalta is excited to bring another inn..
Pennsylvania American Water Unveils Interactive Map to Spotlight Pipeline Projects
Pennsylvania American Water has launched an interactive web-based map of its 2017 infrastructure upgrade projects, enabling customers to view details about water and wastewater pipe projects across the company’s service areas. “Often, customers do not see their water bills at work because we may no..
Jail Temporarily Takes Inmates Due to Water Main Break
AMHERST, Va. (AP) — Inmates at a Virginia jail were temporarily transferred to another jail following a water main break in a nearby town. The Amherst New Era-Progress reports 98 inmates at the Pittsylvania County Jail were moved to the Amherst County Adult Detention Center on Friday after th..
Nebraska Wastewater, Water Quality Agencies Joining Forces
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two state agencies that regulate Nebraska’s water are joining forces in an effort to provide more efficient, streamlined services to the public. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Environmental Quality announced the new partnership on Thursda..
Break-Prone Grand Canyon Water Pipeline Needs Replacement
Grand Canyon National Park officials plan to replace much of a decades-old, problem-plagued pipeline system that’s forced officials to ask hotels and residents to wash dishes and laundry less frequently and backpackers to drink treated creek water. Crews regularly have to descend into the northern ..
PHMSA Releases Mobile App for Pipeline Regulations
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released a new online Code of Federal Regulations (oCFR) mobile application that provides first-ever mobile access to PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Regulations in 49 CFR parts 190-199, which highlights the f..
City Water Department Van Slides into Sinkhole in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — Officials say no one was injured when a city water department van slid into a sinkhole that opened up beneath it in Cleveland. The Cleveland Division of Water says the van fell through the ground on the city’s east side on Thursday afternoon. Officials say the water department e..
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