The deployment of smart systems, big-data technologies, and decentralised solutions for water treatment is expected to grow in the next five years as ageing infrastructure, leakage management, and intelligent sewer networks rise up the utility agenda. At the…
King Hassan II Great World Water Prize ($100,000) to Reward Outstanding Achievements in “Solidarity and Inclusion in Order to Ensure Water Security and Climate Justice”
Marseille-Rabat, July 20th, 2017 - The Government of Morocco and the World Water Council launch today the 6th edition of the King Hassan II Great World…
HNTB Hires Kia Gillette as Environmental Project Manager
INDIANAPOLIS – Kia Gillette joined HNTB Corporation as an environmental project manager. Her role is strategic adviser on National Environmental…
Heartland Water Technology Continues Its Global Push with Two Strategic Hires
WALTHAM, Mass.- Heartland Water Technology, Inc., a global technology company that develops products to solve some of the world's most challenging waste water problems, today announced it is adding two executives to its leadership team. Marek Herrmann-Nowosielski…
North Miami Beach Selects CH2M to Deliver a Best-In-Class Regional Water/Wastewater Utility
DENVER - CH2M and the City of North Miami Beach, Florida, have entered a 15-year partnership to deliver a best-in-class water/wastewater utility for residents and regional customers of the City. The City's regional utility, NMB Water, serves over…
FTA Taking Applications for $226.5M in Grant Funding to Improve Transit Bus Service
The Federal Transit Administration said it is taking applications through Aug. 25 for about $226.5 million in competitive grant funding for transit bus projects nationwide, under a program to help replace and upgrade buses and related facilities. "Transit…
House Panel’s 2018 USDOT Bill Would End TIGER Grants, Cut Highway Funding Authority
House appropriators advanced a 2018 Department of Transportation spending bill that would eliminate TIGER infrastructure grants, make up to $900 million available for Amtrak Gateway projects in New York City, curb other new transit project funding and strip…
AASHTO Calls for ‘Simpler, More Reliable’ USDOT Process to Spur Use of TIFIA Project Loans
The group that represents state departments of transportation wants to see the USDOT increase the federal share of financing projects under TIFIA, the department's main infrastructure loan program, and "develop a simpler, faster and more reliable application…
Guide Identifies State-by-State Opportunities, Barriers to Assisting Low-Income Water Customers
Washington, DC – To assist low-income households in the U.S. with rising water and wastewater rates, seven leading water associations issued a guide that assesses the feasibility of rate-funded customer assistance programs (CAPs) in each state. Water and…
RIDOT Makes In-State Train Rides Free Rest of Year to Get Travelers Off Busy Highway
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is trying to increase traveler awareness of a transit option, and get more travelers off a busy highway, by giving free commuter rail rides through yearend on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trains…
