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Municipal utility systems hacked into by former employee, showing some of the risks involved in IIoT

23-06-2017

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is quickly becoming the norm in the water industry, allowing operators to monitor and manage plants remotely, and saving countless utilities both time and finances. But as all users of the Internet know, the Internet is not always a secure place. And Adam Flanagan, of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States …

Organisations across the U.S. look to invest in local economics by improving water infrastructure

23-06-2017

Across the United States (U.S.), organisations are looking to join forces with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grow their local economies while also improving water infrastructure. According to WaterWorld, EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) programme has received “letters of interest” …

Editor’s pickIn a dramatic turn of events, five officials have been charged with involuntary manslaughter – Flint water crisis

22-06-2017

Jeff Seipenko, a special agent for the Michigan attorney general, leaves the courtroom with signed paperwork that authorised the charges brought against officials. Photo credit: Jake May/Associated Press According to the Guardian and the New York Times, in Flint, Michigan, United States (U.S.), over the crisis of lead poisoning in drinking water …

CityTaps, a start up that wants to offer running water to every urban household

22-06-2017

At a roadside water tap in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a woman cups her hands for some water. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank According to Citiscope, an estimated 830 million urban residents around the world do not have access to running water in their homes, and that number continues to rise as more and more people in developing countries move from …

Innovyze’s InfoMaster Smart Asset Management Solution selected by the TRA

22-06-2017

Leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, Innovyze, recently announced that the Trinity River Authority of Texas (TRA) has chosen the industry-leading InfoMaster software for use in prioritising their operations and maintenance activities in its wastewater system. A conservation and …

WEF: High school students from New York won the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

21-06-2017

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced that Rachel Chang and Ryan Thorpe, from Manhasset, New York, United States (U.S.), won the 2017 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious youth competition for water-related research in the nation. The SJWP aims to increase students’ interest in water research, issues, …

With the release of its 2016 sustainability report, Xylem reaffirms its commitment to fighting global water and energy challenges

21-06-2017

Coming up with solutions to the water challenges the planet is facing has never been more urgent with a burgeoning global population, overtaxed water infrastructure, and escalating weather events due to climate change. Additionally, solving water – also one of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – is one of the main pillars …

Singapore to build critical infrastructure skills

20-06-2017

Faithful+Gould, together with colleagues from Atkins Acuity (Acuity), is helping to build infrastructure capacity in Singapore through a strategic relationship with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), resulting in a S$5 million investment in skills in the region. With support from the government agency EDB, which acts to …

Dubai will be the site of the 2019 IDA World Congress – International Desalination Association

20-06-2017

The International Desalination Association recently announced that it has chosen Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the host for its 2019 World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse. The Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), renowned as an innovative and sustainable world-class utility, will be the host of the Congress, itself …

Thames Water fined again for not meeting water leakage targets

20-06-2017

According to WaterWorld, Thames Water, the largest water utility in the United Kingdom (U.K.), has been fined for the second time in a few months: in March, the utility had been fined £20.3 million by the Environment Agency for what is referred to as the “biggest freshwater pollution case”. For not meeting water reduction …

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