ARTICLES BY JOE COGLIANO

• Q&A: A Pathway To Sustainability And Social Impact

  12/18/2020

  Sustainability has long been a focus for Xylem, but last year those efforts went into overdrive. Austin Alexander, who spent the last eight years at Xylem, will be playing a big role since her recent promotion to Vice President of Sustainability and Social Impact. Water Online spoke with Alexander about the importance of innovation in sustainability and her early passion for a career in wastewater.

• Industry Salaries Were Going Up. Will The Pandemic Dampen The Trend?

  12/4/2020

  Workers at water and wastewater utilities got a decent bump in their paychecks going into 2020, which also marked the third consecutive year of overall increases.

• Partnership For Safe Water Going Strong At 25

  11/10/2020

  A quarter-century into its existence, the program started by six prestigious water groups to honor the highest achieving drinking water utilities continues to grow and evolve.

• How Food And Beverage Companies Can Get Ahead Of The Water Scarcity Curve

  1/23/2020

  High-quality water is critical to food and beverage production — both as an ingredient and a process enabler — so the sourcing challenges faced by municipal water systems pose an ongoing threat to the health of the industry. Fortunately, there are a variety of technology options now available to improve water security.

• AWWA Offers Comprehensive Approach To Water Main Assessments

  10/2/2019

  Municipalities have a new resource in the battle to stretch their water utility capital and maintenance dollars as far as possible. AWWA recently released its first edition of the M77 Condition Assessment of Water Mains. The publication is designed to help water management professionals make better investment decisions by significantly improving their ability to estimate the lifespan of mains.

• American Water Will Operate Texas Military Base Utility For Next 50 Years

  9/27/2019

  This contract, worth nearly $450 million, brings the number of water and wastewater systems operated at military sites to 15.

• EPA Outlines Possible Solutions To Looming Perchlorate Limits

  6/18/2019

  The U.S. EPA is gearing up to limit perchlorate in public drinking water systems, so municipalities should start preparing to adopt the appropriate testing and treatment technologies. In a recent report, the agency identified several technologies as the best available to address the perchlorate problem.

• Report: Invest In Tracking Systems And Address Data Privacy Concerns

  2/7/2019

  California should invest in modern water-use tracking systems and address privacy concerns as part of a larger data-focused initiative to get a better grip on its constrained water resources, according to a report that could have repercussions beyond the state.