Asset Management News

  1. How AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance Is Reducing Downtime In Water Treatment Plants 8/5/2026

    Water treatment plants are under growing pressure to deliver uninterrupted, high-quality water while operating with aging infrastructure, tighter regulatory standards, and rising energy costs. A single unexpected failure of a high-capacity pump, blower, membrane system, or chemical dosing unit can interrupt treatment processes, increase operating costs, and risk environmental compliance.

  2. Pennsylvania American Water Making $4M Upgrade To Strengthen Fairview Wastewater System 8/4/2026

    Pennsylvania American Water today announced that a project to upgrade two wastewater treatment plants in Fairview Township, York County, is scheduled to begin in August.

  3. Perini Management Services, Inc. Awarded $69.5 Million Water And Wastewater Treatment Systems Rehabilitation Project 8/3/2026

    Tutor Perini Corporation (the “Company”), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced today that its subsidiary, Perini Management Services, Inc. (“PMSI”), has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $69.5M by the National Park Service for a water and wastewater treatment systems rehabilitation project at Death Valley National Park in California.

  4. Barhale Completes Anglian Water's First Plant Tackling Emerging Contaminant Cypermethrin 7/27/2026

    Barhale has completed construction of Anglian Water’s first treatment plant designed to remove the pesticide Cypermethrin and protect the local water environment.

  5. EIB And ACEA Sign €450M Agreement To Modernise Water Infrastructure In Lazio 7/27/2026

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €450M financing package for ACEA to support the modernisation and upgrading of water infrastructure in the Lazio region.

  6. AI-Enabled Monitoring Of Wastewater Biofilms Research Awarded Funding 7/27/2026

    Engineers from the University of Nottingham have been awarded funding to develop a new AI monitoring system for wastewater.

  7. Massachusetts' Infrastructure In Poor Condition, Receives 'D+' Grade On ASCE Report Card 7/24/2026

    The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES), which covers American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) membership for all of Massachusetts, released the inaugural 2026 Report Card for Massachusetts’ Infrastructure today, assigning the Commonwealth’s infrastructure a grade of ‘D+’. A grade of ‘D+’ means the infrastructure is in poor condition, at risk, and investment is urgently needed to ensure the reliability and future success of the state’s infrastructure systems.

  8. Saving Every Last Drop: UNLV Researchers Want Rural Nevada Communities To Reuse Wastewater 7/23/2026

    The punishing heat of a Mojave Desert summer has descended upon Southern Nevada.

  9. UK Utilities Support Burst Rising Mains Detection Initiative 7/22/2026

    Condition-monitoring specialist Samotics has developed a new capability to detect burst rising mains, one of the wastewater network’s most challenging and least visible failures. Developed in collaboration with Yorkshire Water and Southern Water, and using verified data from real bursts across both networks, the platform gives water companies earlier warnings on assets that are difficult to monitor. 

  10. DPAct Applauds House Energy And Commerce Committee For Passing Pipeline Safety Bill To Make American Communities Safer 7/22/2026

    Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted 41–8 to advance H.R. 9338, the Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026, to the full House via an amendment in the nature of a substitute.