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  1. How Dekalb County Efficiently And Accurately Models Rain-Derived Inflow And Infiltration 12/17/2021

    Taking into account the effects of stormwater runoff and water meter flow, Dekalb Watershed Management partnered with Jacobs Engineering to calibrate the wet weather flows in Dekalb County’s collection system model.

  2. West Yost Performs Successful Creek Crossing Risk Assessment Using InfoAsset Planner 12/17/2021

    Sanitary sewer agencies are hired to assess the risk of creek crossings to environmental, social, and economic health. With this software, this group was able to create configurable asset management plans.

  3. WWEMA Window: A Year In Review And A Look Ahead 12/16/2021

    As I write this article, I must confess that I thought (hoped) that we would be in a much different place. Like many of you, I thought that 2021 would be the year that we would come out of the pandemic and return to “normal”. While progress has slowly been made in opening back up travel and meetings, it feels like we are still a long way from those pre-COVID days and that the future will likely look much different.

  4. Creating More Resilient Communities Through Optimized Drainage Design 12/15/2021
    Water is our most valuable resource. Thus, for decades, our government has been concerned with our water systems, particularly with the public safety of clean drinking water and healthy wastewater systems. The latest development in this pursuit is the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, section 214 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which pertains to improving environmental and public health.
  5. How Contractors Maximise Productivity And Efficiency 12/14/2021

    In many regions contractors and sub-contractors carry out essential work on behalf of water utilities to safely refurbish, repair, and maintain assets in the field.  This increases the importance of an efficient workflow between all parties to share the status of their water, wastewater, and other assets (such as pipes, pumps, valves and drainage structures) with maintenance crews, consultants, and contractors so that everyone can access the same up-to-date information. 

  6. What's Next: Replacing The Nation's Lead Pipes Through Policy And Innovation 12/14/2021

    Someday, we may point to 2021 as the beginning of the end of lead pipes in this country, a problem that was largely created a century ago when they were installed to carry our drinking water. President Biden began 2021 with a focus on replacing 100 percent of the nation’s lead pipes, declaring that all Americans deserve clean drinking water.

  7. Accelerate Your Water Modeling To The Next Level 12/7/2021

    From InfoWater-to-InfoWater Pro, we're taking water modeling to the next level with newly enhanced features and added functionalities to help you prepare for the future.

  8. Enhanced Model Management And Reporting In The Latest InfoWorks WS Pro 12/7/2021

    The newly released InfoWorks WS Pro, versions 2021.7 and 2021.8, provide users with new capability that improves managing models and incident reporting. InfoWorks WS Pro has been an industry leader for flexible management of water supply models for decades. Key new functionality includes scenario management, sharing SQLs, supply interruption reporting, and improved version control and licensing.

  9. What's New With Info360 Insight 12/5/2021

    Info360 Insight is a SaaS application for operational analytics and incident management unifying water utility data in the AWS cloud, applying sophisticated analytics, modeling, and alerting tools to make operational information more accessible, reliable, and actionable. Info360 Insight leverages your data investments to empower operators and engineers to quickly monitor, analyze, respond to, and optimize water operations.

  10. Millions Of Americans Struggle To Pay Their Water Bills — Here's How A National Water Aid Program Could Work 12/2/2021

    Running water and indoor plumbing are so central to modern life that most Americans take them from granted. But these services aren’t free, and millions struggle to afford them. A 2019 survey found that U.S. households in the bottom fifth of the economy spent 12.4 percent of their disposable income on water and sewer services. News reports suggest that for low-income households, this burden has increased during the pandemic.