Revenue Metering

11. Private Investment Trends In Water And Wastewater Utilities 1/12/2022

    Initial advice for utilities considering privatization, public-private partnerships, and consolidation

12. Balancing The Costs Of Water For Utilities And Customers 9/7/2021

    The cost of municipal water management, including infrastructure renewal, relies on revenue from ratepayers, but affordability of services is a prime concern as well. A recent report from Black & Veatch looks at large cities and recent trends regarding this delicate balance.

13. Why Invest Time And Resources In Reducing Non-Revenue Water? 5/3/2021

    As the incentive to minimize non-revenue water and decrease OPEX becomes ever more imperative among U.S. utilities, lessons can be learned from pioneering Danish utilities that had to do a similar maneuver 20 years ago and today have one of the lowest water-loss rates in the world.

14. How Acoustic Water Leak Detection Is Used To Tackle Water Loss 1/13/2021

    Italy’s biggest multi-utility, A2A S.p.A., like many water utilities in North America and around the world, had to corral water loss to sustain efficient operations. A2A piloted acoustic leak detection as a potential solution, achieving A+ results.

15. Building A Bridge To Advanced Metering Infrastructure With Customer Engagement 11/10/2020

    While advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) offers numerous financial and operational benefits for utilities, the case for deployment hinges on enhanced customer communication facilitated by real-time data.

16. Can't Pay, Won't Pay: COVID-19's Implications For Water Utility Funding 9/16/2020

    Water and wastewater utilities that were already financially strapped before the pandemic have seen a decrease in revenue because of it. How can these utilities adapt and survive, or even thrive, in the shadow of COVID-19?

17. To AMI Or Not To AMI? Lessons Learned From Deployment, And Steps To Success 7/15/2020

    One of Europe’s leading water utilities shares five critical steps for successful deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

18. Water Loss Control — From Audit To Action 11/1/2019

    Non-revenue water loss is a problem from coast to coast, but California has taken a lead and set an example — with resources from AWWA — by adopting and sharing best practices to help solve the issue.

19. Computational Fluid Dynamics Hits Its Stride For Water, Wastewater, And Stormwater Treatment 11/1/2019

    It took some time for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to find its way to the water industry, but now that it has, a primer is warranted to understand its application.

20. Mating And Consolidating 5/1/2019

    It can be hard to go it alone, especially when times get tough. Many utilities are seeking support, as they deal with failing infrastructure, escalating contamination threats, extreme weather, and a retiring, difficult-to-replace workforce. These challenges could be overcome with a full set of resources — money, people, equipment, expertise — but many utilities, especially small-community systems, are not so complete.