Badger Meter introduced OneNetwork, a real-time network monitoring and analysis platform designed to give water distribution, wastewater collection and stormwater managers a single operational view of diverse assets and sensor data. The software brings Advanc…
As utilities connect more of their networks, cybersecurity has become a design requirement rather than a back-office task. Leaders at Badger Meter discussed independent validation and data protection practices spanning meters, communications, and software. Th…
The Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) captured 18.1 billion gallons of stormwater at Prado Dam between July 2025 and June 2026, the highest total since the 1940s, according to OCWD. The volume is enough to supply…
The City of Hastings filed a lawsuit in Dakota County District Court on August 26, 2026 (case no. 19HA CV 26 5694), alleging that historical air emissions from a manufacturing facility in Cottage Grove contaminated five public drinking water wells with PFOA a…
A federal proposal titled the Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act to expand U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authority over cybersecurity at water and wastewater utilities. The measure responds to…
Bluefield Research forecasts US$99.3 billion in municipal drinking water and wastewater pipe investment across the U.S. and Canada from 2026 to 2035, signaling a pivot from system expansion to renewal and rehabilitation. Annual utility CAPEX is projected to r…