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Get prepared to meet major new EPA rules and guide your utility to success! ROUNDTABLE From Rules to Solutions: #LCRI, #PFAS, and Community Impact December 5-6, 2024, Chicago - Early discount ends November 22, 2024 REGISTER NOW: https://lnkd.in/gTKRTNsd 3 reasons why utility executives and managers should attend: 1. Get ahead of evolving regulatory requirements. 2. Optimize lead service line replacement programs. #LSLR 3. Get tips for navigating tricky conversations with the public and stakeholders. Sponsored by CDM Smith

What’s been happening across the industry and in SME Water? Each year, the Institute of Water hosts a conference where companies and organisations collaborate to drive meaningful change in the water industry. In May's newsletter, we shared more details about how we’ve become affiliates of the Institute of Water and will be exhibiting at this year’s conference. We’d love to see you there! - You can find more info on their website. Paradigm is our flagship product, used by several leading UK water companies to better manage water networks and address industry challenges. In this month’s newsletter, we highlighted some of the benefits that Paradigm is currently providing to our partners. Finally, Richard Francis provided an in-depth answer to a common question about Paradigm in his recent blog which you can find on our website. This blog helps both members and non-members understand how analysts can confidently respond to Paradigm’s appraisal of a DMA. In our upcoming blogs, we will continue to address more commonly asked questions about Paradigm. For industry and company insights like this, sign up for our monthly newsletter here - https://lnkd.in/epabBMWm #SMEWater #WaterIndustry #WaterManagement #TechInWater #WaterInnovation

📢 UKWIR Newsletter Subscribers: Your Opportunity to Shape the Future! 🌊 If you receive WRc’s UKWIR Wastewater Watching Brief alerts, now’s your chance to influence what’s next. Each week, we provide subscribers with key updates, along with a quarterly report, covering the latest issues impacting the wastewater sector. ✍ As a valued subscriber, we invite you to take a quick 5- to10-minute survey to help shape the future direction of the UKWIR Wastewater Watching Brief. Check your inbox for the latest UKWIR email (sent on 1st October), which includes the survey link. The deadline for your input is Friday, 29th November 2024. 🖇 If you share the UKWIR alerts or reports with colleagues, feel free to pass along the survey as well. We welcome their feedback too! 🤝 Together, let’s shape the future of the UKWIR Wastewater Watching Brief! 👉Not subscribed yet? Join now to access these valuable insights and more (you must be an UWKIR member to subscribe): https://bit.ly/45G1ndP

We've supported numerous utilities across the country in submitting nearly one million service line inventories and replacing tens of thousands of lead service lines over the past decade as part of the Lead and Copper Rule deadline—and we're just getting started! 🌍💧 With the recent EPA mandate to replace all lead service lines within 10 years, we remain committed to promoting public health and clean drinking water in partnership with utilities nationwide. 🔗 Ready to learn more? Register for our upcoming webinar to discover how your utility can tackle the new EPA requirements: https://lnkd.in/gH7jgJRt Join us for "Bye, Bye, Bye to Lead in 10 Years – A Programmatic Approach to Achieving the EPA LCRI Mandates," presented by Abdul Khan, P. Eng, Jordan Fleming, EIT, and Paul Ligeti. Our experts will walk you through a comprehensive plan to tackle the daunting task of lead service line replacement. Key Takeaways: 💧 Best practices for public outreach and engagement. 💧 Effective methodologies for identifying lead service lines. 💧 Strategies for funding and infrastructure planning. 📅Date: November 14, 2024 ⏰ Time: 12 PM CST Let's continue the journey toward safer water together! #TYLinConnects #TYLinWater #LCRI #LeadServiceLines #EPA #WaterInfrastructure #CleanWater #PublicHealth

One further comment-- a reminder about Goodhart's Law.... Often cited as “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." Originally, "Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes." #LSPA #riskassessment #statistics #environmental #publichealth #massDEP

If you're attending #ClimateWeekNYC and your work touches food and beverages or agriculture, check out the technical event and discussion HowGood's research team is hosting at #REGENHOUSE about the coming LSR final guidance. Our own Lizz Aspley and JD Capuano are leading this conversation and have our partners at Yard Stick PBC joining them in talking about carbon removals measurement!

The fourth installment of interim Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA) 2.0 guidance is out! In this installment, Bluerisk, Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), LimnoTech and World Resources Institute introduce: - foundational principles and processes for how to quantify VWBs; - new and revised VWB indicators and methods; and - guidance to assist with identifying appropriate VWB indicators and methods. This work reflects the collective thinking of the entire team, including Todd Reeve, Sara Hoversten, Scott Mccaulou, Robert Warren, Jenna Stewart, Penelope Moskus, Laura Weintraub, Wendy Larson, Pranesh Selvendiran, Marc Dettmann, Sara Walker, Shivani Lakshman, Todd Gartner, and Natasha Collins and wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our project sponsors! Find out more and access the interim guidance here: https://lnkd.in/eXfhxSkV

Are you 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 with your customers? In our latest issue, Kyle Postmus, Sr. Manager for Global Water Filtration Division at the National Science Foundation (NSF), provides us with 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that industry members can take to improve the level of trust placed on professionals in the water treatment industry. "The industry’s role is crucial," Postmus says, "Not only to deliver safe and effective water-treatment solutions, but also to serve as a reliable source of information." #WaterTreatment #TrustBuilding #CleanWater #WaterQuality

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Plumbing Manufacturers International Prepares for Legislative Advocacy March 12-13 PMI Washington Legislative Forum and Fly-In, ongoing efforts across the nation provide PMI opportunities to further its agenda -- read the March 2024 Ripple Effect To Close Skills Gap, We Must Step Up Industry Training By Chip Way, PMI Board of Directors President, Lavelle Industries, Inc. Extending our training into new demographics, geographies and industry issues provides a larger footprint for #skilledlabor – which will benefit our communities, our companies and our industry. Where Has All the Groundwater Gone? By Kerry Stackpole IOM FASAE CAE, PMI CEO/Executive Director Rethink Water, the PMI initiative to assure clean, safe water for current and future generations, is working to illuminate the #groundwater challenge, influence policymakers, and share solutions. Housing Bounceback to Temper Effects of Mild Recession PMI member companies should ready themselves for a mild recession later this year and a rebound in 2025 and beyond, stated ITR Economics’ Connor Lokar during PMI’s Market Outlook LIVE presentation. Merill Morse Joins PMI As PMI’s new programs and events coordinator, Merill Morse is focused on setting up the PMI team and PMI’s members for success. Her responsibilities involve managing PMI’s virtual education programs and webinars and helping with program development. Todd Talbot Revisits Defining Moments in PMI’s History In the first of a series celebrating PMI’s 70th anniversary, Todd Talbot, a former PMI board president and current advisor to Globe Union Industrial Corp.’s board of directors, recalls the steps PMI took to become a thriving self-managed association that provides value to all members. Pipe Manufacturers Focus on Growth and Water-Efficiency PMI’s pipe #manufacturing members — Reliance Worldwide Corporation, Uponor and Viega LLC — have been busy growing their businesses while bringing their crucial “behind-the-wall” perspective to the water-efficiency conversation. EWTS Lineup Focuses on Water Sustainability and Safety Water industry experts will focus on the theme “The Nexus Between Sustainability and Safety: Avoiding Unintended Consequences” at the eighth Emerging Water Technology Symposium on May 14-15 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Register for March 12-13 D.C. Legislative Fly-In Want to advocate for legislation that can positively impact the #plumbing manufacturing industry? Be sure to register for the March 12-13 PMI Washington Legislative Forum and Fly-In. We hope you enjoy the March 2024 Ripple Effect! https://bit.ly/3Img375 #sustainability #waterefficiency