WASHINGTON (April 21, 2016) – On the eve of Earth Day 2016, a partnership of water sector organizations—the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and WateReuse,with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—proudly announce a new Utility of the Future (UOTF) Today Recognition Program.

WAITAKI, New Zealand (April 20, 2016) — The Waitaki District Council in New Zealand recently celebrated the upgrade of the Oamaru Water Treatment Plant, which will use innovative water filtration technology from GE to increase plant capacity by 25 percent. The upgrade is part of a broader commitment by the council to provide high-quality drinking water to the growing local population.