There are more than 300 million people living in the U.S., and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. That water must be brought to us, and it must be taken away.

We ask top-level executives from large and small companies to give us critical insight on business trends and to help forecast what to expect in the coming year.

The Pumps & Systems team recently returned from a well-attended WEFTEC, where the word on the street is that business in the industry is increasing and optimism is abundant.

It seems appropriate that our Aging Infrastructure issue coincides with a recent influx of information on municipalities and other organizations (finally) feeling the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Many months have passed since Barack Obama's stimulus package promised economic relief to our industry. I finally have good news to share.