Water
Rainmakers
Some communities are not waiting until the next crisis to increase their water supplies....
InfrastructureCameras capture water tower demolitionLast month, Nags Head, N.C., dismantled a landmark water tank and broadcast the process on its Web site. The 300,000-gallon elevated water storage tank... RainmakersSome communities are not waiting until the next crisis to increase their water supplies.... NASSCO announces inspector training and certification programThe Owings Mills, Md.-based National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) is offering an inspector training and certification program to field construction professionals, such as municipal engineers.... |
TreatmentThe cost of clean streamsNorfolk, Va., public works officials breathed a sigh of relief in July 2006 when the city council approved an increase in the fee users pay to fund stormwater... Have a drink?Water reuse the introduction of treated wastewater back into the environment for use as drinking water is becoming more popular. In January, Orange County,... Cool use for wastewaterProject: Water reclamation Jurisdiction: Mankato, Minn. Agency: Mankato Public Works, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Companies involved: San Jose,... |
Operations/Management
Consortium develops forum on desalination research
A consortium consisting of the Denver-based American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AwwaRF), the California Energy Commission and Broomfield, Colo.-MWH engineering consulting firm have created a Web-based forum on desalination research....
States seek a truce in the water wars
The need to share water from rivers that cross state lines has been a constant source of contention in the desert West and, now, in the drought-stricken...
Report outlines security at water facilities
A new report from the Alexandria, Va.-based Water Environment Federation (WEF) and other water and public works organizations outlines the legal and policy...
