Operations & Management
Good intentions, stinking results
San Francisco's use of the low-flow toilets has cut city water consumption, but the reduction of water has led to a smelly build up of sludge in the sewer system....
Brown is the new green
By Nancy Mann Jackson
Power-hungry wastewater plants turn to alternative energy sources for fuel....
Survey studies water and wastewater's customer rates in large cities
Water and wastewater bills for residential use across the country have increased at a steady rate since 2001, according to a survey released Tuesday by Black & Veatch....
Viewpoint: Lessons learned from a 200-year storm
By Leo Fontaine
The mayor of Woonsocket, R.I., shares the town's secrets for keeping its wastewater treatment plant operating despite a powerful April storm....
Organizations release guidance on water/wastewater facilities
The Consortium for Energy Efficiency and the Water Environment Federation have released the Energy Efficiency RFP Guidance for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities....
A new view of water
Water agency's headquarters pulls staff together in a central location and an educational green building....
Tapped out
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
The money to comply with water regulations is drying up, so local governments are searching for new funds to keep water clean....
Associations seek 'holistic' approach to water management
The Water Environment Federation and the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association are working together to integrate centralized and de-centralized water management....
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition seeks abstracts
Experts in the field of water efficiency are invited to submit abstracts for the third WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, slated for Oct. 6-8, 2010....
Settling the right to tap a lake
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
Southeastern water wars center on use of federal reservoirs....
Water at the crossroads
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Twenty-first century issues demand new approaches to water management....
It creeps, it crawls
Whatever it is, it's living in the sewers below Raleigh, N.C. In July, video of a pulsating blob of ... something captured by a city work crew began making its way around the Internet....
Rain Bird seeks nominations for Intelligent Use of Water Awards
Rain Bird is seeking nominations for its 2009 Intelligent Use of Water Awards, which recognizes water conservation programs....
Entries now being accepted for Intelligent Use of Water film competition
The Intelligent Use of Water film competition is a competition that picks the short film that best explores water conservation methods and ideas....
Resolving water disputes: white paper offers tips
"Water Wars: Conflicts Over Shared Waters," a white paper released by the Water Policy Institute, seeks to provide a blueprint for resolving conflicts....
Water rates aim to encourage conservation in Los Angeles
In response to an ongoing water shortage, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has instituted a new rate schedule that charges higher prices to heavy users....
Water, water everywhere
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has contracted with Norwalk, Conn.-based Emcor Group to install electrical systems at its new...
Sewer company association launches sewer grouting Web site
The National Association of Sewer Service Companies has launched a new Web site for its Infiltration Control and Grouting Association division....
Water group compares industry paychecks
The 2008 Water Utility Compensation Survey is available now from the American Water Works Association. The survey includes data for water and wastewater professionals...
WATER security SECRETS
By Nancy Mann Jackson
Nation builds networks to combat continuing threats to water supplies....
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
Ed Brock
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...
Report shows vagaries of climate change
Climate change will lead to drought in some parts of the country and floods in other areas, according to a report by the Washington-based Association...
