Treatment
The cost of clean streams
By: By Meredith Preston
Norfolk, 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 wastewater
Project: Water reclamation Jurisdiction: Mankato, Minn. Agency: Mankato Public Works, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Companies involved: San Jose,...
Power play
By: By Lynn Peisner
By definition, managing wastewater facilities is an environmentally sensitive job, but climate-change awareness and rising prices for electricity and natural gas are pushing plants to produce and use renewable energy. Energy accounts for 30 percent of the operating and maintenance costs of most wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and demand for electricity at the facilities is expected to grow 20...
Redistributing resources
Project: Recycled water Jurisdiction: Redwood City, Calif. Agency: Redwood City/South Bayside System Authority Vendor: San Francisco-based Kennedy/Jenks...
The next drug problem
By: By Patricia Frank
Hidden among the well-known problems faced by water professionals aging infrastructure, dwindling supply is another emerging issue: rising amounts of...
A refreshing water source
By: Dave Kaunisto Rebecca Mullenix
This summer, the East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District (ECCV) located south of Denver, opened the taps on a new water source for its...
Water, water everywhere...
By: By David Mansfield, Paul Shoenberger, James Crook and Karen DeCampli
And now there is more to drink in communities that reclaim and reuse their wastewater....
8 ways to help control water loss
By: Tom Jakubowski, a water program manager for Omaha, Neb.-based HDR
A water audit is the foundation of proper resource management for drinking water utilities. Utilities can take several steps to control losses both while...
Water savings come drop by precious drop
By: James Romeo
Necessity springs local governments into action....
Water safety
By: By Al Petrasek
In the months after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, F-16s patrolled the skies over New York and Washington, D.C., and the FBI launched an intensive...
Stormwater collection preserves recreation area
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Ill., (FPDDC) has solved a stormwater runoff problem that plagued the Blackwell Forest Preserve last year....
Water tower repairs give new outlook for city
Last year, for the first time in nearly three decades, residents of Wilmington, Del., were able to enjoy what many locals consider the best view of the...
Water Tank Maintenance
By: By Chip Stein
A water storage tank can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to construct, and, although it is initially expensive, it is over the life of the structure...
Water temple rehab overcomes years of neglect
San Francisco's historic Sunol Water Temple, built by the Spring Valley Water Co. in 1910, was so badly damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that...
WATER SUPPLY/ Computerized irrigation helps conserve water
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
In South Orange County, Calif., two homeowners associations are taking advantage of computerized irrigation systems to conserve water and reduce their...
WATER SUPPLY/Midwest city bursts pipes to make repairs
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
Facing growing delivery demands and aging infrastructure, Belton, Mo., replaced a portion of its water system, including main and service lines. The job,...
WATER SUPPLY/Town gets permits for sensitive expansion project
By: Walter Tonaszuck and Daniel Garson
Usually, when municipalities or other governmental entities seek permits for new water supplies, they have to jump through numerous regulatory hoops to...
WATER SUPPLY/City gets new water source and protects salmon
Recent growth in the Pacific Northwest cities of Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and Tacoma, Wash., is threatening the region's water supply. Tacoma is currently...
Water quality, flooding propel diversion project
As a resort community that relies on tourism for its economic vitality, Lake Geneva, Wis., was facing a problem. An undersized storm sewer was contributing...
Water district makes itself 'at home'
At first glance, 8815 West Spring Mountain Road looks much like any other upscale suburban home in the Las Vegas Valley. However, despite the stucco walls,...
