Restoring natural beauty 

Project: Urban stream restoration Jurisdiction: Alameda County, Calif. Agency: Flood Control and Water Conservation District Contractors: Point Richmond,...

Pumping up sewer rehab 

Project: Sewer system rehabilitation Jurisdiction: Ruston, La. Agency: Department of Water Utilities and Mayor's Office Vendor: Mansfield, Ohio-based...

Cameras capture water tower demolition 

Last 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...

Rainmakers 

By: By Robert Barkin

Some communities are not waiting until the next crisis to increase their water supplies....

NASSCO announces inspector training and certification program 

The 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....

Cleaning up sewer spills 

For many years, Atlanta's population has been growing, but its wastewater infrastructure has been crumbling. Prompted by a lawsuit filed by several groups,...

Clean and green 

By: By Donald Baker, Les Lampe and Laura Adams

Public desire for open space that includes clean streams and lakes, along with more stringent federal environmental regulations, have prompted many communities...

What lies beneath 

By: By Lori Burkhammer

As people have moved away from densely populated urban areas with centralized sewer systems, the number of onsite, cluster and community wastewater treatment...

Turning up the pressure 

By: By Doug Elder, Bob Hulsey and Bruce Long

Sometimes the cure for one problem leaves another in its wake. For example, combating common microorganisms using disinfectants in water sometimes creates...

A good place to run 

By: By Susan DeGrane

Rain barrels, permeable driveways and prairie potholes are a few new stormwater shelters....

Finding a water substitute 

Ohio town hydrates trees while saving water during hot weather....

Bridge over troubled water 

By: By Nancy Zeilig

Despite the absence of federal funding, communities are finding ways to improve their water systems....

Draining resources 

By: By Patti Ghezzi

Local governments are losing hundreds of millions of dollars on billions of gallons of water that never reach their customers....

Cooling Colorado's water wars 

By: By Rod Kuharich, Rick Brown, Kelly DiNatale, Susan Morea and John Rehring

Battling interests are reaching common ground on plans for the state's future water needs....

Aging water pipes strain local resources 

By: Greg Kail

AWWA releases smart water rate management report....

UTILITY MANAGEMENT/Avoiding sewer rate hikes 

By: Karyn Keese

Change in billing procedures generates revenue for improvements....

Adding water for growth 

County expands water treatment plant to serve more residents....

Controlling floodwaters 

By: Deodat Budhu and Oscar Bermudez

The Orange County, Fla., Division of Roads and Drainage completed a project this summer that improved stormwater drainage and safety at a lake near the...

Bursting at the seams 

As part of an ongoing water main replacement and rehabilitation program, the Louisville (Ky.) Water Co. (LWC) recently replaced 900 feet of cast iron...

Clearing the air 

By: By Ray Pelosi

Cutting-edge technology, and regulatory and industry safeguards have ensured safe methods of treating wastewater and producing biosolids the solid organic...

WATER SUPPLY/City expands treatment options with new plant 

As part of a multi-faceted, nearly $7 million upgrade of its drinking-water supply system, Fairfield, Iowa, has built a new water treatment plant. The...

City gauges water needs with simulation software 

By: Paul Blount and Peter Varney

Rocky Mount, N.C., has begun using risk management techniques to preserve its water supply and to avoid the cost of building an additional reservoir....

WASTEWATER/Detroit replaces sewer tunnel, expands capacity 

By: Stephen Ursery

The Detroit Water & Sewerage Department (DWSD) has opened a $26 million, three-mile-long interceptor sewer tunnel in Macomb County, Mich. The seven-foot-wide...

A drain on the budget 

By: By Gary N. Bowen

The long-awaited EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II stormwater regulations become a reality this month. Permits outlining...

WATER SUPPLY/New plant reduces reliance on groundwater 

Tampa Bay (Fla.) Water has opened a 66-million-gallons-per-day (mgd) surface water treatment plant in central Hillsborough County. The $84 million project,...