Water
Rainmakers
Some communities are not waiting until the next crisis to increase their water supplies....
InfrastructureRestoring natural beautyProject: Urban stream restoration Jurisdiction: Alameda County, Calif. Agency: Flood Control and Water Conservation District Contractors: Point Richmond,... Pumping up sewer rehabProject: Sewer system rehabilitation Jurisdiction: Ruston, La. Agency: Department of Water Utilities and Mayor's Office Vendor: Mansfield, Ohio-based... Cameras 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... |
TreatmentNew plant addresses county's water issuesThe San Diego County Water Authority celebrated the opening of a 100-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant last month. The facility reduces the... The 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,... |
Operations/Management
WATER security SECRETS
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
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...
