WATER security SECRETS 

By: 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 

By: 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...

Climate change will lead to droughts and floods, according to report 

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 of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA). ...

Stormwater utility survey now available 

Educating the public on the cost of doing business is a major concern for respondents to the 2007 National Stormwater Utility Survey recently released by Overland Park, Kan.-based Black & Veatch....

Newsletter keeps residents in the pipeline 

The Prince William County, Va., Service Authority has launched a quarterly print and video newsletter to update residents about the authority's drinking...

Rain, rain, go this way 

Nearly 20 years ago, Rockledge, Fla., weathered a severe flood from nearly 13 inches of rain. The event left hundreds of residents unable to reach their...

Laying the groundwork 

This spring, Phoenix finished long-term repairs to a stormwater channel in the city's northeast business district that frequently needed restoration to...

Staying inside the lines 

Racine, Wis., more than doubled its peak wastewater treatment capacity last fall without expanding the boundaries of its treatment plant site. By changing...

Restoring natural filters 

By: Brian Schneider

Park repairs clean stormwater, help it flow freely to the ocean....

Saving a place for visitors 

Vermont rest stop turns wastewater treatment into an attraction....

Paying the price 

By: By Lori Burkhammer

Three communities shoulder the cost of failing water systems....

Protecting water crews 

City uses signs to slow motorists near roadside work zones....

The invisible problem 

By: By Lori Burkhammer

Funding to fix wastewater and water systems has slowed to a trickle....

Planning for dry weather 

Severe drought steps up city's schedule to build water reservoir....

Do you have something in a smaller size? 

By: By Cindy Wallis-Lage, Terry Johnson and Alan Rimer

Cost-effective alternatives to expanding wastewater treatment plants are emerging....

Redistributing wastewater 

By: John Marshall

Treatment plant converts sewage to water suitable for irrigation....

PARKS AND RECREATION/Lagoon preserves multi-purpose reservoir 

Until the late 1990s, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Water District (CCWD) had multiple uses for its Contra Loma Reservoir, which stored an emergency supply...

A matter of taste 

By: By Mark Waer, Leland Harms, Rick Bond and Nicholas Burn

People expect high pressure from their garden hoses, low totals on their water bills and good-tasting water in their glasses. Nothing elicits complaints...

UV treatment reduces beach water bacteria 

Encinitas, Calif., is home to one of the more popular destinations in San Diego County. Its Moonlight Beach attracted nearly 2.7 million visitors in 2000...

New facility helps city beat water shortages 

Thanks to a new water storage terminal, Lee's Summit, Mo., is meeting water demands that previously had forced the city to implement voluntary water rationing...

WASTEWATER/Partnership provides service, cost benefits 

By: Boyd Johnson, city administrator for Georgetown, S.C., and Robert Barker, executive director for the

Facing the prospect of costly upgrades to their wastewater treatment systems, two communities in Georgetown County, S.C., have joined forces with the...

Plant upgrade leads to sewer expansion project 

Facing a state consent order to comply with the Clean Water Act (CWA), Scituate, Mass., recently completed extensive upgrades to its wastewater treatment...