Agency switches fuel, engines to lower emissions 1st June 2003 The Ann Arbor (Mich.) Transportation Authority (AATA) has begun using ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel to power its buses. It also is replacing its current
PARKS AND RECREATION/Lagoon preserves multi-purpose reservoir 1st June 2003 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 1st June 2003 People expect high pressure from their garden hoses, low totals on their water bills and good-tasting water in their glasses. Nothing elicits complaints
City gauges water needs with simulation software 1st June 2003 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.
PUBLIC WORKS/Decantation plant saves money, trips to incinerator 1st June 2003 In March, Bothell, Wash., opened a decantation plant that separates solid debris from water collected by city maintenance crews while cleaning storm drains
Chicago tracks fleet vehicles on Web-based maps 1st June 2003 Chicago has built a citywide vehicle-tracking network that allows certain department heads and supervisors to see the locations of all their vehicles
Stormwater collection preserves recreation area 1st May 2003 The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Ill., (FPDDC) has solved a stormwater runoff problem that plagued the Blackwell Forest Preserve last year.
Sorting out solid waste budgets 1st May 2003 Last summer, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to suspend glass and plastics recycling was taken widely as a signal that municipal waste departments
WASTEWATER/Detroit replaces sewer tunnel, expands capacity 1st May 2003 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
Small city collects big savings with refuse system 1st May 2003 McMinnville, Tenn., a small town with approximately 12,000 residents, has fully automated its refuse fleet, which is operated by two employees. The automated
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020