Water Management

Like many other cities throughout North America, Corpus Christi, Texas, is in the midst of improving the way it manages its departments citywide, including its sewer and water systems.

Over the years, officials tasked with caring for our infrastructure systems have professed the need for better coordination across city departments ? not only from finance, legal, administrative and public works, but also between water, wastewater, stormwater and other utilities.

Paying obligations in water (or sewer service, or natural gas or whatever it is that you sell) ? that?s just the old barter system, right? Yes. But it is so much more. It will save or make your utility a lot of money, if done right.

Many regions of the United States are facing a painful and daunting task to keep up with the need to restore their aging and increasingly inadequate pipeline infrastructures, particularly when it comes to meeting present and future needs of water, wastewater and natural gas pipeline systems.

The UIM Water/Wastewater Conference was held May 4 at the near Seattle and featured a host of expert presenters covering an array of topics. The conference gathered more than 50 people at the Doubletree Guest Suites Seattle Airport/Southcenter in Tukwila.

Pleasanton, Calif., is one of the best places to live in the United States, according to Money Magazine. As a long-time resident and fourth-term mayor, I am not surprised the city is recognized for its recreational, educational and cultural facilities, as well as a climate, that are second-to-none.

Insituform Technologies Inc. announced that it has been awarded contracts from the City of Montreal, Quebec, and Orange County, Fla., totaling more than $20 million.

There is a common discussion taking place across the United States today that may sound a bit different depending on where you live and what your local economic and political climate is, but the common underlying question is simply this: Is government operating with maximum effectiveness and efficiency to achieve long-term sustainability?

The Clean Water America Alliance will add four new Directors to its Board. ?The Alliance is broadening its perspective and growing its membership of proven leaders,? explains President Ben Grumbles. Joining the Alliance Board are:

Wachs Water Services, a leading provider of solutions for the management of aging water infrastructure in the United States, has opened a new regional office in Burlington, Ont., which is part of the Greater Toronto area.