Water Management

DESALINATION:  Tampa Bay Desalination Plant Achieves Performance Milestones

DESALINATION: Tampa Bay Desalination Plant Achieves Performance Milestones

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

Tampa Bay Water, American Water and Acciona Agua announced that the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility, the largest seawater desalination plant in the United States, has passed the final two performance milestone tests.

PEOPLE:  Haley & Aldrich Announces New Leadership Team

PEOPLE: Haley & Aldrich Announces New Leadership Team

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

Haley & Aldrich, one of the nation?s leading geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firms, announced the promotions of Lawrence P. Smith, P.E., R.G., to President/CEO and William R. Fisher, P.E., to Executive Vice President/Chief Client Officer.

PEOPLE: AWWA Names New Executive Director

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently named David B. LaFrance as its new executive director. He will join the staff in May.

PEOPLE: American Water Names David Baker to Lead Western Division

PEOPLE: American Water Names David Baker to Lead Western Division

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

American Water Works Company Inc., the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recently announced that David Baker, president of Indiana American Water and Michigan American Water, has been named senior vice president of the company?s Western Division.

Condition Assessment:

Condition Assessment:

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

The water pipeline infrastructure in North America was built over a period of several decades. As such, it is not expected to fail all at once.

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

Officials and administrators are responsible for the health of the communities they serve. This requires quality piping systems that provide clean drinking water and sanitation.

Credibility Is Key

Credibility Is Key

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

When municipal and utility engineers and other decision-makers authorize a materials or equipment purchase, they?re putting their professional reputations on the line every time.

Trenchless Pipeline Renewal Method Selection

Trenchless Pipeline Renewal Method Selection

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

The decision, by an engineer, designer, municipal official or anyone else, of how to accomplish the renewal of a deteriorated buried pipe in an urban or suburban environment without excavation must be based on readily available parameters for the existing pipeline being examined.

Managing Iron Pipes

Managing Iron Pipes

Water Management April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

A lot of discussion surrounds the need for condition assessment of existing infrastructure in order to properly prioritize the work that needs to be done to rehabilitate our water and sewer pipelines.

Preserving our Vital Resources: How Advanced Leak Detection Technologies Support Water Conservation

Water Management March 5, 2010 at 12:00 am

Though often undervalued, water is not a given in this country. In fact, by 2025, water demand is expected to outpace supply by 50 percent.