Water Management

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) recently honored the 2009 recipient of its prestigious ?We Dig America Award? ? Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).

As every investor knows only too well, the last two years have been an exceptionally difficult period in the global financial markets.

The City of Riverside, Calif., recently faced the need to upsize existing sewer lines in a very tight, densely populated area of its central city.

USA TODAY reported in 2009, ?The USA?s infrastructure is crumbling and threatens the nation?s economic well-being, according to a new report by a top engineering group.

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.

Over the last decade the federal government has been reducing its water and sewer grant footprint, replacing some of that funding with State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans.

The Clean Water America Alliance (CWAA), a newly formed organization focused on the promotion of water sustainability and the development of a viable national water policy to better address the provision of clean safe water for future generations, recently hosted its second national dialogue.

The financial services firm Janney Montgomery Scott held its annual Water Industry Summit March 22-23 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

I yearn for the day to arrive in late November at my church, year after year, when the 2-inch cube white cardboard boxes are handed out during worship by our senior pastor to our congregation of about 2,500.

Securing public and private utility sites and facilities from losses resulting from theft, burglary and vandalism is complicated, relatively expensive and often times frustrating.