Water Management

A Scathing Critique. A review of “Next Generation Compliance: Environmental Regulation for the Modern Era,” by author Cynthia Giles, published by Oxford University Press. | By G. Tracy Mehan, III Former Obama EPA enforcement chief Cynthia Giles has written a very challenging, well-documented critique ofRead More

Last week in Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced the agency’s Get the Lead Out (GLO) Initiative aimed at providing technical assistance for lead service line removal in underserved communities. Through the GLO initiative, which is funded entirely byRead More

By Jeff Griffiths Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issues a Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, which depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card. For the first time this century, theRead More

Several critical initiatives are facing the U.S. water utility sector including pipe repair and replacement, funding, long-term water supply, workforce issues, cybersecurity and emergency planning. It’s a mix of challenges affecting both daily operations and future threats more indicative of the modern era. They willRead More

Laying and connecting pipes in a new construction project is a complex and challenging task that requires careful planning and coordination. Some of the factors that need to be considered are: Once the pipe has been lowered into the trench or borehole and is properlyRead More

The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District’s (Regional San) $1.7 billion EchoWater project was recently named a winner of Bentley Systems’ Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure, which recognizes users of the company’s software for excellence in infrastructure modeling and digital twin. The EchoWater project is aRead More

By Jason Montgomery, George Schaaf, Britt Klein & Bethany McDonald On a sunny day in May 2022, crews in Gilbert, Arizona, unearthed the crown of a critical water transmission main. Removing cracked concrete mortar from the outside of the bar-wrapped pipe revealed what the teamRead More

The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s office (WRC) in Waterford Township, Michigan, was one of the 2023 recipients of the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Utility of the Future award. This marks the third time in four years the organization has received this award, emphasizing itsRead More

In this report, Flume Utility & Business Solutions explores what residential water use looks like in the Colorado River Basin today, how that has evolved over time, and how water agencies and utilities can use insights to meet conservation goals. Sponsored by:

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