Water Management

Q&A: Risk, Resilience and Response

Q&A: Risk, Resilience and Response

Water Management August 28, 2023 at 8:34 am

Shawn Corrigan, Vice President, Risk and Resilience Principal, Carollo, chats with WF&M This past June at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE23) in Toronto, we caught up with Shawn Corrigan, CEM, vice president and risk and resilience principal at Carollo. Corrigan walked us though someRead More

EPA releases initial nationwide monitoring data on 29 PFAS and lithium

EPA releases initial nationwide monitoring data on 29 PFAS and lithium

Water Management August 28, 2023 at 7:20 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month released the first set of data collected under the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). In the latest action to deliver on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, UCMR 5 will provide new data that will improve EPA’s understandingRead More

Stantec to lead design on Treasure Island resource recovery facility

Stantec to lead design on Treasure Island resource recovery facility

Water Management August 23, 2023 at 2:27 pm

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) recently selected Stantec as lead designer for a new water resource recovery facility on San Francisco’s iconic Treasure Island. The island has undergone decades of geotechnical improvements to make it habitable for businesses and residents. Treasure Island hasRead More

AWWA issues statement on Hawaii wildfires

AWWA issues statement on Hawaii wildfires

Water Management August 23, 2023 at 12:52 pm

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) last week issued a statement on the wildfires in Maui. AWWA staff and members are heartbroken for our colleagues and friends in Maui, Hawaii, amid the tragedy of the recent wildfires. We extend our sympathy to everyone there whoRead More

Commentary: Climate Initiatives Stifle with Stuck-in-the-Past Equipment Purchasing

Commentary: Climate Initiatives Stifle with Stuck-in-the-Past Equipment Purchasing

Commentary, Public Utility Finance, Water Management August 21, 2023 at 10:45 am

By Soren Rasmussen Protecting the environment has never been so high on the agenda. So, isn’t it peculiar that in the wastewater industry, almost everything is still archaically structured to purchasing the cheapest possible equipment, which can all too soon end up as waste thatRead More

The Future of Water: In the Challenges, Lie the Opportunities

The Future of Water: In the Challenges, Lie the Opportunities

Water Management August 21, 2023 at 9:12 am

By Steph Aldock When we think about the water industry, many of the challenges are not new. It feels like every year, the American Society of Engineers gives U.S. water infrastructure a failing grade. These age-old issues are compounded by short-term pressures such as recessionaryRead More

Brown and Caldwell adds to water reuse team

Brown and Caldwell adds to water reuse team

Water Management August 17, 2023 at 8:30 am

Brown and Caldwell recently announced the addition of water reuse technical leadership as Sandy Scott-Roberts joined the firm as program management director to help California communities tap into drought-proof drinking water sources. Having spent most of her career at an internationally recognized water district, Scott-RobertsRead More

Sacramento completes $1.7 billion EchoWater project

Sacramento completes $1.7 billion EchoWater project

Water Management August 14, 2023 at 10:17 am

The Sacramento region can expect to see big changes related to how wastewater is treated and reused with the completion of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District’s (Regional San) $1.7 billion, decade-long plant expansion. Named the EchoWater Project, the extensive upgrade was completed in spring 2023 — on scheduleRead More

DC Water releases new lead map, part of 2023 Lead Free DC plan

DC Water releases new lead map, part of 2023 Lead Free DC plan

Water Management August 14, 2023 at 8:49 am

This summer DC Water released its 2023 Lead Free DC (LFDC) Plan, detailing the necessary actions required from DC Water, customers the District of Columbia, and other key partners to accelerate lead line replacement efforts. Lead Free DC launched in 2019 with the goal of removingRead More

Survey: Communication key in consumer perception of water safety

Survey: Communication key in consumer perception of water safety

Water Management August 7, 2023 at 8:05 am

According to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), consumers who remember receiving a recent communication from their water utilities are more than three times as likely to report their water’s safety has improved. The MayRead More