With the tremendous cost associated with the treatment and distribution of water, many water districts are going solar for protection from rising electricity costs.

Perhaps the three most important questions facing a municipal water department today are, ?How do you predict how long our water distribution system will last?,? ?When must we start planning for replacement?? and ?What?s the true cost over the lifetime of the system??

Water usage and waste are at record levels as a growing global population, environmental changes and aging water infrastructure strain freshwater resources.

Just days after the conclusion of AWWA?S ACE 2011, the U.S. Conference of Mayors held its 79th annual meeting in Baltimore.

With the tremendous cost associated with the treatment and distribution of water, many water districts are going solar for protection from rising electricity costs.

Major construction of the Southern Delivery System (SDS) has now commenced.

In today?s economy, finding ways to ?do more with less? extends to virtually every business, government and educational institution.

Earth: the Blue Planet. Its nickname is derived from the fact that about 70 percent of its surface is covered by water.

In a televised address to Congress on Sept. 8, President Barack Obama called for the passage of the American Jobs Act, which includes investment in infrastructure for roads, bridges, railroads, airports and schools.

Jefferson County, Ala., mired in a financial crisis that could lead to bankruptcy proceedings, came one step closer to a resolution on Sept. 16 when the County Commission approved an agreement that included debt concessions and sewer rate hikes.