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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a report highlighting the need to invest in the US’ aging infrastructure at the coronavirus pandemic's peak. The adage, “out of sight out of mind,” has never been more accurate when it comes to a hidden network of aging pipes buried …
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Getting stuck in traffic is not a very pleasant experience, but it is a way of life in Metro Manila. Workers, students, and residents experience this every day, especially during rush hours. It gets worse when there's a bottleneck due to an incident or during major construction. The …
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Increasing intensity and frequency of weather events, particularly those that have recently happened, such as bushfires in Australia and California, floods in India, typhoons in South East Asia, are placing “increased operational stress” in electrical networks. The sad truth is that utility …
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The article in the MENAFN talks about how the integrated water approach can address freshwater scarcity in the Middle East. Climate change and population growth are adding more stress to already water-scarce countries in the Middle East. To add to the problem, future projections of global …
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Infrastructure is the foundation of a country’s economic growth and development. In Small Island Developing States (SIDS), infrastructure is considered a key solution for their long-term survival from the economic and environmental challenges they are facing today. It is no secret that SIDS …
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In many arid and dry regions of the world, such as the Middle East, Western Australia, and North Africa, desalination plants provide a large percentage of drinkable water for the areas they serve. However, the process that takes place during desalination produces more than just drinkable water. …
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Wichita Falls, Texas have finally opened their Potable Water Reuse System that has been in the planning since 1990. They completed the project step by step with the first microfiltration system being installed by 2008. They had their Direct Potable Reuse system in place before the drought in …
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If we look into the history of the world, we can see that in the pre-20th-century, most of the wars and conflicts in the world were over the control of land and its natural resources. Eventually, boundaries were established, resource treaties were arranged, and natural resources moved to the …
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Some Indian specialists in environmental science have been researching how preserving natural water resources and its harnessing over man-made water solutions must be considered in their country. The thought is that the overabundance of artificial infrastructure will eventually consume the …
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The United States has a high level of water utility fragmentation. There are many small providers and utilities spread throughout various states, cities, districts, and zones. This system has made water infrastructure management difficult and multi-layered. However, some utilities have begun to …
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In the rural Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky, many residents are dissatisfied with the water supplied from nearby water utilities. They face many problems - particularly in winter as their water supply is prone to be shut off. The utilities claim that the water shortages are mostly due to …
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In 2017 the United States experienced one of the worst dam failures in recent history when the Oroville Dam partially split, causing major downstream evacuations and damages. The cause of the problem was unstable bedrock beneath the dam that consequently eroded and structural weakness due to …
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