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This year in Austin, Texas, the AWWA and WEF held a Utility Management Conference. During this conference, the AWWA Knowledge Management Subcommittee of the Workforce Strategies Committee and the AWWA Asset Management Committee partnered to show how the two can be integrated to support business …
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Peoria is among the majority cities of Arizona experiencing drought for more than 15 years. Unlike the problems Californian cities face, the little city of Peoria's water supply remains stable, their economy growing continuously. Planning for drought for years, Peoria and Arizona have been …
The White House summoned the country's leading thinkers on infrastructure planning and design on May 5th. They met to discuss how infrastructure projects across the board can be designed to stimulate economic growth and be more resilient against calamities that climate change brings. Along …
It's all happening with Infrastructure in the USA this week as 'Infrastructure Week 2015' kicks off in Washington. From May 11-15, more than 80 organizations are set to host dozens of events. Participants will range from Vice President Biden to city council members, academics, utility groups, …
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In April 2015, Dr. Natalie Jackson, New Zealand's preeminent research demographer, gave a presentation hosted at the Waugh Infrastructure Management offices in Timaru to an audience of New Zealand local government transportation and water utility engineers and Waugh Infrastructure …
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We have read the results of a survey that asked Americans about how important water is in their lives Value of Water Coalition released recently in relation to National Drinking Water Week. The results also include the immediate action needed to maintain water supply and water …
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Californian's covet all the water that rainy states like Washington get, but some Seattle residents wonder if Californians would actually be willing to pay the price that comes with all that water. High water prices in Seattle have led to a decline in water usage over the last fifty years. In …
The visitors to Inframanage.com have been steadily growing and we have now had visitors from 100 countries visit and browse our website. Syria was the 100th country to visit. Thanks for the interest Syria. The amount of international interest shown has been very encouraging for …
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Hopefully, that is a question that has got you thinking - what is this about? I came across this video a few days ago of a TED talk by Hans and Ola Rosling. "How not to be ignorant about the world". I would encourage you to watch the video. Additional information about this …
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Terry Trapp is an entrepreneur based in Sitka, Alaska. He is the chief executive of Alaska Bulk Water inc. and intends to ship around 10 million gallons of water per month by tanker or barge from Alaska to California by July. Ambitious to say the least. The cost has always been a major obstacle …
Inframanage.com contributors Dr. Theuns Henning and Ross Waugh attended the IMPCA9 Conference in Washington DC on 18-21 May 2015. IMPCA9 is a major international conference on the management of pavement assets. Conference topics of discussion will include: The main theme of the conference …
Arizonan residents are concerned that in the next few years, their state could rapidly follow California and join the long-term drought conditions that have beset the American West. Due to innovative measures to increase Arizona's effective water supply, such as underground banking, the …
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