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Sara Jerome of Water Online wrote a thought-provoking article on how the political climate in West Virginia is shifting and may result in the deregulation of many public water utilities. From the point of view of the employees of the utilities, this is a positive outlook. "Tim Rock, …
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On Water Online's guest column, Eva Rippeteau posted a forward-thinking analysis of the ongoing problem with bursting water mains in the USA's Capital City. She observes that recent flooding due to aging infrastructure in the older parts of the country is perhaps just the tip of a …
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The US EPA, Department of Justice, and the state of Arkansas started 2015 with an announcement that the City of Fort Smith will upgrade it's sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years. This upgrade is intended to reduce discharges of raw sewage and other pollutants in local …
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The City of Philadelphia is starting the new year with an exciting new incentive to manage their Stormwater and Wastewater. The Philadelphia Water Department is proud to introduce two programs: the Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) and the Greened Acre Retrofit Program (GARP); both …
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2015 has arrived, and here at Inframanage.com we have had our first planning meeting for the year. We started our planning with a review of progress and achievements in 2014. In summary of this review - we are pleased with the progress the site has made, and we have met our major targets …
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In October 2014 the NAMS Forum 'Advanced Asset Management, A Journey to Excellence' was held in Auckland, New Zealand. The Forum organizers asked Ross to develop a presentation that provoked thought and discussion for the Forum attendees, and the technical streams that …
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It is Christmas Eve and the middle of summer here in New Zealand. Christmas is the time of our summer vacation. New Zealand has four days public holidays over Christmas and New Year, with many taking the 3 days between the public holidays to have a good break. It is very traditional in New …
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Water Research Foundation, USA have published in the final report Answers to Challenging Infrastructure Management Questions. My thanks to Dan Ellison at HDR for bringing this to my attention (via LinkedIn). This report has a wealth of good information around the management of pipelines …
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There is a very interesting article in The Australian newspaper regarding the work that Lockheed Martin the US Defence contractor is doing with small nuclear fusion reactors. What used to be the stuff of science fiction appears to be getting closer to reality - although the Australian newspaper …
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The City of Detroit is emerging from its Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and a recent Economist Magazine article notes the major details of the bankruptcy settlement: 7 billion debt removed, 11 billion remainsRetiree pensions and health care benefits reducedDetroit Institute of Arts savedInfrastructure and …
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I came across this article "Activists Discover Evidence of St. Petersburg's River of Poop", which relayed the recent publicity of environmental activists in St Petersburg, Russia. In summary, the activists claimed to have flushed GPS tracers down a toilet in a suburban bathroom in St Petersburg …
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The postindustrial phenomenon of shrinking cities is a topic of considerable importance to infrastructure asset managers. The prediction of future demand is a core component of infrastructure asset management, and along with understanding levels of service, this guides the development planning …
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