Red tape, or the boom of bureaucracy in the U.S., is slowing down its infrastructure projects. According to The Hill's article, "A boom in bureaucracy won't build America back any better," Washington's "red-tape and duplicative oversight" only serves to constrain the country's ability to repair …
Infrastructure Management Innovations – Creating Wastewater Treatment Plant Resorts
There is no shortage of innovation in sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the western regions of the United States. In Washington State, Oregon, and California, some wastewater treatment facilities have taken a bold move and converted their concrete tanks and pipes into world-class nature …
Proactive Pipe Monitoring in the D.C. Area
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is one of the largest water utilities in the U.S. and one of the oldest, having just celebrated its centennial last year. The utility currently serves almost 2 million residents living within 1,000 square miles and has installed 5,768 miles of …
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Urban Planning is Key to Solving Dili’s Recurring Floods
Despite the recurring flooding in Dili, Timor-Leste’s capital city, the city’s response to mitigate the risk and prepare for the extreme event has been an ongoing work-in-progress. The Interpreter reports that the heavy rains between 29 March to 4 April have caused flooding and landslides, …
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Household Water Treatment – Future of Wastewater Sytems?
Modern infrastructure is based on a system that the Romans came up with close to two thousand years ago. While arguably this system has worked well over the course of history when employed, pumping fresh water into cities from water sources and pumping wastewater out, rural solutions may be the …
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Sustainable Solutions for Maintaining the Beautiful Manila Bay
Manila Bay is beautiful to look at from the skies as flights take off and land, but it has been a polluted sewage dump for years. The Philippine Government has been planning to clean up Manila Bay since 2008, and in 2019, the gigantic task commenced. Both the military and the public have removed …
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Flexible Design as a Water Infrastructure Management Strategy
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been developing new ways to approach water infrastructure design in light of climate change uncertainty. To explain their concept, they use the city of Mombasa, Kenya, as an example. Mombasa is contemplating erecting a new dam …
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Egypt Set for Municipal Infrastructure Upgrade
Egypt has one of the most rapidly increasing populations globally, which creates the need for improved sustainable infrastructure across the board. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has recognized this need. It intends to commit to and launch a new program to develop …
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Asset Management eBook Available Free!
The "Resolving Asset Management Issues" eBook is now available. Download your free copy now! Learn what the asset management experts, Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh discussed in this eBook. The topics discussed are as follows: Asset Management Planning and the Importance of Valid …
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Asset Management thoughts in Solving Manila’s Traffic Congestion
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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Wichita Falls Starts Potable Water Reuse System to Resist Drought
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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Holistic Infrastructure Solutions Could Benefit Kentucky
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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