Aging infrastructure and climate change are two woes facing California's water management teams. To tackle these problems and encourage investors to get behind improving California's water system and future-proofing it, a couple of Standford researchers based in civil and environmental …
Korea’s Water Infrastructure Development is a Model for the World
How is it possible for a country without a single sewer line in 1958 to have 90% of its wastewater treated by 2012? A report from Korea Water and Wastewater Association (KWWA) tells an impressive narrative of the country's water sector expansion and development between 1960 to …
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Infrastructure Planning with Environmental and Biological Disasters in Mind
It has been almost two years since the world became aware of the novel coronavirus labeled COVID-19. Since the pandemic began in January 2020, it has infected more than 230 million worldwide in more than 220 countries. The lockdowns that countries have imposed to limit the spread of the …
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Better Asset Management through Centralized System
Proactive maintenance and management of infrastructure assets can benefit from centralized asset management (CAM) platforms. When you think of infrastructure like roads, it does not just refer to a single component like a stretch of pavement. It is usually made up of a collection of parts like …
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ASCE Case Studies Highlight Best Practice in Infrastructure Asset Management
The case studies presented in the ASCE report demonstrate how the adoption of asset management has greatly benefitted four diverse entities – three U.S. states and one state in Canada. Starting an asset management program should not be an overwhelming task for an organization. According to …
US Infrastructure Bill to Correct Past Discriminatory Decisions?
The US Infrastructure Bill will deliver a $1.2 trillion worth of new federal infrastructure investment from bridges to roads to national broadband for over five years – a vital funding injection that the nation's infrastructure needs. Part of the US$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill or the …
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Why the US States and Local Governments Need an Asset Management Program
For years the US infrastructure issues have plagued the states, locally and across the country. Many of its bridges, roads, water systems, dams, and other critical infrastructure are aging and in poor condition. These structures urgently require significant federal, state, and local investments …
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Challenges and Triumphs in Replacing Lead Pipes of US Cities
The Flint water crisis is an example of how lead contamination can result in severe health conditions from the brain to heart damage that can have long-term effects, especially in children. Authorities have known lead’s adverse health effects as early as the 1920s, and many American cities have …
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NY and NJ Port Authority Assets Benefit from Enterprise Asset Management
In 2018, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) started developing an enterprise asset management (EAM) to help them manage its diverse and complex group of critical assets that included 25 facilities run by five businesses. The Port Authority has managed, operated, and maintained …
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Building Innovative Infrastructure in Alaska to Cope with Climate Change
Alaska has one of the harshest climates in the world, and more than once, it is called the ground zero for climate change (How is the climate, 2020). The warming in Alaska is twice as fast as the rest of the country. Its average annual temperature has increased by 3 degrees Fahrenheit and 6 …
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Resilient Infrastructures Needed for a Riskier Future
The push to net-zero emissions, sustainability, energy transition, and rapid development in technology is causing a major disruption in infrastructure investments, with the pace of change predicted to accelerate in the coming years. Covid-19 has brought unprecedented disruption to the economy, …
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Lead Pipes and their Location are a Problem in the US
The presence of lead in drinking water has been America’s problem for decades. Because lead is strong, malleable, it is a popular material for water piping in the country, but it is also highly toxic and can leach into drinking water when it corrodes. High exposure to lead can cause heart disease to …
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