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On 12 May 2015, Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh held another Ask the Experts (ATE) webinar. This is the third ATE webinar they've done together. The webinar provided another opportunity for asset management practitioners around the United States to ask questions regarding challenges in their …
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On Friday the 15th of May, 2015, Washington's Governor, Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency. Concerned with the lack of snowpack (sitting at a mere 16% capacity) and a dry, early fire season, Gov. Inslee said, "We're seeing things happen at this time of year we just haven't seen …
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Inframanage presents the "Ask the Experts April 2014 Webinar eBook", a helpful resource for your asset management practice. A total of 23 topics were created and published on the Inframanage Blog from out of the April 2014 webinar transcript. Brief Background of Asset Management Practice …
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Detroit, Michigan is soon to discover whether an innovative landscape concept is known as "blue infrastructure" will work to save taxpayers money. Blue infrastructure is the practice of using ponds, fields, and other more natural settings as the depository of rainwater and snowmelt from sewers …
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On 25 May 2015, for several days, Texas was hit hard by severe storms, flooding, and tornado warnings. Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in 24 counties in addition to 13 counties that were mobilized earlier. Based on forecasts, the weather was only expected to worsen throughout …
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Water expert, Sharlene Leurig, director of Ceres (a Boston based non-profit organization) sustainable water infrastructure program, recently stated that Austin's dependence on the Colorado River as its only source of water is a "critical vulnerability". She then went on to claim that Austin was …
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A dedicated group of local engineers from Honolulu, Hawaii have recently been exploring how possible climate change, particularly sea-level rise, could adversely affect their wastewater infrastructure. Timothy Steinberger, the former director of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services, …
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Low Impact Development Planning (LID) is an innovative urban planning method that aims to imitate the natural infusion of water into the ground. It involves creating an infrastructure that facilitates water to infiltrate, evaporate, and transpire while limiting runoff. Basically, LID involves …
LA Times reported that on 11 May 2015 morning, 12-inched water main ruptured and burst in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, flooding roads, garages, lawns, and homes. The break caused over 10,000 gallons of water flowing into the streets - the streets of drought-stricken California's busiest …
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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 …
