A few days ago the American electric car maker Tesla announced details of its Model 3 car, priced from USD $35,000. The Model 3 will also be available in some more countries, including New Zealand where I live. Seating 5 adults, and with a range of 215 miles (346 km) per charge the Model 3 is …
Del Puerto, California May Buy Urban Wastewater As Drought Solution
Farmers in California are struggling to keep their crops irrigated and have turned to a new solution: buying urban wastewater. The Del Puerto Water District in the Central Valley is headed by Anne Hansen, who has definitely jumped on the urban wastewater solution bandwagon. Buying water on the …
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Medford, Oregon Comes Up With Creative Solution for Cooling Treated Wastewater
Medford, Oregon, like many other cities, grappled with the problem of treating sewage without harming fish due to the warm water released into the Rogue River by their wastewater treatment plant. The EPA has rules and regulations about water temperature, but in the past, they were difficult or …
Delaware County, Pennsylvania to Reduce Sewage Discharges into River
Recently, it came to the attention of the EPA that the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) has breached the Clean Water Act with excess sewage overflow due to its combined sewer overflow into the Delaware River and its branches. In order to solve this problem, the …
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Public Utilities Privatization – Study Weighs Pros and Cons
In a paper featured in the American Journal of Political Science, both public and privatized utilities are compared and the results suggest that neither models are the perfect solution. Private utilities often set their rates based on the cost of their investments, which means they can charge …
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Analyzing Future Demand – Water Study of Coryell County Texas
On Monday the 10th of August 2015, the Coryell County Commissioners Court approved $10,000 to begin a study that would analyze the water sources, future water needs and population growth for the area. One of the particular aims of the study is to decide whether a new off-channel …
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Challenging Perceptions About Urban Infrastructure Asset Management
After the severe flooding that Phoenix, Arizona faced in September 2014, researchers from Arizona State University have joined together to lead a team of 50 researchers from 15 institutions to change the way we think about urban infrastructure. Currently, problems that are commonly associated …
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Flint Michigan – Is it Too Late to Start an Asset Management Program?
This post is the continuation of Heather's article "Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management Program Have Prevented the Disaster?"In reading this blog post please review our Flint, Michigan - Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis blog post, which provides background …
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Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management Program Have Prevented the Disaster?
In reading this blog post please review our Flint, Michigan - Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis blog post, which provides background information for this post. Introduction Much is being written about the public health crisis in Flint, Michigan caused by the …
Flint Michigan — Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis
Flint Michigan has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons regarding its water supply. The issue has escalated politically and now has the involvement of authorities at Federal, State and Local levels. Here at Inframanage.com, we believe that there are lessons to be learned from …
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International Infrastructure Management Manual 5th (2015) Edition
IPWEA published the International Infrastructure Management Manual 5th (2015) Edition in October 2015. The manual is available to international customers from IPWEA. If you are in New Zealand, the manual is available from NAMS. The information on the IPWEA website about the IIMM 5th …
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South Carolina Floods Devastate Water Infrastructure
On Monday the 5th of October, South Carolina was hit with a deluge that occurs on average once per millennia, receiving six months of rain in two days. Columbia, SC with its many waterways was a prime target for flooding and is one of the worst affected areas. To make things more complicated, …
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