In April 2021, the US Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act to create a $35 billion fund for states and tribes to improve their water systems. Forty percent will go to the underserved, rural, and tribal communities, a long-overdue investment, according to …
Advantages of Decentralized Water Utilities Infrastructure Systems
According to Dr. Lynn Broaddus, President of Broadview Collaborative, Inc, and next year’s President of the Water Environment Federation, decentralized or distributed water and wastewater systems contribute to utility resilience in addressing climate change and a better solution for congested …
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NZ’s Water Reforms Institutionalise Maori Perspectives and Partnership
As a bicultural country, New Zealand recognises the language, cultures, and traditions of both the Māori and Pākehā (British settlers) cultures. The New Zealand Government Act 2002 provides a process for consultation with the Māori and to seek their views on any proposed changes to local …
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Benefits of Tapping Wastewater’s Potential
Looking at wastewater as a resource might come as a new concept in developing countries with a centralized wastewater infrastructure and treatments. The AP Infrastructure article, "Tapping the power of wastewater," focuses on the advantages of tapping wastewater's potential to generate renewable …
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Reusing Water from Toilet to Tap to Solve Shortage
Traditional water sources worldwide, such as natural snow and rainfall basins, are declining as the climate continues to change faster than anticipated. The water reservoir - a staple piece of water infrastructure that has been used consistently and globally, is now being labelled 'the dinosaur' …
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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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New York Wastewater Management is a Good Model for Other Countries
While far from perfect in its wastewater systems due to old combined sewer infrastructure, New York has implemented many treatment solutions that could be effective in other cities in the world. Scientific America reports on New York's unique approach to recyclable wastewater treatment …
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Benefits and Challenges in Removing Aging Dams in the US
An article from the Resource for the Future website discusses the risks of aging dam infrastructures to life and property across the United States. Dismantling them would be the best option and benefit the environment and community. There are some 91,500 dams across the United States. The dams …
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Water Shortage Management Needed in Pakistan
Pakistan, a beautiful and diverse nation full of song, dance, craftsmanship, colour, and chai-loving locals faces a very dire situation. It is predicted that by 2025 Pakistan could be in the middle of absolute water scarcity. The reasons for this are varied and convoluted - from outdated policy …
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Water Utility Management – Using Social Media to Communicate and Keep Levels of Service
In our previous blog post, "The Manila Water Model – Community Engagement with Water Utility Management" we mentioned how the water utility company goes to the grassroots level in water management. Well, we based that blog post on the article that we read on the Malaysian publication. In the …
Applying Infrastructure Asset Management Practice to Shun “Day Zero”
Cape Town, South Africa is facing a very dire situation due to a three-year-long mega-drought. By May, the city was expecting to have to turn off its water supply and hand out a meager 25 liters per day to its citizens, who will have to make their way through long and potentially dangerous crowds …
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