In the previous post "How To Define Levels of Service with the Community", Ross shared their experience in New Zealand. He continued explaining the importance of determining the customer and technical levels of service levels. Ross explained: So when we first developed service levels, what …
Infrastructure Asset Management Tools Crucial for Wastewater Project Cost
In January, Senator Charles Schumer tried to convince a federal agency to approve an application for funding from the City of Kingston, New York, to repair a wastewater treatment plant damaged by superstorm Sandy. Kingston officials have applied for funding from the Federal Emergency Management …
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Blueprint Columbus to Solve the Root Causes of Sanitary Sewer Overflows
The City of Columbus, Ohio has spent over a billion dollars on it's Wet Weather Management Plan since 2005. Most of that has gone towards wastewater treatment plants and a combined sewer overflow tunnel, which have done much good for Columbus' issues. However, sanitary sewers overflow (SSO) …
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Sacramento’s Sewage Treatment Infrastructure Project Raises Level of Service
A project that has been years in the making, and is considered the biggest project in the history of the area, is soon to officially start in Sacramento, California. The "Echo" project is to begin in May, but some preliminary work has already started. KCRA reports: "With an estimated price …
Tackling One of America’s Biggest Infrastructure Concerns with Super Bowl Analogy
President Obama has called a lot of attention to the state of American infrastructure and its future demands over the last month and many newsagents have commented, argued, and discussed the subject since the State of the Union address. One common thought that perseveres through the articles is …
Infrastructure Investment in Washington D.C.
The effects of the White House's new infrastructure investment plans are already being seen in D.C. as Vice President Biden visited a river tunnel project on Friday the 16th. This project is worth 2.6 billion dollars and is expected to take two decades to complete - a 13-mile network of tunnels …
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How ACUA is Preparing their Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Next Storm
In 2012, the ACUA’s (Atlantic County Utilities Authority) Wastewater Treatment Plant came within six inches of flooding because of Hurricane Sandy. Had the storm surged further, the infrastructure might have been compromised. That experience led ACUA to prepare and fortify the resilience of …
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US Water Infrastructure Spending Push
The White House estimates that $600 billion will be needed to address US water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the next two decades. According to an article in The Hill, Vice President Biden is set to announce a trio of new Federal initiatives designed to spur new infrastructure …
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Fort Smith, Arkansas Agrees to Upgrade Sewer System
The US EPA, Department of Justice, and the state of Arkansas started 2015 with an announcement that the City of Fort Smith will upgrade it's sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years. This upgrade is intended to reduce discharges of raw sewage and other pollutants in local …
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