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Kansas City is just one of many cities who are looking at incorporating new "smart" technology into its core infrastructure. The technology itself is innovative and has the potential to really improve things, but the concern is that the cost is too high. Fortune Magazine examines the idea in …
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A participant mentioned that one of the keys to asset management is improving preventive maintenance. Then the participant asked: "Do you have a list of best asset management practices to preventive maintenance for water distribution and wastewater collection along with cost estimates for best …
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The State of California is about to invest a very large amount in its water infrastructure assets. Drought is a recurring problem in the region and the State is looking ahead to manage Stormwater more effectively in years to come. The funds will go towards new reservoirs, underground storage, and …
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St. Louis, Missouri is looking to the future and realizing it is well-placed to supply water to other drier states as the demand increases. If they continue to follow in that vein of thought, well-implemented infrastructure asset management will need to be put in place to ensure that the region …
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While these new forces are diverse, they share an underlying need for modern, efficient, and reliable infrastructure. This statement alone could bring a page-worth of discussion, but instead of focusing on all infrastructure, I would like to highlight water infrastructure and its need for …
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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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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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center to help communities across the country improve their wastewater, drinking water and stormwater systems, particularly through innovative financing and by building resilience to climate …
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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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The Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) is the premier event in the United States focusing on the total underground infrastructure—trenchless, open cut, new construction, and rehabilitation. UCT will be held at the George R. Brown Convention …
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The State of New Jersey has a new bill on the cards that follows a growing trend in the USA: municipal water privatization. This bill is titled the "Water Infrastructure Protection Act" and passed the state's Assembly on December 15th. It aims to protect aging water systems that are supposedly …
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Sara Jerome of Water Online wrote a thought-provoking article on how the political climate in West Virginia is shifting and may result in the deregulation of many public water utilities. From the point of view of the employees of the utilities, this is a positive outlook. "Tim Rock, …
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