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California is considered one of the most affluent agricultural states in the world, but at what cost? The by-products of that agriculture have left the soil tainted with chemicals and local water supplies undrinkable - the water is almost unusable altogether - even taking a shower in it leaves …
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Wichita's only water treatment plant is over 80 years old and is on the brink of a breakdown. The problem is that the whole plant would have to be shut down to repair any one area. This would leave half a million people without water, including major hospitals. Nobody wants that to happen. …
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Zimbabwe's water infrastructure problems seem daunting, but solutions include instituting transparency in project procurement and spending. In 2018 Cape Town, South Africa, barely avoided shutting off the taps of its water system in the entire city. In 2019, the awful reality of this same …
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According to a BBC report, Southern Water has dumped 16 to 21 billion litres of sewage water, equivalent to 7,400 Olympic-sized swimming pools in Kent, Hampshire, and West Sussex. The court fined the water company, which admitted to 6,971 spills from 17 sites across the three counties, a record …
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Many large, prosperous cities in the United States are situated along the coast. This has been relatively non-problematic until recent years, when storms, hurricanes, floods, and other climate-related threats, such as rising sea levels, have begun to increase their impacts on these cities. The …
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The Himalayan glaciers supply water for much of South and Southeast Asia. The glaciers' runoff flow through the tributaries that reach the nations in these regions. The Himalayas are often considered the earth's "third pole" for the 600 billion tons of ice it holds. The problem is that these …
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A study published in ResearchGate, "Asset Management for infrastructures in fast-developing countries," cites that in the Netherlands, the profession of Risk-Based Asset Management (RBAM) is rising. Companies that implement asset management benefitted from infrastructure cost reductions, safety, …
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What if there is an online platform for local governments worldwide to share their projects, innovations, products, and tools for other communities to learn and apply in their councils? The LG Magazine shares the story on Lindsay Pica-Alfano global online site, Govlaunch, a platform where …
For many years crumbling and aging infrastructure is a problem in the United States. Many of their roads, bridges, waterways, ports, runway, and drinking water systems that provide essential services to the cities and communities, are more than 50 years old. A good percentage of these critical …
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If left unaddressed, the USA’s infrastructure gap could lead to millions of job loss in over two decades, the Hill article, "Infrastructure gap reaches $5.6 trillion: Trade group," says. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), America needs to invest $13 trillion in …
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Asset managers have long been faced with the challenges and costs concerning asset management implementation. Still, throughout the years' asset management (AM) has revolved from a "reactive" and "segmented" to one that uses an integrated and holistic approach. The IPWEA article, "Opinion: …
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Residents in Suva, the capital of Fiji and a fast-growing metropolitan city, are constantly facing water supply disruptions. The residents are raising questions about whether low water levels, rising demands, technical issues, power outages are causing disruptions to water supply and wondering …
