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 …
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 …
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Utility Infrastructure Management – Water Main Breaks in Washington DC
On Water Online's guest column, Eva Rippeteau posted a forward-thinking analysis of the ongoing problem with bursting water mains in the USA's Capital City. She observes that recent flooding …
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Infrastructure Asset Management Views on Detroit’s $1.7B Infra Funding
The City of Detroit is emerging from its Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and a recent Economist Magazine article notes the major details of the bankruptcy settlement: 7 billion debt removed, 11 billion …
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Levels of Service Discussion – St Petersburg, Russia Wastewater System
I came across this article "Activists Discover Evidence of St. Petersburg's River of Poop", which relayed the recent publicity of environmental activists in St Petersburg, Russia. In summary, the …
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Infrastructure Asset Management Ideas – Intermittent Water Supplies
At the recent Pacific Water Conference (Sept. 2014) in American Samoa, my colleague Richard Taylor from Thomas Civil and Environmental Consultants delivered a paper 'Intermittent Water Supplies - an …
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