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29/10/2018 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

Water Utility Management Lessons from Lansing’s Water System Project

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Lansing, Michigan has succeeded in replacing all of it's 12,500 lead pipes. This large project has come at a high cost for the utility, but with careful investment, it has become a very manageable cost. The city has succeeded in avoiding problems that have arisen in other areas of the state of Michigan by thinking ahead and realizing that replacing old water infrastructure is crucial and … [Read more...]

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01/08/2018 By Ross Waugh 2 Comments

Applying Infrastructure Asset Management Practice to Shun “Day Zero”

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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 to one of 200 distribution points throughout the city. The shut-off day - known as "Day Zero" - … [Read more...]

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27/07/2018 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Asset Management Career in the Water Infrastructure Sector Pushed

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In the USA, many water infrastructure upgrades are going to be needed in the next couple of decades. There is a growing concern, however, that with many laborers in this field set to retire soon, there may not be enough people to do the jobs. Brookings Metropolitan Policy Programme, based in Washington D.C., has recently been thinking through this problem and has held a conference in hopes … [Read more...]

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30/04/2017 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

The ASCE 2017 Wastewater Infrastructure Report and Asset Management Planning

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Wastewater and Stormwater infrastructure in the 2017 ASCE report Card received a D+. This is up from the 2013 report card grade of D. This is in part due to the fact there has been some innovation with the treatment plants to ensure protection against flooding and cross-contamination and new more efficient and modern techniques being used to preserve water and reuse waste. However, to keep … [Read more...]

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26/03/2017 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

ASCE 2017 Infrastructure Report Card and Asset Management Planning

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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases a report on the state of the USA’s general infrastructure both on a Federal and State level every few years, with the previous report being issued in 2013. The ASCE conducts this detailed report in sixteen major target areas of infrastructure, such as Roads, Transit, Rail, Inland Waterways, Wastewater and Drinking water to name a … [Read more...]

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19/05/2016 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

New Investment Center Initiative to Aid Water Systems and Development in Western USA

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The U.S. Department of the Interior launched a new center in December 2015 to encourage water infrastructure investment in the dry West of the United States. The Natural Resource Investment Center (NRIC) has been set up in the hopes that new infrastructure will be developed and invested in as well as increased conservation of existing water. Ecosystem Marketplace reports: "It is not yet … [Read more...]

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18/05/2016 By Ross Waugh 3 Comments

Infrastructure Asset Management Planning Thoughts on EPA-Funded Water Infrastructure Projects of Connecticut

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On 1 December 2015, EPA announced it had awarded Connecticut $26 million to help finance water improvement projects. These funds are intended for the upgrading of sewage plants and drinking water systems, as well as dealing with aging infrastructure through the state. The EPA reports: "This funding will pay for projects that improve water quality and protect drinking water across … [Read more...]

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16/05/2016 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

21st Century Innovations to Solve Water Shortages – Infrastructure Management

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It has been observed by many that quite often water utilities are trying to replace aging infrastructure from the 20th century or earlier with very similar infrastructure such as central water and wastewater systems. What if this thinking was turned upside down? What if new, innovative, 21st-century technology could be employed to cut water prices and water infrastructure costs while increasing … [Read more...]

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16/05/2016 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

Forging Public-Private Agreement as a Water Utility Infrastructure Management Strategy

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Phoenix, Arizona's EPCOR Water, and Maricopa Water District announced an innovative agreement on the 17th of November 2015 that will assist in supplying water needs in western metropolitan Phoenix as land uses changes from farming to residential. The partnership is signed for 50 years, allowing EPCOR Water to purchase water from MWD and ultimately decrease its reliance on groundwater … [Read more...]

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12/05/2016 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

USDA Provides $314 Million in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in Rural Communities

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On 2 November 2015, the USDA Secretary announced that they will be awarding $314 Million to upgrade and repair water and wastewater systems across the US - mostly in rural communities. The money is being divided between two grant programs: the Waste and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program (which is receiving $299 Million) and the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) program, … [Read more...]

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09/05/2016 By Ross Waugh 2 Comments

Infrastructure Asset Management Solution to US Septic System Challenge

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Nearly one-fifth of households in the USA are attached to septic tanks. These systems are generally fine when they are properly maintained but problems have become more frequent within these small waste management systems. Raw sewage leaks from septic tanks are causing health risks and ecological damage nationwide. Many research experts believe that this could be avoided by … [Read more...]

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04/05/2016 By Ross Waugh 2 Comments

World’s Biggest Thermal Hydrolysis Waste-to-Energy System and Infrastructure Management Planning

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Washington DC should be the first city in the U.S. to start using thermal hydrolysis to convert biosolids from wastewater into renewable methane. The facility at Blue Plains then uses the methane to feed into three giant turbines which produce electricity at a net of 10 megawatts. Clean Technica reports: "At a price tag of $470 million, the new thermal hydrolysis system has been 10 years in … [Read more...]

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