Savannah, Georgia has always received major investment in its port, which has placed it in pristine condition, created many jobs, and gives the city a good economic vibe. What then is the problem? …
Will the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Bill Answer Infrastructure Funding Needs?
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill, S. 741, The Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act. The …
California Has One Year of Water Reserves Left – What Are the Possible Solutions?
California has been facing drought problems for a while now and has been trying to come up with a contingency plan. However, Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion …
Infrastructure Asset Management – Sacramento Upgrades Water Meters over Water Mains
Sacramento, California has made some tough decisions recently about which areas of its water infrastructure it will upgrade first. The areas in question are the water meters of the entire city or …
Vanuatu – A Utility Infrastructure Management Perspective
I am sure many of the readers of this site will be following the unfolding story of the damage from Cyclone Pam in the small Pacific nation of Vanuatu. This has been a very large cyclone …
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Controversy Surrounds O’Fallon, IL as They Prepare to Lease their Water Utility
The mayor of O'Fallon, Illinois says that leasing the city's water and wastewater systems to a private company would generate $50 million that could pay for citywide improvements. The issue of …
