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 …
How Can New Orleans Avoid Making a Serious Water Problem Worse
New Orleans is a city that deals with water issues on a sometimes daily basis. As flood-level water pours in, they have a system of levees and pump stations that can have the city clear of the water …
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Water Infrastructure Projects of Barre, New York Gets Funding Grant
The federal government has approved $692,000 for a new water district in the Town of Barre, Orleans County. This was announced by Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday the 24th …
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Texas Debates Brackish Water Desalination — Effects on Infrastructure Asset Management
The use of brackish water is not a new phenomenon for Texas. It was first identified as a supply strategy in the 2007 State Water Plan, and by that point, 80 desalination plants were already operating …
Upgrading the Aging Water System of Cameron City, TX and Its Implications
The Cameron City Council is taking measures to improve its water system, moving towards a groundwater-based municipal water system. The Council has applied to the Texas Water Development Board for …
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Water Utilities Infrastructure Management Planning for USA “Megadrought”
NASA is now predicting a "megadrought" as early as 2050 that might last 30 or more years and devastate the Southwest and Central Plains, worse than anything in the last 1000 years. This is mere …
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