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EPA Awards Funding to Communities to Expand Green Infrastructure and Reduce Water Pollution

adminMay 27, 20140

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced $860,000 to help 14 communities expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Water Finance

AWWA?s Annual Conference Reflects Industry Commitment

adminMay 27, 20140

This month, an estimated 11,000 water professionals will convene in Boston, Mass., for the American Water Works Association?s (AWWA) Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE14). Attending the association?s annual conference is nothing new for people in the water industry. Perhaps for some, attending each year has turned into somewhat of a formality.

Water Management

COFee in Action

adminMay 27, 20140

The Capacity Optimization Fee is designed to optimize the wastewater plant?s capacity to serve the community by assessing customers for discharge capacity they are permitted for but may not be using. Some customers may wish to avoid paying the COFee by reducing the permitted capacity above 15 percent of the highest usage in the past 12 months.

Water Management

The Right Pipe

adminMay 27, 20140

As St. Louis has grown, so has the Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Plant, one of seven treatment plants in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). Yet, over two decades, the district has implemented each upgrade, capacity increase and structural addition without taking the plant offline for significant periods of time.

Water Management

System Upgrade, Energy Downgrade

adminMay 27, 20140

The City of Newark, Ohio recently sought relief from excessive electric bills through significant process upgrades. The Licking River Wastewater Treatment Plant on the east side of the city completed installation of new, highly efficient bubble diffusers in its aeration basins, WAS tanks and a post-aeration tank.

Water Management

Q&A: Jesse Berst, Smart Cities Council Chairman

adminMay 27, 2014June 16, 20160

For our June Q&A, UIM sat down with Jesse Berst, founder and chairman of the Smart Cities Council to get a fresh perspective on how cities are using “smart” technology. Berst was one of the pioneering thought leaders and the chief analyst of SmartGridNews.com, the internet?s oldest, largest and highest-ranked smart grid site.

Water Management

EPA Awarding Grants to Assist Small Water Systems

adminMay 19, 20140

Announced in April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $12.7 million in grants to help small drinking and wastewater systems ? those serving fewer than 10,000 people ? and to private well owners in 2014.

Water Finance

Study: U.S., International Dig-Ups Confirm PVC?s 100-Plus Year Longevity

adminMay 19, 20140

The Utah State University (USU) Buried Structures Laboratory has published a comprehensive study on PVC pipe excavations, testing and life cycle analysis. USU, located in Logan, Utah, is also home to the Utah Water Research Laboratory and has significantly contributed to water and wastewater research internationally for more than 50 years.

Water Management

AWWA, WEF Laud WIFIA Passage

adminMay 19, 20140

In an important victory for U.S. water utilities and their customers, a House-Senate committee last week released legislation to create a pilot Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA) that would lower the cost of renewing America?s aging water infrastructure.

Water Management

Water Policy Forum Addresses Key Legislative, Regulatory Issues in Washington

adminMay 15, 20140

Hundreds of water and wastewater professionals gathered in Washington, D.C., April 7-9, for the National Water Policy Forum & Fly-In as part of Water Week 2014. Conference leaders and attendees discussed key legislative, regulatory and legal developments on a broad array of water issues with members of Congress and federal regulators.