Risk Communications Expert Dr. Randall Hyer to Speak at ACE16
One of North America’s foremost risk communications experts, Dr. Randall Hyer, will gather with public officials overseeing water on June…
One Water Summit Draws Top Water Leaders to Atlanta
Last week, the One Water Summit 2016 drew more than 450 utility and business leaders, policymakers, environmental advocates, community leaders,…
AMI: More than Metering
How Expanding Data Applications Are Transforming Utility Asset Management As Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for water systems and its capability…
Giving Water Innovation a LIFT
An Introduction to the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology Identifying new technologies is important to meeting demands of consumers and…
Examining Flint’s Water Testing & Other Challenges of Drinking Water Emergencies
There have been many questions raised in recent months about what the water sector can learn from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Some would say the crisis, while a nightmare for the residents of Flint, has reinvigorated the discussion around the importance of our water systems, whether it’s aging infrastructure, management of water treatment practices or the obvious funding gap that exists for needed projects.
Maximizing Data
According to the U.S. EPA, there are approximately 155,000 public drinking water systems (publicly or privately-owned) and more than 16,000 public wastewater systems in the United States. Today, these water and wastewater utilities are using technology such as geographic information systems (GIS), monitoring systems and models more than ever before to manage their systems and enhance decision making.
Beyond Water Resources Planning
According to the U.S. EPA, there are nearly 69,000 drinking water and wastewater systems in the United States. According to water.org, the average American uses nearly 65,000 gallons of water in a year.
Ken Kirk Steers NACWA to National Leadership in Clean Water Advocacy
Ken Kirk sees the big picture now. When it comes to policy development in the area of clean water, he?s seen the full extent of both struggles and achievements and takes pride in the latter.
Ben Grumbles’ One Water State of Mind
The Water Infrastructure Management Award was created by UIM in 2012 to recognize individuals who are on the forefront of driving innovation and who have had a lasting and meaningful impact within their utility and/or the water/wastewater field.
Mayors Roundtable 2014
At the time of this issue?s publication, the Los Angeles Times reported that the agricultural industry is facing $1 billion in lost revenue while the state could wind up paying an additional $500 million for groundwater pumping. Among the many questions the situation poses, one is, ?How do city leaders cope with these challenges??