COMMENTARY: Improving Reliability in the U.S. Water & Wastewater Industries
By Ryan Sitton At the beginning of this year, an unprecedented freeze hit the southern part of the United States….
Commentary
Presenting expert commentary and opinion pieces on the most pressing issues facing water utility managers and financial stakeholders.
COMMENTARY: Water Utilities Should Seek a Deeper Understanding of Customers
By Rachael Olson Water utilities are rightly concerned about managing their business through the course of winter 2021 and into the…
Flow Test Conducted on First U.S. Cement-Mortar Lined Iron Pipe…At 97 Years Old
By L. Gregg Horn A recent hydraulic flow test on a 97-year-old distribution main demonstrated the longevity of cement-mortar lined…
COMMENTARY: The Power of One and the Promise of Many
By Zeynep Erdal One and a half centuries ago, a rancher, naturalist, explorer, environmental philosopher, writer and conservationist named John…
Legal Corner: Billions to Clean Up Contaminated Water…Who’s Going to Pay for That?
By Katie Jones & Stephanie Biehl Flint, Michigan, is now synonymous with “water crisis.” Unfortunately, it’s just the tip of the…
COMMENTARY: Yes, Finance and Engineering Can Be BFFs
By Kristy Neckowicz Recently one of our clients, an engineering director of a major water utility, made a bold claim when…
Smart treatment, smart investment: New report details impact investment strategies in water
By Peter Yolles and Cynthia Koehler Newsflash: our water-stressed, climate-changing world is a major resilience challenge for communities. But there’s…
COMMENTARY: Trust Your Engineers to Choose the Right Project Materials
By Abe Munfakh As a professional engineer, I have spent my career focused on infrastructure projects. While this has given me…
COMMENTARY: Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
By Dan Buckley As contractors, engineers and business owners, we deal with numbers every day. As I give you a…
COMMENTARY: Time to Start Recycling for Research
By Gordon Henrich As I was moderating a session at a trenchless rehab seminar it became obvious that most research and…