Public Utilities, Public Water System, Waste Management
December 13, 2023
Via: Waste360Waste and Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport Show (WWETT), the largest and most immersive showcase of innovations within the wastewater industry returns to the Indiana Convention Center January 24-27, bringing together experts, cutting-edge technologies and services for three days of […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
July 31, 2023
Via: Waste360Wastewater treatment generates about 20 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in the U.S. every year. A few water utilities are offsetting some of those emissions by leveraging their existing infrastructure to turn food waste that would otherwise be landfilled […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
July 20, 2023
Via: Waste360Earlier this week, State officials unveiled a massive $80 million investment to kickstart the innovative water recycling program, Pure Water Southern California. Pure Water Southern California is set to provide a sustainable water source for 19 million people. Lisa Calderon, […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
July 18, 2023
Via: Utility DiveA warmer, drier world could complicate efforts to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity generation in the Western U.S., analysis from Stanford University says. Based on weather, generation and emissions data from 2001-2021, extreme drought conditions can significantly increase carbon emissions […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
February 23, 2023
Via: Waste360Clean freshwater is one of our most valuable natural resources, especially in the parched West. What if there were a “blue bin” that could be used to recycle industrial wastewater laden with pollutants into clean potable water? Widescale capture and […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
April 7, 2021
Via: Waste Management WorldAbout 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater could pour out of the leaking catch basin in a six-foot-high wave in Florida’s Manatee County. That’s what modeling calculations by Manatee County officials have shown. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to prevent this […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
December 7, 2020
Via: American InfrastructureClean water infrastructure in California is big. We are home to the Los Angeles Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, the largest wastewater treatment facility west of the Mississippi, and the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System, the world’s largest water reuse project. […]
Other Utilities, Public Utilities, Public Water System
June 30, 2020
Via: Waste360The City of Boulder is partnering with Western Disposal for the sale of renewable natural gas (RNG) generated at the city’s Water Resources Recovery Facility (WRRF). The RNG, which will be produced from biogas, which is derived from the breakdown […]
Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Public Water System, Public Works
May 7, 2020
Via: American InfrastructureTAMPA, Florida – May 7, 2020 – Freese and Nichols, Inc., continues building their Florida team with the addition of Senior Project Manager Tom Cross, PE, Assoc. DBIA, to lead transmission, utilities and pump station projects for municipal clients across […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
December 20, 2019
Via: Waste360The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) under federal cleanup programs, a priority action under EPA’s PFAS Action Plan. Aggressively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
August 12, 2019
Via: Kaiser Health NewsAfter an EPA letter cited insufficient home filters distributed by city, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said bottled water will be provided to residents with lead service lines. Meanwhile, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
January 30, 2019
Via: WaterWorld.comPASADENA, CA, JAN 30, 2019 — Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) has been awarded a $50,000 grant to fund analyses of financial opportunities that encourage the adoption of greywater systems throughout the city. The grant is funded by Metropolitan Water […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
December 26, 2018
Via: WaterWorld WastewaterBRYN MAWR, PA, DEC 26, 2018 — Aqua America Inc.’s North Carolina subsidiary has received approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a revenue increase of $2.9 million, or 5.2 percent. The new customer rates enable Aqua to recover […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
November 13, 2018
Via: WaterWorld.comWASHINGTON, DC, NOV 13, 2018 — The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) has announced California Water Service (Cal Water) as the winner of two 2018 NAWC Management Innovation Awards. The company was recognized on Tuesday, October 9 at the […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
November 1, 2018
Via: WaterWorld.comCOLORADO, NOV 1, 2018 — University of Colorado Boulder and University of Wyoming engineers have successfully scaled up an innovative water-cooling system capable of providing continuous day-and-night radiative cooling for structures. The advance could increase the efficiency of power generation […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
September 14, 2018
Via: WaterWorld.comPHOENIX, SEPT 13, 2018 — Global Water Resources, Inc., a pure-play water resource management company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Red Rock Utilities, an operator of a water utility and a wastewater utility with service areas in the […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
September 12, 2018
Via: Kaiser Health NewsBut New York City Department of Education officials said 99 percent of the roughly 142,000 potential drinking water fixtures in the city’s public schools tested at or below the state action level of 15 parts per billion. The New York […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
August 29, 2018
Via: WaterWorld.comThe American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Works Projects of the Year competition. The awards program promotes excellence in the management and administration of public works projects, recognizing the alliance among the managing […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
April 26, 2018
Via: WaterWorld.comWARRINGTON, UK – United Utilities has launched its own space mission to find leaks on its water network. The water company has recently completed a leakage detection trial using innovative satellite technology which was originally developed to detect water under […]
Public Utilities, Public Water System
March 28, 2018
Via: WaterWorld.comRIVERSIDE-CA, MARCH 28, 2018 — Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors, staff and regional partners recently celebrated the Meridian Recycled Water Pipeline project, honoring the District’s commitment to regional water supply reliability. The new recycled waterline saves approximately […]