Water Archive
Associations seek 'holistic' approach to water management
The Water Environment Federation and the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association are working together to integrate centralized and de-centralized water management....
Water in the desert
Arizona city reclaims wastewater to secure its future water supply....
Viewpoint: Five innovations that will change cities in the next five years
By Adam Christensen, social media communications manager, IBM
This year's version of IBM's annual "Next 5 in 5" — a list of five innovations that will change cities over the next five years — could significantly improve the fate of cities facing massive urbanization and stressed infrastructure....
Georgia considers contingencies in water-sharing case
Georgia's water contingency task force has released a three-part plan for Georgia's future water use. ...
Polk County, Fla., Wetlands and Uplands Restoration
The Charles Houston Recreation Center in Alexandria, Va., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards....
America's Crown Communities 2009
The 11 winners of American City & County's 2009 annual excellence awards exhibit the creativity, cooperation and communication that is even more essential to efficient local government operations in challenging economic climates....
Casselberry, Fla., Erosion Control
The erosion control project on Gee Creek in Casselberry, Fla., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards....
Chandler and Gilbert, Ariz., Water Treatment Plant
The Santan Vista Water Treatment Plant serving both Chandler and Gilbert, Ariz., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards....
Mounds View, Minn., Street and Utility Reconstruction
The street and utility construction project in Mounds View, Minn., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards....
Governments, agencies work to save Puget Sound
More than 50 cities and counties in the Puget Sound region have joined with environmental protection groups to launch an outreach campaign encouraging residents to end behaviors that contribute to pollution in Puget Sound....
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition seeks abstracts
Experts in the field of water efficiency are invited to submit abstracts for the third WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, slated for Oct. 6-8, 2010....
EPA seeks comments on stormwater rule survey
The EPA is seeking comments on a proposed regulation to help strengthen stormwater regulations and reduce stormwater discharges from...
Water at the crossroads
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Twenty-first century issues demand new approaches to water management....
Settling the right to tap a lake
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
Southeastern water wars center on use of federal reservoirs....
USGS report: Road deicing contributes to high chloride levels in streams
Road salt for deicing may be causing elevated levels of chloride, a component of salt, in many urban streams and groundwater across the northern U.S....
Cleaner water for New Jersey counties
The Haworth Water Treatment Plant, located in Haworth, N.J., celebrated the completion of its $100 million rehabilitation in July....
Releasing the bonds
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
New federal instruments fund state and local infrastructure projects....
Report shows high levels of pesticide in water
Atrazine, a pesticide that affects human and animal hormones, has contaminated much of the nation's watershed and drinking water...
Plant of the future
Wastewater treatment upgrades feature forward-thinking processes and capacity for growth....
Report offers way to sustain water infrastructure
A year of expert discussion on repairing and maintaining the nation's aging water and wastewater infrastructure has culminated in the Aspen Institute's "Sustainable Water Systems: Step One" report....
Water companies are concerned about federal water protection bill
The proposed Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2009 would discourage water conservation, according to testimony presented to...
EPA clarifies ARRA's 'Buy American' provision
In a June Webcast, the EPA gave guidelines for how water utilities should apply the "Buy American" provision in ARRA....
It creeps, it crawls
Whatever it is, it's living in the sewers below Raleigh, N.C. In July, video of a pulsating blob of ... something captured by a city work crew began making its way around the Internet....
