Filter backwash recycling: A safe water resolution
By: Mark Waer and Leland Harms
Sounding like a software customer who has bought the latest version of his favorite program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is telling...
TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY/City uses static pipe bursting for sewer rehab
Needing to replace a portion of its water main, St. Louis Park, Minn., was not about to dig for a solution. The project site situated near a gas main...
County takes steps to control stormwater runoff
When Warren County, N.Y., learned that stormwater runoff threatened the water quality of Lake George, it had cause for concern. The 44-square-mile lake...
District expects water budgets to produce savings
By: Beth Wade
The Santa Clara (Calif.) Valley Water District (SCVWD) is developing a Web-based water budgeting tool to assist large water customers in cutting their...
WATER SUPPLY/California city begins MTBE removal efforts
South Lake Tahoe, Calif., is known for its pristine lake, clean air and pure water. However, that reputation was threatened a few years ago when the city's...
Cities aid one another with reverse flow project
Situated on the banks of the Maumee River in northwest Ohio, Napoleon owns and operates its own surface water treatment plant. The river provides a virtually...
PRIVATIZATION/Indianapolis outsources O&M for waterworks
By: Misty Reagin, Assistant Editor
Last March, Indianapolis contracted with Palm Desert, Calif.-based USFilter Operating Services to manage all operations, maintenance and customer service...
County enlists neighbors for unified water system
Genesee County, N.Y., was a community divided by multiple water systems and sources, many of which battled problems with water quality and quantity. But...
Central Arkansas Water
In July, Little Rock and North Little Rock, Ark., merged their water departments into Central Arkansas Water. The state's first consolidation of municipal...
County expands capacity, preserves potable water
Gwinnett County, Ga., has completed construction of the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (the Hill Center), which treats up to 20 million gallons...
District combines process treatment and reuse
In 1997, when Chemi-Con Materials announced that it needed to more than double its process water discharge, Port of Moses Lake, Wash., faced a dilemma:...
Awards given to outstanding water systems
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
The Washington, D.C.-based Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has announced the first winners of its Gold Award for Competitive Achievement....
County restores degraded streambank
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
A stream stability demonstration project in Greene County, N.Y., was completed last November, correcting 1,100 feet of degraded stream banks in Broadstreet...
New plant increases city's water options
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
San Antonio, Texas, residents used to rely on groundwater for their water supply, but development and ongoing droughts were jeopardizing the Edwards Aquifer...
Beneficial use of biosolids
By: Lori Irvine and Anne Bonelli
In the last 15 years, the federal government has passed legislation regulating biosolids management, limiting traditional methods of disposal - incineration,...
Georgia localities complete watershed study
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
The governments of Forsyth County, Hall County and Gainesville, Ga., have recently completed a watershed assessment in preparation for the development...
Association honors city tank designs
The Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill., presented Concrete Tank Awards to San Diego and Coral Springs, Fla., recognizing the cities' attention...
