Top Story: Page 2

Infrastructure

How Louisville Water keeps a 19th-century reservoir working for the 21st century

Louisville Water began an extensive relining and restoration effort at Crescent Hill reservoir to bolster supply for the long haul.

Infrastructure

Innovative EPA financing tool paves way for new Lake Oswego treatment plant

Lake Oswego will soon be replacing its Tryon Creek wastewater treatment plant, citing age and a need to meet modern sustainability standards set forth by the state of Oregon.

Resource Management

The $47-billion question: Why your utility can’t afford to ignore circular water

U.S. water utilities are leaving up to $47 billion annually on the table by treating water as a disposable commodity. Centering circular water can fix that.

Features

How Athens Utilities Board sustains decades of wastewater excellence

Athens Utility Board's two plants—Oostanaula and North Mouse Creek—have logged decades of permit compliance and earned a long string of awards from the state.

Infrastructure

Why sludge age matters more than you think

When plants monitor sludge age, they’re looking at how long microorganisms hang out in their system before they’re pushed out. Some describe it as the average age of your biomass.

Features

San Diego residents hope cross-border agreement can finally clean up Tijuana River pollution

The complex Tijuana River cross-border problem has been worsened by years of neglect and an overall lack of funding.

Regulations

Is PVC pipe at risk? Recent TSCA prioritization raises concern

While current federal regulations minimize human contact with vinyl chloride, its TSCA prioritization may impact PVC’s role in water distribution.

Resource Management

How wildfires threaten drinking water & what utilities are doing about it

Not every wildfire will contaminate drinking water, but they all raise the possibility of it. For water utilities teams, it’s all about the response and reassurance to residents.

Features

Businesses on Cuyahoga River can’t afford to ignore compliance, observers say

Conditions in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern have vastly improved over 30 years, thanks to ongoing restoration along the waterway.

Resource Management

Oregon port may apply wastewater to fields despite drinking water concerns

A wetter-than-usual winter and upcoming rain and freezing temperatures are pushing Oregon's Port of Morrow toward exceeding its wastewater storage capacity by February.

Top Story

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires. Why using saltwater is typically a last resort

Using seawater to fight fires can sound like a simple solution – the Pacific Ocean has a seemingly endless supply of water. But seawater also has downsides.

Resource Management

Kyle, Texas, tackles water crunch amid drought, unprecedented growth

As the city of Kyle, Texas, experiences unprecedented population growth, it also must maintain a delicate balance between progress and water sustainability.

Previous Page

Page 2 of 3

Next Page