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Infrastructure
Pflugerville, Texas, to ease water limits amid repairs to infrastructure, rising lake levels
The updated protocols are expected to remain in effect at least through mid-June, allowing Pflugerville to finish repairs on the existing raw waterline and complete construction of the secondary raw waterline.
Construction workers installing large industrial pipes at a job site with excavator and equipment
Technology
AI and data centers are reshaping water demand faster than utilities can respond
Data center growth driven by AI is emerging as a new class of water demand, and utilities are not yet fully positioned to manage it.
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Features
The $2-trillion problem facing U.S. water infrastructure
A new AWWA report shows what 2050 could look like if local ratepayers foot the whole bill for projected drinking water infrastructure needs.
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Features
What wastewater operators should consider before investing in a vacuum truck
Compare costs, equipment, and ROI to choose the right vacuum truck for your utility.
Aerial view of a wastewater treatment plant. | Photo by iStock
Features
How San Francisco is rebuilding a 1950s wastewater plant for a modern city
Inside San Francisco’s $5B Southeast Treatment Plant overhaul, including new headworks, biosolids upgrades, and lessons for utilities rebuilding aging infrastructure.
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Infrastructure
Asset management 101: How utilities decide which pipes, pumps, and plants get replaced first
The scale and age of today’s infrastructure are forcing utilities to take a more strategic approach to asset management.
WD Asset Management 101 guide cover featuring industrial water meter and piping infrastructure on blue background
Finance
Texas water board backs $140 million in municipal infrastructure upgrades statewide
Austin, Pearsall, Roma, and other communities secure funding for treatment plants, pipelines, and system upgrades.
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Latest News
Arlington's Re-Gen wastewater plant modernization under way
The project will upgrade the facility’s solids-processing infrastructure and install thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion systems.
Aerial view of wastewater treatment plant with circular tanks and settling basins adjacent to river
Features
Recently completed DigIndy project aims to stop billions of gallons of sewage overflows
The DigIndy Tunnel System is designed to divert at least 95% of sewer overflows into treatment facilities operated by Citizens Energy Group.
Construction workers and media personnel conduct interviews at outdoor job site wearing safety helmets and high-visibility vests
Featured
DC Water takes on emergency repairs on Potomac Interceptor after collapse and wastewater spill
DC Water crews are manually digging out the affected area, carefully removing sludge, soil, and debris from the collapsed pipe.
Construction workers in safety gear performing underground utility installation with heavy machinery and concrete infrastructure at job site.
Resource Management
Monterey Peninsula saving for a dry day through aquifer storage program
Whereas traditional dams stockpile water in open lakes, ASR stores it deep underground in the spaces between rocks and sand.
Industrial pipeline equipment with control panels in desert-like outdoor location
Finance
Why wastewater project planning can’t wait for funding
Winter Springs’ proactive wastewater project planning demonstrates how municipalities that prepare will secure funding faster.
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