Infrastructure: Page 5

Fix it or face fines: What consent decrees mean for aging water systems

The EPA and DOJ sometimes deem that a city’s sewer, stormwater, or drinking water systems are in violation of a federal law. When they come to this conclusion, resolution can come in the form of a consent decree.

Cooling the cloud: What every utility should know about data centers and water use

The typical data center facility consumes anywhere between 1 to 5 million gallons of water per day.

Inside Detroit’s major water main failure: A warning sign for utilities facing extreme weather

A major Detroit water main break highlights how climate change is accelerating infrastructure failures. Learn how aging pipes, temperature swings, and corrosion are pushing cities like Detroit to rethink their water systems.

detroit water main

Arizona clears path for direct potable reuse, $1-billion Phoenix project

The new rules could allow utilities to recycle up to 95% of wastewater, helping offset a 15% decline in Colorado River supplies since 2000.

Fulshear, Texas, projects 10,000 new customers by 2029, approves $212-million infrastructure plan

The plan outlines 20 capital projects—split evenly between water and wastewater—costing a total of $212.42 million.

Central Valley’s $50-million recharge basins signal boom in CA water security investments

Funded partly by a $50-million state grant, the basins will divert high flows from the Kings and Tule Rivers, targeting a combined 18,000 acre-feet of annual recharge.

Engineering a comeback: How a $33-million channel revived water rights on the Colorado River

The newly completed Colorado River Connectivity Channel reconnects a long-blocked section of the river for the first time since the 1980s.

Aging pipes, rising risks: ASCE dishes D+ grade to US wastewater infrastructure

One of the most telling insights from the ASCE report is the scale of deferred maintenance across wastewater systems.

wastewater infrastructure

Castle Rock’s $68-million expansion doubles down on PFAS-ready, advanced water treatment

This investment in infrastructure, combined with sourcing new renewable water and local conservation efforts, will greatly improve the water availability for generations.

James River Water Project makes progress after land dispute

The James River Water Project will see withdrawals of 8.57 million gallons of water daily from the new pumping site.

From pilot to pioneering: Inside El Paso’s plan to turn wastewater into drinking water

The El Paso Pure Water Center will come online in 2028, delivering 10 MGD of purified water to city residents.

el paso pure water center

El Paso to build first US plant sending purified wastewater directly to drinking supply

The El Paso Pure Water Center will produce 10 MGD, accounting for 6% of the city’s summer water demand.

Page 5 of 8