Resource Management

Technology
Engineering enough water for a chip giant
Long-term water infrastructure investments and regional collaboration positioned Columbus and New Albany to meet Intel's massive water demands.
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Features
How Riverbend Water Resources District is rebuilding its regional water supply system
Riverbend is rebuilding a regional water supply system first constructed in 1968 while preparing for a future that includes growing communities.
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Resource Management
Retention pond project is Minnesota’s latest frontline defense against algae blooms
The ponds will cut 39 pounds of phosphorus annually, preventing up to 19,500 pounds of algae growth in the reservoir, according to the city.
A trio of new retention ponds will moderate runoff and contaminants entering East Vadnais Lake, say officials.
Resource Management
Carpinteria recycled water project aims to beat the next drought before it begins
Adapting to hotter and dryer conditions means recycling at least 800,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2030.
Once completed in 2029, the $90.7 million Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project is expected to provide a quarter of the region’s water needs.
Resource Management
Reading Lake Erie in real time
Every watershed has a story to tell, and in Lake Erie, that story is being told in real-time.
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Resource Management
Why wastewater operators can't ignore Microthrix
One WWTP's aggressive battle against a stubborn bacterial threat.
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Infrastructure
How the World Cup will test city water infrastructure
The 2026 tournament will bring millions of visitors to 16 host cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico during the hottest weeks of the year.
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Resource Management
Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisis
The coastal city is staring down a persistent drought that has placed it on course to being the first U.S. city to run short of water sometime next year.
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Resource Management
A sophomore’s oil spill research project started with chemistry class and ended at WWEMA
This student's work went beyond a standard science fair experiment and into the kinds of tradeoffs utility leaders, engineers, and environmental responders confront regularly.
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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.
The City of Pflugerville installed a temporary bypass waterline this spring to continue pumping water from the Colorado River into the lake.
Featured
Protracted drought, increased demand has Florida facing tighter groundwater limits
Florida utilities are running up against limits on how much groundwater they can withdraw.
New pipelines and production wells are set to provide alternative water sources for Florida residents in midst of aquifer shortages.
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A sinking feeling? Houston’s surface water conversion helps slow down regional land collapse
In Texas, regional water agencies are deploying a multi-front strategy of supply and conservation initiatives to counteract subsidence.
HGSD staff and board tour the Northeast Water Purification Plant, slated to increase treated water production from 80 million gallons per day to 400 MGD.
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