Water – Page 2 – American Infrastructure

San Diego’s Seawater Desalination Plant

The award-winning Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant paves the way for water treatment facilities in the United States to

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EPA/TCEQ Statement on Water Quality of Flood-Impacted Areas from Hurricane Harvey

WASHINGTON (August 31, 2017) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

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Damage Repair Resulting From Hurricane Harvey Projected At $160 Billion

With rain at an all-time record in the Houston area, and double-digit rainfall continuing in Southeast Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott

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Repairing Critical Resources for Colorado City

The Sid Copeland Water Treatment Plant tank is a workhorse that plays an integral part in water delivery to the

Stormwater Quality

Emerging Options for Funding Resiliency Infrastructure

The high cost and difficulty of insuring against natural disasters presents challenges to both municipalities and insurers By Robert Ryall,

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Reducing Costs for Stormwater Management

Strategic use of trees, green roofs, curb planters, and other features can reduce energy cost, reduce stormwater management fees, and

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Eco Solution for Fish Rehabilitation

Made possible by a custom control valve, Bull Run Watershed is now home to a unique, eco-friendly solution for water

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Liberty Takes Control of Water Treatment

With its newly opened water treatment facility, the town of Liberty, Mo. demonstrates how smaller cities can forgo dependence on

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Rebuilding the Nation’s Infrastructure

With the price tag for the critical upkeep and replacement of the nation’s outdated water systems at least $1 trillion

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Lessons Learned from Flint, Mich.

Drinking water plants need to be totally automated so that when a drinking water plant goes out of compliance, immediate

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New Priorities for Fed Infrastructure Plan

Without access to necessary capital and help from the federal government or the private sector, government leaders are helpless By

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Hydropower Financing Persists

Why hydropower assets will remain crucial to America’s energy strategy during the current administration’s tenure By Michael Ferguson President Trump

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Paradigm Shift: The Growing Prevalence of Dam Removal Projects

The removal of aging infrastructure through silted-in dams has sparked a new way of thinking for the dams that may

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Water Reduction Strategies—A Global Overview

The adage that you can’t manage what you don’t measure holds especially true for water, whether you’re referring to a

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Technology Aids America’s Water Infrastructure

A technological intervention can help much of our water infrastructure at the end of its planned life By Bob Benstead

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Shine Versus Solution

Water infrastructure in America requires approximately $1 trillion of repairs and upgrades for which we need to focus on long-term

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Water Infrastructure Investments

Aging and deteriorating water systems threaten economic vitality and public health By Susan N. Story Water is the essential underpinning