Rancho California Water District Receives Federal Grant to Explore Water Reuse
Rancho California Water District, which serves over 120,000 customers in the cities of Temecula, Murrieta and various incorporated areas in Riverside County, received a $175,000 federal grant to explore ideas on how to make use of its treated waste water. Upon completion of the study, the district will then pursue additional grants from the U.S. Bureau of [...]
iPad 2 and Kindle Fire Winners
Thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway. The response exceeded our expectations. The survey responses were enlightening. Congratulations to Bill Alexander, Operations Manager for Brunswick & Topsham Water District. Bill won the Kindle Fire. Congratulations to Kevin Milligan, Assistant General Manager & Interim Utilities CFO, Riverside Public Utilities. Kevin won the iPad 2. Thanks again [...]
Google and Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Unveil Reuse Water Facility
Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) officials and Google executives on Thursday announced Google’s first reuse water system for one of their U.S. data centers. Google’s Douglas County data center is also the state’s first data center to conserve water using a reuse water system. The system, financed by Google and owned by WSA, is helping to keep [...]
AWWA: U.S. Water Systems Require $1 Trillion Investment
AWWA releases report outlining urgent need for water system investment. Annual expenditures on water infrastructure will need
PROJECT PORTRAIT – Madrona Marsh: Phosphate Removal in Stormwater Runoff
Innovative engineered wetland technology reduces orthophosphate levels to protect one of the last remaning vernal marshes in southern California.
New NRDC Report: Financing Stormwater Retrofits in Philadelphia and Beyond
Philadelphia’s approach offers commercial parcel owners an opportunity to sharply reduce their stormwater fees in exchange for onsite management of rainfall. Report estimates prospective $375M market for third-party investment in stormwater retrofits.
Alameda County Water District Sells $45M in Revenue Bonds
Approximately half the funds will be used for infrastructure projects, the rest to refinance existing debt at lower rate
WERF Offers $1M for Research on Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century
Public-Private partnership between Water Environment Research Foundation & U.S. EPA seeks to fund research projects based on cost management and operational efficacy. Partnerships with wastewater and/or stormwater utilities explicitly encouraged.
NRDC Prevails in Petition Against New York State Department of Conservation
New York State Supreme Court finds New York state’s general permit for stormwater discharges falls short in three key areas
Southern Nevada Water Authority Revenue Plummets 43% in Five Years
Revenue from connection charges down 94% from 2005-6. Burst housing bubble combined with foreclosures forces SNWA to consider options to pay down debt and fund infrastructure projects