Global Water Center Launches Carbon Credit Program to Help Fund Sustainable Rural Water Systems
Global Water Center’s Carbon Credit Program team: Anne Lyngdoh, Eric Wei, and Chelsea Inglis (left to right) CHARLESTON, S.C. - Global Water Center started a Carbon Credit Program to make rural water systems financially sustainable. This innovative program helps safe water organizations and rural communities acquire additional financial support to establish, maintain, and operate rural water systems. “It is challenging and unrealistic to rely on traditional sources of capital (e.g. ph...
Geographic Information Systems Key to Efficient Water Management
The supply of drinking water is one of the greatest challenges currently facing a large part of the world's regions. According to the latest data published by the UN, water losses in water distribution networks are a major concern, with Non-Revenue Water or non-billed water accounting for the supply of water to almost 200 million people. Digital transformation plays a major role in solving these issues. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), in particular, have proven to be an excellent resour...
GLWA Increasing System Resiliency with Improvements to 14 Mile Transmission Main
Pipe renewal extends the pipe segment’s service life by as much as 50 years GLWA and its member partners collaborated on plan to ensure continued protection of public health and safety Construction to be completed by mid-January with no anticipated impact on water quality DETROIT— The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) announced today it is continuing to build resiliency into its regional system by proactively renewing segments within a 1.5-mile stretch of water transmission mai...
Burrowing Critters Increase Risk of Levee Failure
WASHINGTON—Researchers have developed a new method to estimate the risk of levee failure and flooding from burrowing animals like badgers and porcupines. Levees are human-made embankments usually made from dirt that alter river flow to provide protection to nearby communities. When burrowing animals dig into earthen levees to make their homes, they can weaken the infrastructure to the point of collapse and localized flooding — but most flood risk models don’t take that into account. Now, a...
Jacobs to Deliver Upgrades of Koramangala & Challaghatta Valley Water Treatment Plant for Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected to provide project management consultancy to Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to rehabilitate the Koramangala & Challaghatta (K&C) Valley Used Water Treatment Plant in Belur Nagasandra, India. The project will deliver critical upgrades to the 248 million litres per day (MLD) facility as part of an innovative water reuse and groundwater rejuvenation program. Upgrades include the addition of a new biosolids management facility to improve en...
Video: Dam Threatens Last Tribes of Ethiopia
Donate: http://www.miyamotorelief.org/cause/s... In Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, several indigenous tribes have lived for millenniums. For eons, the annual flooding of the Omo River has provided the water they need to survive the harsh climate. A new, $1.6 billion, 1870-megawatt dam built upstream cut off the water supply in 2016 to the tribes, now numbering about 200,000 people. While the dam is a great engineering feat, these indigenous tribes’ lives, culture and traditions are in danger of being...
Future Growth and Water Supply Management Sparks Arizona Town to Pursue a Water Allocation Policy
Recognizing a need to preserve Arizona’s most prized natural resource, while planning for future growth and development, the Town of Gilbert takes proactive steps to ensure residents have enough water now and in the future. Water is a precious resource, especially in the arid southwest. The Town of Gilbert, Arizona understands the value of its water, and is committed to actively managing its precious resource by making regular updates to its master plans and infrastructure improvement plans....
The International Code Council supports access to safe and abundant water on World Water Day
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2019 - The International Code Council joins organizations worldwide in recognizing World Water Day by promoting initiatives that improve access to clean and plentiful water for all. This year’s theme is “Leaving no one behind,” a goal that the Code Council advances through its commitment to developing modern codes and standards that make water systems more efficient and sustainable and help ensure that clean, safe water is available in all homes and buildings. Acce...
Gannett Fleming's Innovative Water Solution Wins Outstanding Project Award for Maryland American Water's Bel Air Impoundment
(Harrisburg, Pa.) The American Council of Engineering Companies Maryland presented Gannett Fleming with an Outstanding Project Award for Maryland American Water’s Bel Air Impoundment project during the 2019 Excellence in Engineering Awards on Feb. 21. The Bel Air Impoundment is the largest dam project in Maryland in 30 years and sets new standards for the design of water storage reservoirs. Securing a reliable water supply for more than 14,000 residents, the new system features a 62-foot-high...
Video: Oroville Dam Spillway Repair
Aerial drone footage from the state Department of Water Resources reveals progress on the Oroville Dam. Shot July 11, the video shows concrete being pumped between the stay-in-place forms. It is part of a new foundation and drainage system for the Lake Oroville control spillway. The clips also highlight demolition and rock cleaning on the emergency spillway. Both structures were damaged in February after the reservoir reached capacity and water began spilling over the dam. The disaster cre...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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