Stantec to lead multibillion-dollar initiative to supply local sustainable water to San Diego’s 1.4 million residents
Pure Water program to maximize use and reuse of city water and reduce ocean discharges Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; San Diego, CA:TSX, NYSE:STN: The Pure Water San Diego program recently reached a critical milestone, paving the way for Phase 1 of the US$3-billion program to supply local, sustainable water to San Diego’s more than 1.4 million residents. The project secured a first-of-its-kind National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to add purified water to the Miram...
Cause of Benzene Water Supply Contamination Challenged
California Camp Fire Focus of Trade Association Investigation Irving, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said today that its investigation of benzene contamination in the water supply of fire damaged areas such as Paradise, California has determined that the cause is not from pipe made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), but was from the burned-out environment. This debris was sucked into the pipes, contaminating the water system regardless of the pipe material. The major Nor...
Stantec to lead multibillion-dollar initiative to supply local sustainable water to San Diego’s 1.4 million residents
Pure Water program to maximize use and reuse of city water and reduce ocean discharges Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; San Diego, CA - TSX, NYSE:STN: The Pure Water San Diego program recently reached a critical milestone, paving the way for Phase 1 of the US$3-billion program to supply local, sustainable water to San Diego’s more than 1.4 million residents. The project secured a first-of-its-kind National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to add purified water to the Mir...
Trade Group Releases Paradise, California Fire Benzene Contamination Findings
Plastics Pipe Institute’s Report Now Available Irving, Texas - The recently completed analysis of benzene contamination found at the site of the 2018 Camp Fire catastrophe near and around Paradise, California has been published by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI). The 13-page report, PPI Document TR-51 “Investigation of Benzene in Drinking Water Following the “Camp Fire” in Paradise, CA”, is available free at the PPI website --...
Iowa Finds New Tools To Control Stormwater Erosion and Sediment at Construction Sites
At the Iowa Department of Transportation, the preservation of limited natural resources is one element we look at when planning construction projects. When we’re constructing or moving a road, we often need to move earth. As good stewards of the land, we take precautions to assure that the disturbed ground does not erode, or the sediment wash away only to end up in another area. Some of Iowa’s frequently used erosion and sediment control techniques include fabric silt fences to slow wat...
City of LA and Partners Celebrate Opening of Bradley Plaza and Green Alley Shared Street
LOS ANGELES, CA — LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), in partnership with Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, Pacoima Beautiful, and The Trust for Public Land, today cut the ribbon on the Bradley Plaza and Green Alley stormwater and open space project. The completed project will provide a range of benefits including: improvement of water quality by capturing and infiltrating stormwater runoff, eliminating alley flooding, and promoting sustainability and neighborhood connectivity by creation of a v...
New funding to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia by 2024
New funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will support global research and practice to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia. The FCDO’s grant to the University of Oxford will now extend to 2024 and increase to £22.5 million, to support the REACH programme improve water security by delivering world-class science to transform policy and practice. Professor Charlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Advisor and Director of Research & Evidence Divisi...
NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
Partnership primed to introduce game-changing technologies to address global needs HOUSTON – The Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center (NEWT), a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) with its headquarters at Rice University, has earned a five-year renewal to continue its work on next-generation water treatment systems. The multi-institution, multidisciplinary center under the direction of Rice environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez is a partnership between ac...
LA Sanitation and Environment Secures Funding for Four Safe Clean Water (Measure W) Water Quality Projects
LOS ANGELES – LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) is pleased to announce all four proposed LASAN multi-benefit stormwater capture projects were approved for Safe Clean Water Program funding at Tuesday's Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting. Funded by Measure W, the special parcel tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in November 2018, the Safe Clean Water Program provides local, dedicated funding – approximately $285 million annually countywide – for projects that increase...
Novara GeoSolutions Awarded the Esri Release Ready Specialty Designation
Norwell, MA. Novara GeoSolutions (Novara) (www.novarageo.com), a multi-disciplined organization providing solutions for asset management, compliance, integrity management, operational improvement and other geospatial needs announces it has been awarded the Esri Release Ready Specialty status. This significant recognition is given to partners that show innovation with Esri technology, are committed to developing their wide-ranging expertise and offer expert technical support for a variety of Es...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
