Kenyan Capital’s Severe Water Shortage Threatens Most Marginalized
- Many of Kenya’s nearly 49 million inhabitants do not have access to improved water resources, with 41% dependent on rivers, ponds and wells with low water levels. In addition, 59% of the population are reliant on unimproved sanitation facilities. - In Africa, more than 60% of people live in slum conditions without access to clean water and sanitation. - Nearly half a million marginalized households in Nairobi do not have enough water to meet their basic needs....
Arkansas City Dedicates New 5.4 MGD Water Treatment Facility
With capacity to easily expand to 6.3 MGD, the new plant provides a stable and secure source of drinking water for Arkansas City, a community of 12,000 located in south-central Kansas and surrounding customers. The new $22 million plant was built at a cost of $4 million under the original budget. In addition, advanced technology will enable the plant to achieve annual operations and maintenance cost savings of 20 percent under costs of the existing city water treatment facility that had been...
Griffin Dewatering Expands with Foothill Dewatering Acquisition
HOUSTON - Griffin Dewatering announced the acquisition of groundwater control firm Foothill Engineering and Dewatering, and Foothill Drilling, of Riverside, California for an undisclosed sum. "Foothill has a 30-plus year reputation of excellence in meeting the construction dewatering needs of clients throughout California and the western United States. The combination of Griffin and Foothill will bring unmatched groundwater control services to general contractors and building owners on the...
Indonesia’s Capital Sinking Due to Lack of Adequate Water Security and Infrastructure
- 40% of Jakarta finds itself below sea level - Residents are digging illegal wells to gain access to drinking water, negatively impacting the urban area - The Indonesian capital is sinking up to 6 centimeters every year. - Water Security is a global challenge: an in-depth World Water Council publication offers cohesive solutions from around the world for improving water security World Water Council, Marseille – Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital is sinking...
Presto Announces Ballast Research Performance Results
Presto Geosystems, industry-leading manufacturer of the HDPE GEOWEB® base stabilization system, has released results from rigorous track research performed to quantify the reinforcement benefit of GEOWEB-confined ballast as compared to unconfined ballast. The research initiative was a cooperative effort between Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Kansas (KU) under the direction of Ben Leshchinsky, PE, PhD and Jie Han, PE, PhD. The results substantiate the effectiveness of GEOWEB...
H2bid Revolutionizing the Way Vendors and Contractors Seek Bids and RFPS in the Water Utility Market
Introducing H2bid, Inc., a procurement exchange providing B2B information services to the water utility market, efficiently connecting vendors and contractors with water and wastewater infrastructure contract opportunities. The purpose of H2bid is to create the first exchange for the water utility industry and de-fragment the industry by creating a single source where all water/wastewater utilities can post bids and RFPs, and all vendors and contractors can find bids and RFPs, as well submit ele...
World Water Council Announces Kyoto World Water Grand Prize’s Winner
World Water Council, Marseille – The World Water Council is pleased to announce the winner of the 5th Kyoto World Water Grand Prize: Charité Chrétienne pour Personnes en Détresse (CCPD - Christian Charity for People in Distress), from Togo. Presented during the World Water Forum since 2003, and organized in cooperation with the Japan Water Forum, the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize rewards the best water-related initiative carried-out by a grass-roots organization from a developing country. T...
Envirosight Features Guest Paper on Quantitative Versus Qualitative Analysis
RANDOLPH, NJ— As part of its featured content series, Envirosight is pleased to present a new white paper by Eric Sullivan of Sewer Knowledge entitled Quantitative versus Qualitative: The Case for a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Sewer Condition Assessment. This paper focuses on the benefits of gathering multi-dimensional data when assessing sewer condition, instead of relying on isolated metrics. A qualitative approach accounts for a broad range of sewer attributes, which helps minimize blind sp...
Water Systems Council Heralds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Address America's Water Systems Infrastructure Crisis
WASHINGTON - The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and water well systems, expressed its enthusiastic support today for the introduction of bipartisan legislation that will modernize investment in water infrastructure by empowering states to invest in multiple water infrastructure projects. The Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act was introduced by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Cory Book...
Pollution Events, Treatment Technologies and Smart Sewers: GWI Analyses Regulatory Trends in the Water Industry
Recent public health crises and new monitoring technologies have raised the profile of water quality issues around the world, shaping global regulatory trends & quality standards, and creating new market opportunities, a new market report and database published by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) finds. High profile public health crises such as the Flint Lead crisis, and the continued degradation of environmental resources due to industrial activity, have highlighted the damage that can be don...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
