ART UMBLE ARTICLES
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Addressing Impacts Of Climate Change At The Local Level: Mitigate Or Adapt?1/10/2019
The unknowns around climate change might curtail proper investment and preparation — unless your resiliency efforts offer more than just resiliency.
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Integrating Innovative Technology Into The Public Water Sector: A Need For Equilibrium12/5/2016
If we are to realize the promise of innovation, implementation cannot be a risky proposition for water managers.
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Engineering Angle: Are We Paying Enough Attention To Removing Carbon?10/15/2014
Much attention is being given today to the removal of nutrients from wastewaters because of the negative environmental consequences that can result if these are released in excess.
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Fit-for-Purpose Water Reuse And The Road Toward Water Security7/28/2014
The future of water resources for safe and reliable consumptive uses is uncertain. Today, hundreds of watershed basins worldwide experience water scarcity during some part of any given year.
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Engineering Angle: The Future Is Here — Embracing A New Paradigm In The World Of Water4/22/2014
Among the prominent advancements in improving public health and environment over the past two hundred years, collection and treatment of domestic wastewater ranks near the top. The traditional view of wastewater treatment has been of a “linear pipeline,” whereby wastewater is collected at one end of a watershed, transported as quickly as practical to the other end, where it is treated and discharged to the nearest waterbody as a disposal byproduct.
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How To Utilize Nutrients To Your Advantage2/24/2014
Using nitrogen and phosphorus to create algal biomass may be the energy solution for tomorrow.
Art Umble
Dr. Art Umble has 25 years of experience in a wide array of professional posts including managing a public water and wastewater utility, university teaching, serving in government-appointed stakeholder forums and consulting in the water and wastewater industry.