Kevin Westerling Articles
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Don’t Let A Water Crisis Boil Over
3/1/2019
No utility wants to issue a Boil Water Notice, but if it does happen, it’s important to get it right. Even if your utility has had a long, unblemished record of delivering high-quality water, a mishandled contamination event will leave a bad taste in your customers’ mouths (so to speak).
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Fixin’ To Solve Resiliency: Texas, Burns & McDonnell Tackle Infrastructure And Sustainability Issues
2/14/2019
Texas is sizable enough to be a large country on its own, with an economy to match, and is also proudly unique. But when it comes to water issues, the Lone Star State shares a lot in common with the rest of America: overwhelmed and vulnerable infrastructure, threats to water quality and security, and competition for resources.
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Changing Thoughts On Climate
1/10/2019
I have a confession to make. Although I’m an empathetic person in general, I have found it hard to worry very much about the state of the world once I’m no longer part of it.
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The Final Straw Against Water Pollution
11/8/2018
If I were asked to describe the makeup of the Water Online and Water Innovations audience, I could say it’s a mix of engineers and operators focusing on clean and/or wastewater processes within municipal or industrial settings. But that wouldn’t tell the whole story, because you are much more than that — you are caretakers of our planet’s most valuable resource.
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The True Meaning Of 'Value Of Water' Awareness
9/4/2018
Observations from a conversation with Water Environment Federation (WEF) President Jenny Hartfelder
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Is Stormwater The Industry’s Red-Headed Stepchild?
8/14/2018
The National Municipal Stormwater Alliance recently released the 2018 State of Stormwater Report on municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits under the NPDES permitting program — the first-ever in a series that will publish annually. The Alliance also explained the somewhat distressing reason why the report is necessary: Stormwater is being largely ignored.
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Pride And Prejudice: A Philadelphia (Water Department) Story
7/12/2018
Recently, I had the opportunity to tour a unique and innovative facility, the Bureau of Lab Services (BLS), the “water quality heartbeat of the Philadelphia Water Department” (PWD), as described by BLS director Gary Burlingame.
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Smart People On Smart Water: 4 Perspectives From Europe
6/27/2018
The 7th Annual Smart Water Systems Conference, presented by SMi Group, brought smart water experts from around the world to London for two days in April. As an event partner, Water Online had interview access to event speakers — including those from some of Europe’s largest water providers — who were surveyed on trends and challenges in smart water. Read on to hear the thoughts of four smart water experts on four key questions.
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Raging Waters: AWWA’s Fight For The Future
5/14/2018
AWWA’s 2018-19 president, David Rager, talks about personal priorities for his tenure and the long-range challenges the industry and his organization must strive to overcome.
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Innovative, Collaborative, Inevitable: Furthering The Evolution Of Smart Water In North America
5/9/2018
A Q&A with Gary Wong, chairman of the SWAN North American Alliance