LATEST INSIGHTS ON DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION
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WWEMA Window: Governmental Policy And The Impacts On Construction Costs
8/23/2021
There are a few current governmental policies that have impacted the construction cost of water and wastewater infrastructure over the last several years. Some are older policies that were established many years ago and some are newer policies that were implemented to help U.S. manufacturers compete in these markets against foreign manufacturers. There is some discussion now in Washington to implement more policies such as $15 minimum wage and revisions to the Made in America requirements for purchases using federal money, both direct and indirect.
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SWAN Corner: Unlock Data To Improve Water Distribution System Operations
7/14/2021
Water distribution system infrastructures are designed to deliver drinking water to end users, but utilities are continually faced with distinct challenges to fulfill this fundamental objective. For example, these utilities improve customer service by delivering water with high pressure, but on the other hand, water conservation policies push them to minimize water distribution leaks. For this reason, water utilities invest heavily in SCADA and telemetry technologies to support operational decisions. However, unlocking historical operational data and fusing it with other data (such as billing information from AMR/AMI networks) to generate actionable insights has proven difficult.
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Rainwater Harvesting: A Viable Means To Prevent Water Crisis
6/29/2021
“Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink”
These all too familiar lines from the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge seem to be ringing too close to home as water becomes an increasingly scarce resource with every passing day. -
Infrastructure Bill Could Put A Dent In The Crime Rate, Expert Says
6/23/2021
President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan, which sketches out an investment of over $2 trillion, appears to be inching through negotiations in the House and Senate. Though it is likely to change, the first draft of the plan calls for massive investment in traditional infrastructure projects like roads, bridges and airports, while also promising to change life at work and at home with paid family leave and at-home medical care for senior citizens.
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Northwater Treatment Plant Construction Hits Major Milestone
6/15/2021
Storage tanks at Denver Water’s new, state-of-the-art water treatment plant taking shape.
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EPA Looks To Denver Water As Example For $2 Trillion American Jobs Plan
6/2/2021
Lead Reduction Program highlighted for jobs, unique approach to diverse communities.
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Drive To Replace Lead Pipes Leads To Many Contracting Opportunities
6/1/2021
We rarely stop to consider how difficult it is to be a government leader. The responsibility to identify critical needs, focus on eminent dangers, ensure public safety, and provide citizen services are monumental tasks.
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Digging Into The Future On Colorado’s Eastern Plains
5/26/2021
Tunneling project helps Denver Water turn gravel pits into reservoirs along South Platte River.
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A Big Chance To Get The Lead Out Of Water
5/14/2021
We now have an unparalleled opportunity to finally tackle the national lead-contaminated drinking water crisis and our broader water infrastructure problems. Recent polling by Navigator Research found that a strong majority of voters — 83 percent (including nearly three-fourths of Republicans, 80 percent of Independents and 91 percent of Democrats) — support eliminating all lead pipes in drinking water systems. This was the second most broadly-supported component of President Biden’s infrastructure plan, following only the repair of roads and bridges.
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Biden's Infrastructure Plan Targets Lead Pipes That Threaten Public Health Across The U.S.
5/7/2021
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan includes a proposal to upgrade the U.S. drinking water distribution system by removing and replacing dangerous lead pipes. As a geochemist and environmental health researcher who has studied the heartbreaking impacts of lead poisoning in children for decades, I am happy to see due attention paid to this silent killer, which disproportionately affects poor communities of color.