The power of water infrastructure was on display in Manhattan last month after a water main break shut down nine blocks.
The bigger water utilities have the resources, but small utilities face many of the same problems — namely failing pipeline infrastructure and water loss. So what are the solutions and best practices within small utilities’ grasp? One small utility shared its successful approach to controlling water loss as guidance for those with similar struggles.
A city in New Jersey is facing criticism for failing to prosecute a small-scale water heist allegedly carried out last year.
Infrastructure failure resulted in a major fish kill in Iowa this week.
It’s so hot in St. Louis County, MO, that water mains are bursting at a higher rate than usual.
Following months of anticipation among water industry pros, the Trump administration has rolled out its proposal for how to rehabilitate the nation’s infrastructure.
The water division in Rockford, IL, treated 6.4 billion gallons of water last year. Yet only 5.1 billion gallons were delivered to the city’s 55,000 customers.
According to the U.S. EPA, $97 billion will be needed over the next two decades to control water loss, comprising 29 percent of the needed upgrade costs in the space overall. The agency estimates that average water loss for a system is 16 percent, with 75 percent of that being recoverable.
California water utilities will need to report water loss figures to the state under a new law that aims to reduce non-revenue water and conserve resources.
Some industry observers say the future of clean water depends on the convergence of several high-tech industries in a field known as “databotics.”
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