WIP Editorial
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Global Water Trends Shaping The Water Industry In 2023
3/6/2023
If you type “trends” into Google, and you’ll notice search results on fashion, real estate, economic, and business trends. Depending on your interest, specific trends will seem more important than others. However, do you want to know which trends impact everyone, regardless of interests? Water trends.
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Innovative Water Management Techniques For A Sustainable Future
3/6/2023
Water scarcity and pollution are significant global issues that have become more pressing due to the growing population and climate change. Therefore, it is essential to implement new and innovative methods to manage water sustainably.
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It’s A Perfect Time For Public Officials To Launch Riverfront Redevelopment Projects, And Private Sector Partners Are In High Demand
2/22/2023
Before environmental concerns became a staple of urban planning, industrial sites dominated waterfront properties in American cities. For decades, factories used urban waterways to dispose of pollutants. As environmental awareness grew, however, those sites were abandoned, but the toxic aftermath lingered. But new funding and technology are both available now to remedy that risk.
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New Components And Requirements For Port Projects In 2023 Are Obvious
2/14/2023
The time has come to stop thinking about port projects in the same way we once did. Everything has changed. And with an abundance of funding, port projects in 2023 will include many new components.
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When It Comes To Water, California Is The Canary In The Gold Mine
2/14/2023
Talking to a friend a couple of weeks ago, the malaprop "canary in the gold mine" popped into the conversation. That was worth a chuckle, but then a moment of reflection. What a perfect way to describe California, nicknamed The Golden State by eager miners during the Gold Rush of the 1840s and '50s, that has been yielding a steady stream of riches from its farms, forests, mines, and minds ever since.
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Understanding The White House's Get The Lead Out Partnership, With One Of Its Participants
2/13/2023
In late January, the White House welcomed over 100 organizations for the launch of the Biden-Harris Get the Lead Out Partnership, which seeks replacement of 100% of the nation’s lead service lines (LSLs) in 10 years. The organizations that were on hand come from various sectors, but all have a vested interest in ‘getting the lead out’ and improving water quality for consumers, and all have partnered with the Administration to achieve the lofty goal of complete LSL removal.
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Stormwater Management Is A Worldwide Challenge
2/6/2023
Last month, I wrote about San Francisco's great rain garden/bio-retention basin project. Strategically placed sunken curb cuts, swales, or park features collect stormwater and let it filter into the ground, reducing the pressure on overwhelmed storm drains and sewers.
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Rain Gardens Guarding San Francisco
1/27/2023
Laurie Lauria and I spent last week moving out of San Francisco up to Napa, California, dodging the raindrops and taking advantage of a few dry days in this remarkably stormy winter — weather that makes this a perfect time to talk about the need to capture rainwater and protect overwhelmed urban sewer systems.
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Putting PFAS In The Past
1/13/2023
Michelle Bellanca, CEO of cleantech company Claros Technologies, shares her thoughts on how to fix the nation's PFAS problem.
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Water Innovations: Positive Energy For 2023
1/11/2023
The past few years have been especially difficult for everyone, water and wastewater professionals included, with no shortage of turmoil and obstacles. There is some momentum for positive change, however, with innovative solutions at the heart of recovery, advancement, and ultimate prosperity.