RESILIENCY RESOURCES

• Why Reliable Communication Is Key To The Future Of Water

  A reliable communications network must have robustness, redundancy, reconnaissance, and resiliency. This article will explain what this means, why it matters, and the necessary steps to build one.

• EPA Researchers Partner With WaterStep To Deliver Clean Water During Emergencies

  In the wake of disasters, many communities temporarily go under boil water advisories because they lack access to safe and clean water. A prime example is the back-to-back hurricanes in 2017 that hit Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, flooding water systems and preventing communities from accessing safe drinking water. EPA researchers recognized the need for portable water treatment systems that could quickly and cost-effectively provide safe drinking water to affected communities following a disaster.

• Utilities And Water Efficiency: Taking A Leadership Role

  Water is an essential resource, and utility customers’ lives count on a reliable flow of it coming out of their tap. In order to protect natural resources, a utility must be responsible and manage water wisely, while still operating at a level that supports all the needs of customers. The first step is talking about water efficiency.

• Why Water Companies Struggle To Meet ESG Goals

  Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards continue to be a difficult road for water and water treatment providers. ESG is a multi-faceted pursuit that spans dozens of metrics, across a wide range of highly public performance indicators. Furthering all three goals is a challenge for even the most progressive water utilities and water treatment providers.

• What Is A Heat Dome? An Atmospheric Scientist Explains The Weather Phenomenon Baking California And The West

  A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven.

• Major Municipal Water Providers Act On Colorado River Crisis

  Several large municipal water providers commit to significant reductions in water use.

• America’s Summer Of Floods: What Cities Can Learn From Today’s Climate Crises To Prepare For Tomorrow’s

  Floods are complex events, and they are about more than just heavy rain. Each community has its own unique geography and climate that can exacerbate flooding, so preparing to deal with future floods has to be tailored to the community. Recent floods provide case studies that can help cities everywhere manage the increasing risk.

• Restoring Bird Habitats While Sustaining Ours

  This past spring, Dr. Lenore Tedesco was looking out her window at The Wetlands Institute that sits in the middle of vast marshland in Cape May County, New Jersey.

• Flood Maps Show U.S. Vastly Underestimates Contamination Risk At Old Industrial Sites

  In 2019, researchers at the U.S. GAO investigated climate-related risks at the 1,571 most polluted properties in the country, also known as Superfund sites on the federal National Priorities List. They found an alarming 60% were in locations at risk of climate-related events, including wildfires and flooding. As troubling as those numbers sound, our research shows that that’s just the proverbial tip of the iceberg.

• IoT Cellular Connectivity For Optimizing Water Utilities Management

  Digital transformation allows utilities to go from data drought (and actual drought) to a deluge of efficiency, but security is paramount.