Wastewater Management Resources
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As Climate Change Amplifies Urban Flooding, Here's How Communities Can Become 'Sponge Cities'
5/9/2024
Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture. Most recently, areas north of Houston received 12–20" of rain in several days in early May 2024, leading to swamped roads and evacuations. Events like these have sparked interest in so-called sponge cities — a comprehensive approach to urban flood mitigation that uses innovative landscape and drainage designs to reduce and slow down runoff, while allowing certain parts of the city to flood safely during extreme weather.
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6 Steps To Improving Energy Efficiency In Water And Wastewater Operations
5/7/2024
Water and wastewater utilities account for nearly 4% of the world’s energy consumption. With emissions targets looming and pressures building around water tariffs that frequently fall short of covering costs, there’s an urgent need to reduce energy usage. This means tackling inefficient processes, such as mechanical flow control and the use of oversized equipment.
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What Cities Everywhere Can Learn From The Houston Area's Severe Flooding As They Try To Adapt To Climate Change
5/5/2024
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. On top of those risks, extreme downpours are becoming more common as global temperatures rise.
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The Zen Of Stormwater Management And Land Development
5/2/2024
Plans for land development should include a plan for stormwater as well, incorporating both natural and engineered solutions.
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Flowing Forward: How Technology Is A Necessity For Solving The Water Sector’s Growing Challenges
5/2/2024
Modern problems for water utilities, including limited workforce and aging infrastructure, require modern tools for overcoming them.
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The City Of Fayetteville's Flood Resiliency In The Face Of Climate Change: Mapping 15 Watersheds
4/9/2024
The city of Fayetteville, North Carolina has always had flooding issues, but it’s been getting worse as weather patterns have been changing. They were hit four years in a row by storms Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), Florence (2018), and Dorian (2019).
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Putting The Squeeze In Sponge Cities: Amsterdam's Waternet And The Innovative RESILIO Blue-Green Roof Project
4/8/2024
The RESILIO project has helped Amsterdam repurpose rooftops as smart blue-green roofs to reuse rainwater and prevent localized flooding. This project, along with other sustainable water initiatives like the Amsterdam Rainproof program, continues to position the Netherlands at the forefront of water management.
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AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Performs In New Music City Stadium Project
3/19/2024
What do the Indy Music City Grand Prix, Taylor Swift Eras Tours concerts, Country Music Awards Festival, and college and NFL football games have in common? These and other events were held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, in the spring, summer and fall of 2023.
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A 50-Year Partnership Leads To Successful HDD Installation Of 48-Inch AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe
3/14/2024
When the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority engaged Ruby-Collins, Inc. to expand and upgrade its water and sewer system, Ruby-Collins President and CEO Scott Cline knew the job would be challenging – beginning with the project’s scale. A key feature in the upgrade was the installation of a 48-inch spiral-welded steel pipe water main that was coated in polyurethane and five miles long.
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Testing The (Storm)Waters
3/7/2024
Heavy rains in California prove the worthiness of the "sponge city" concept.