FROM THE EDITOR
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A Big-Picture Approach To Water Regulations
3/9/2023
A Q&A with human health toxicologist and environmental risk assessor Janet Anderson, Ph.D., DABT
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Going Digital: Celebrating Achievement In Water And Wastewater Infrastructure Development
12/1/2022
Following two years of hosting remotely, Bentley Systems returned to a live setting for its annual Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards event, held November 14-15 in London, England. Bentley welcomed 114 press members from 23 countries to celebrate some of the most impressive infrastructure projects of the past year, including those from the water/wastewater sector.
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All For One And One For All — For Water's Sake
9/9/2022
Societal well-being is hugely dependent on a clean and available water supply, which is becoming increasingly dependent on community engagement and education.
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Water Utilities vs. Climate Change: A Plan For Securing Our Future
7/15/2022
The U.N.’s Intergovern-mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is widely considered to be the world’s foremost authority on what may be humankind’s most existential threat, and this year The Working Group II of the IPCC released its Sixth Assessment Report on the state of the crisis. It reviewed not only the impacts of climate change throughout ecosystems and communities, but also the “capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt.”
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Calling On Utilities To Combat Legionella
5/5/2022
The risk level linked to delivered drinking water from municipal utilities is very small, even if some high-profile examples of failure (see Flint, MI) have degraded public confidence to a degree. Our treatment professionals usually hit their targets, so the onus then shifts to the research and guidance that determines the safe level of various constituents through U.S. EPA protocols. But there is one contaminant that rulemaking hasn’t quite caught up to and which is downright deadly — Legionella pneumophila.
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100 Days And Many Ways To Cybersecurity
3/10/2022
A Q&A with Riggs Eckelberry, founder and CEO of OriginClear, on the need to improve cybersecurity at water and wastewater utilities, which has elicited action from the Biden administration and everyday operators alike.
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In 2022, Water Quality Gets The Attention It’s Due
1/12/2022
With the funding brought forth by the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed late last year, as well as aggressive policies and regulation to rid water supplies of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lead, 2022 shapes up as the year we finally address our industry’s most troubling and challenging contamination issues in a meaningful way.
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How Should Infrastructure Funding Be Prioritized?
11/11/2021
With the $1.2-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill finally passed following lengthy congressional negotiations, U.S. water and wastewater utilities are in line to get help for solving some longstanding issues, from crumbling pipes and outdated treatment plants to modernizing operations for efficiency and resiliency.
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Solving Water Scarcity With Reuse — The Tale Of Tucson
11/1/2021
Two water leaders from Tucson, AZ, reveal how big cities can thrive in the desert, even amid historic drought.
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Powering Up: Perspective On America’s Infrastructure Plan
9/7/2021
Envisioning an America where every community has access to clean water and resources to live a quality life is pretty powerful — and it is enough inspiration to power a transformation that could make America’s future much stronger.