MAKING A SPLASH: Old Swimming Pool Water Finds New Life
As the cannonballs wind down and the new year revs up, the City of Burbank, California, is getting creative with the leftover water from its McCambridge Pool. Learn how sewer crews take this reclaimed resource — up to 70,000 gallons total — and put it to practical use throughout the city. mswmag.com/featured
SPREAD THE WORD NACWA: “Toilets Are Not Trashcans”
Want to tell your customers about the flushable wipes problem? Look no further than the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, which provides free materials to water utilities as part of its Toilets are not Trashcans campaign. Here’s how you can get started. mswmag.com/featured
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Nation’s Largest Desalination Plant Now Online
Take a tour of the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant in Carlsbad, California. It is capable of producing 56,000 acre-feet of water per year, enough to meet the demands of nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County. mswmag.com/featured
OVERHEARD ONLINE
"Our nation has made tremendous progress in modernizing our treatment plants and pipes in recent decades, but this survey tells us that a great deal of work remains.”
— $271 Billion Needed for Nation’s Wastewater Infrastructure mswmag.com/featured
