Infrastructure

In July 2015, the city of Alpharetta, Georgia, was awarded a grant from the federal EPA for field inspections of its stormwater...

Minnesota is rich in water resources, but in the city of Rochester, water was causing problems.A drainage area leading to a ditch...

I  eagerly anticipate learning more about new trenchless technologies as I gear up for this month’s WEFTEC and other conferences in early...

Custom curb inlet risers save time on mill and overlayProblem: Rowe Construction was contracted to perform a mill and overlay of a...

Officials in Lawrence, Kansas, discovered that 13 miles of pipeline had been improperly installed after being inundated with 22 water main breaks...

Small additions to water supply infrastructure rather than expensive, large-scale projects. That’s the better approach for combatting problems like drought, according to...

The city of Minneapolis is experimenting with a unique method for detecting problem areas in its collections system — drones.This fall, when...

When you’re prepping for work on a job site, your measurements must be precise. That means it’s important to take care of...

Accuracy is the end game when it comes to surveying a job site. If that information isn’t spot on, you’re bound to...

Concrete is the most popular building material in the world, but it is still susceptible to damage. Engineers have presented ingenious designs...

The city of Amsterdam, New York, is the first in the state to take advantage of a new funding program that targets...

Two Stanford University engineers looked at stormwater runoff capture and wastewater recycling in the development of AquaCharge, a new software tool aimed...

A recent federal audit says the Federal Emergency Management Agency should rescind its multi-billion-dollar deal to rebuild New Orleans’ hurricane-damaged infrastructure.According to...

HOBAS Pipe USA makes infrastructure investments HOBAS Pipe USA recently invested in a new custom-manufactured water jet saw at its Houston plant to allow...

The EPA has invited 12 utilities to submit applications for more than $2 billion available in loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching the Water Finance Clearinghouse, a web‐based portal to help communities make more informed financing...

Sometimes collections systems are simple: Bury some pipe and let gravity do the work. Sometimes, it takes a more creative approach.The Department...