Infrastructure

In this week’s news briefs, a federal audit argues that FEMA shouldn’t have entered into the $2.04 billion deal to help repair New Orleans’ Hurricane Katrina damage, and a city in New York is looking at putting a halt to new development because of concern that its current water system can’t handle the growth

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In this week’s news briefs, the EPA invites utilities to apply for more than $2 billion in loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, and OSHA issues citations for an incident that killed three sewer workers in January

The web-based portal consolidates information about financing mechanisms and other resources that can help communities plan their projects

Queen Anne’s County is using a different approach to wastewater collections to better serve rural residents and protect the Chesapeake Bay.

Durango builds a proactive maintenance program and uses trenchless rehabilitation to keep its customers happy.

New ECO Series machines provide a more efficient platform for vacuum excavation in tight spaces.

National Association of City Transportation Officials develops a guide to help cities better implement green infrastructure alongside street components

In this week’s news briefs, the Water Environment Federation is working with other utilities groups toward a 2018 debut on a green infrastructure certification program, and a Rhode Island town teams with its utility to take on private-side lead pipe replacements

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Grundfos teams with an international humanitarian organization in a five-year effort to increase clean water access for people across three continents

In this week’s news briefs, D.C. Water awards the contract for a 5-mile, $580 million tunnel project that will reduce overflows into the Anacostia River, and a Michigan city is adding defendants to its lawsuit over who should pay for the repairs of a collapsed sewer and large sinkhole that appeared this past Christmas Eve