Budget Articles

Water organizations lay the framework for a utility's path to effective and sustainable operations

In this week’s news, Baltimore begins installing new screen systems on storm drains, a massive sinkhole damages a sewer force main in Florida, and Jersey City will spend $94M to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure.

EPA issues final general permits updating requirements for 260 small MS4 systems, maximizing flexibility for individual municipalities to tailor their efforts to individual needs and local conditions.

Flint-based engineering firm to track service lines and identify high-priority areas

In 2016, Louisville Water will spend $21 million to inspect, repair and replace water mains in its service area.

In this weeks news, a state budget impasse in Illinois means some utility bills have gone unpaid, and the winner of Tennessee's best tasting water is unveiled.

Canoemobile helps Michigan City and other communities teach kids about water resources by sending them onto their local streams, paddles in hand.

Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority will spend approximately $1.5 billion to make necessary improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure

In this week's news, a municipal worker is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of city equipment, a massive stormwater project was completed in Ohio, and a California city taps public pool water to clean sewers.

New development owners are typically paying the same amount to be connected to local water systems despite wide-ranging differences in their water use, researchers say

In this week's news, Santa Barbara officials opt for desalination, a water utility invests $50 million in its future, and a West Coast water district faces a hefty fine.

Studies of urban runoff and its affects on the local environment result in some very practical solutions for a small city in Iowa

Unprecedented conservation efforts come with a unique set of challenges for California water utilities

Colorado’s Southern Delivery System is one of the largest water projects underway in the western United States and an illustration of synergy between stakeholders