Infrastructure Articles

Capitol Region Watershed District produces video to give customers a rare glimpse of a century-old underground tunnel and educate them about their role in the quality of area waterways

Supporters gathered from around the country to deliver a clear message about the importance of water infrastructure to Congress and the administration

Plans unveiled by the Trump Administration last week include elimination of a $498 million program that aids rural water and wastewater systems.

The latest four-year infrastructure report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers gives improving marks to the country’s water and wastewater infrastructure, but there is still a long way to go.

In this week’s news briefs, the Trump White House’s initial proposal for EPA cuts could negatively affect the water industry, and officials in Fraser, Michigan, are inspecting miles of pipe around the site of the Christmas Eve sinkhole to catch any additional problem areas.

An updated Effective Utility Management Primer being offered by a 10-partner coalition may hold the key to sustainable water sector organization in the 21st century.

In this week’s news briefs, Milwaukee’s longtime water superintendent leaves for a job in Maine, and New York lawmakers push for a bill that would create a formula-based program for distributing water and sewer infrastructure funds.

Eight startup companies have been selected for the first-ever Pipeline H2O program aimed at addressing the world's water challenges.

In this week’s news briefs, the latest round of sampling in Flint shows lead concentrations are below the federal action level, and officials in Fraser, Michigan, project the massive Christmas Eve sinkhole could cost $100 million to fix.

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act will provide low-cost loans for water projects at the state and local level.

In this week’s news briefs, the EPA is receiving feedback about a new rule that would affect how utilities provide public notification about CSO discharges into the Great Lakes, and a Louisiana city is preparing to make a final push to fix infrastructure still affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The American Water Works Association is asking President-elect Donald Trump and the new administration to work with it on water infrastructure financing and cybersecurity.

In this week’s news briefs, Jacksonville Electric Authority prepares to invest millions in sewer upgrades in light of the overflow issues Hurricane Matthew caused, and uncertainty remains about when Congress will approve federal funds to aid the Flint water crisis.

Climate change is creating an urgent need for better stormwater management. The University of Texas is up to the challenge.