Living in paradise is demanding for anyone charged with keeping it unpolluted. That’s the responsibility given to Blake Tresan, general manager and...
Entries Tagged Water Quality
Editorial
Protecting Coastal Waters
To many people, the Florida Keys are paradise, the subject of Hemingway novels and love songs. But to those responsible for maintaining...
Online Exclusives
Rivers Alive Program Engages Georgia Residents in Resource Protection
It’s amazing what people sometimes find when working on stream cleanup projects. During the Rivers Alive cleanup sponsored by the Clayton County...
Online Exclusives
Jury Awards City of Pomona After 10-Year Legal Battle Over Groundwater Contamination
After a week-long trial, a federal jury awarded the City of Pomona, California, $48 million in damages from SQM North America Corporation...
Editorial
Innovative Stormwater Funding
Climate change is a pressing issue for local governments. Sea level rise and the unpredictable nature of storm events have put a...
Online Exclusives
Great Lakes Water Authority Develops Collaboration to Improve Water Quality
The Great Lakes Water Authority has announced the first tangible example of regional thinking that has occurred as a result of its...
Online Exclusives
Salt Awareness Week in Wisconsin Examines Environmental Damage Caused by Road Salt
It doesn't just disappear. The salt we use every winter — more than 525,000 tons of it in Wisconsin — washes into our...
Editorial
Stormwater Modeling for the Future
Everyone knows that rainwater runoff impacts water quality. Hydrology technicians at the San Antonio River Authority want to know more than that....
Videos
COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Might Make Our Buildings Sick, Too
In response to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, many building plumbing systems are not being used. As they remain unused, water quality can...
Online Exclusives
Researchers Say COVID-19 Building Closures Could Affect Water Quality
While restaurants, gyms, schools and other buildings are closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the quality of water left sitting...
Editorial
Diverse Stormwater Program Keeps Lakeland's Lakes Healthy
Tourists, snowbirds and residents all love the lakes in Lakeland, Florida.
They marvel at the swans, the boating, the water skiing and kayaking,...
Online Exclusives
How Anti-Sprawl Policies May Harm Water Quality
Urban growth boundaries are created by governments in an effort to concentrate urban development — buildings, roads and the utilities that support...
Editorial
Utility Saves Time and Water
Giving residents access to safe, clean drinking water can be one of the most capital-intensive and operationally significant services that a water...
Editorial
The Raw Truth
I’ve lived quite a few places, but I’ve never had better water right from the tap than where I live now. I...

















