Municipal
September 11, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A delegation of South Korean engineering and construction professionals recently visited the Kansas City, Kan. Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to learn more about its
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September 4, 2012
NEW YORK — In two months, the world’s largest ultraviolet drinking-water disinfection plant will begin supplying New York City with clean water, according to Scientific American. The $1.6 billion
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August 21, 2012
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Federal, state and local officials gathered in Fairmont, W.Va., Monday to mark the completion of major improvements to the Fairmont Water Filtration Plant. The $12.1 million
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August 21, 2012
STOCKTON, Calif. — Stockton, Calif.’s new water treatment plant has been awarded LEED Gold certification, Central Valley Business Times reported. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED,
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August 14, 2012
DETROIT — The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) last week unveiled a reorganization plan that calls for the department to cut its work force 81% from 1,978 employees
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August 7, 2012
BALTIMORE — Two employees were hospitalized Monday morning following a chlorine leak at a Baltimore water treatment plant, WBFF FOX45 reported. According to a Baltimore public works spokesman, between
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August 7, 2012
DENVER — Three facilities in Utah — Olympic Park (Park City), Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant (Duchesne) and Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant (Vernal) — have agreed to pay
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July 31, 2012
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) is challenging EPA’s final sewage sludge incinerator (SSI) rule on both its legal and technical basis and is requesting
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July 24, 2012
NASHVILLE — Firefighters used a crane to rescue a subcontractor who had fallen eight feet into a sludge tank at a wastewater treatment plant in Bordeaux, Tenn., Tuesday morning,
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July 24, 2012
PUNE, India — Staffers at the Pavarti water treatment plant in Pune, India, discovered the body of one of their colleagues early Monday, The Indian Express reported. According to
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