Water Works

Atlanta gets A1 rating on water/wastewater bonds
September 2011, Vol. 66 No. 9

Moody's Investors Service, one of the world’s leading credit rating agencies, affirmed in July Atlanta, GA’s A1 rating on the city’s $3.2 billion water and wastewater revenue bonds.

Public-private solutions proposed to repair decaying water infrastructure
July 2011, Vol. 66 No. 7

In the keynote address to the 2011 Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit, Pennsylvania American Water President Kathy L. Pape said recently that expecting government bailouts is not a realistic, long-term solution to fix aging water and wastewater systems, which require tens of billions of dollars of capital investment.

Court rejects Akron sewer plan
May 2011, Vol. 66 No. 5

Most Consent Decrees addressing combined sewer overflow (CSO) related violations have been approved by the federal courts. However, the Northern District of Ohio U.S. District Court rejected a recent CSO decree proposed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) involving the city of Akron, OH.

Indianapolis plans to provide cleaner water
February 2011, Vol. 66 No. 2

The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Indiana have reached an agreement with the city of Indianapolis on important modifications to a 2006 consent decree that will make Indianapolis’ sewer system more efficient, leading to major reductions in sewage contaminated water at a savings to the city of approximately $444 million.

Bypass Pumping Details Often Taken For Granted
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
January 2011 Vol. 66 No. 1

Addressing the problems of the nation’s aging underground infrastructure is a priority for many cities and sanitary sewer and water districts across North America. Though slowed by the economy, there is still a host of massive rehabilitation and construction projects under way or in planning stages with many more such efforts to come.

Topeka wins grant for drinking water, sewer projects
December 2010 Vol. 65 No. 12

The EPA has awarded $485,000 to the city of Topeka, KS, for improvements to its drinking water and sewer systems. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012.

WaterWorks News: Water shortages, EPA proposes drinking water rule, RAMSCO buys Jones Water Supply
October 2010 Vol. 65 No. 10

U.S. counties face water shortages due to climate change
EPA proposes updating drinking water rule to better protect public health
Waterworks firm RAMSCO buys Binghamton rival
Using gravity to help solve the global water crisis

Sanitary Sewer Operations: Blockage Removal
NASSCO member Stephen Tilson, Collection Systems Operations Consultant, Tilson Associates
June 2010 Vol. 65 No. 6

Of all sanitary sewer operations, blockage removal is perhaps the most demanding and highly visible. For the purpose of this discussion a blockage is defined as the “stopping or interruption of sanitary sewerage flow.”

May WaterWorks News: Dayton water projects, Navajo gain clean water, Aqua replacing main, new CCTV tool
May 2010 Vol. 65 No. 5

Dayton water projects reap benefits of stimulus bill
Navajo Nation to get clean drinking water
Aqua to replace water mains
New CCTV tool inspects pressurized water mains

WaterWorks News: Jackson main breakages, stimulus at work in Kennebunkport, Alaska water quality improvement projects and more
March 2010 Vol. 65 No. 3

WaterWorks News: The recent winter months brought about 150 water main breaks to the city of Jackson, MS. Some of the cities’ 100-year old pipes that are made of pit cast iron became brittle and were prone to breakage when the ground shifted due to the freezing temperatures, many of which are buried in clay.

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