Urban Stormwater

California approves Reclamation petition to capture flood flows

March 10, 2023

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be able to divert flood water flows from March 15 through July 30 to recharge groundwater.

DDC Commissioner Thomas Foley (center), the DDC project team, consultants and contractors celebrate the completion of the $79.7 million project that rebuilt 3.5 miles of streets along 33rd, 37th and 38th Avenues.

Distribution

NYC completes $80M drinking water, drainage, street improvement project

March 1, 2023

Infrastructure Funding

EPA announces 100th WIFIA loan to Santa Clara County

Feb. 24, 2023

Standing water in a farmer’s field in the Dunnigan area of Yolo County, which saw a dramatic amount of rainfall and rising water in early January 2023.

Distribution

California awards $15 million for water supply, stormwater capture projects

Feb. 17, 2023

From left: Matt Hacker, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Marco Tule, Inland Empire Utilities Agency Board President; Gil Aldaco, Chino Basin Water Conservation District Board Treasurer; Curt Hagman, San Bernardino County Supervisor; Elizabeth Skrzat, CBWCD General Manager; Mark Ligtenberg, CBWCD Board President; Kati Parker, CBWCD Board Vice President; Teri Layton, CBWCD Board member; Amanda Coker, CBWCD Board member.

Urban Stormwater

Chino Basin cuts ribbon on new concrete spillway

Jan. 26, 2023

Distribution

California’s Sites Reservoir could have provided major water yields after storms

Jan. 25, 2023

Featured

The delegation visited the McCook Reservoir Stage 1, which can capture 3.5 billion gallons of water, protecting local water resources and communities from flooding.

Water Utility Management

Thai delegation visits MWRD facilities

Jan. 2, 2023

Infrastructure Funding

Fla. awards $7.1M to rural water infrastructure

Dec. 26, 2022

Asset Management

Idrica provides water management software for Qatar

Dec. 15, 2022

Wastewater

NACWA gives recommendations on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Dec. 8, 2022

Wastewater

EPA issues guidance on reducing PFAS through NPDES

Dec. 7, 2022

Magne Eide, chief commercial officer of InfoTiles, accepts the award for the company.

Asset Management

InfoTiles selected to trial I&I detection software in Switzerland

Dec. 7, 2022

Infrastructure Funding

N.D. DEQ approves $89M for sanitary sewer, stormwater projects

Dec. 2, 2022

Asset Management

Sulzer overhauls stormwater pump

Nov. 30, 2022

Engineering and manufacturing firm Sulzer says that its quick response maintenance service exceeded the support of a stormwater pump’s original equipment manufacturer.

Wastewater

EPA announces major improvement in CWA compliance

Nov. 28, 2022

After beginning an initiative to support CWA compliance, the agency announced that significant non-compliance among permitted facilities had fallen from 20.3 percent in 2018 to...

Infrastructure Funding

Texas approves $52M for water, wastewater, stormwater projects

Nov. 22, 2022

The state approved funding for seven drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. The City of Edinburg received the largest share of the approved funding with $44 million...

Urban Stormwater

EPA evaluation finds Penn. Chesapeake Bay restoration plan lacking

Nov. 22, 2022

EPA finds that Pennsylvania’s Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan does not meet targets for nitrogen and sediment reduction, causing the agency to maintain an “enhanced enforcement...

Infrastructure Funding

Maryland approves $12M for clean water, flood risk reduction

Nov. 18, 2022

The Maryland Board of Public Works announced $11 million to support wastewater treatment plants with enhanced nutrient removal and $1.7 million for flood management in Cecil County...