Daily, we are bombarded with messages urging us to drink more water. It’s good for our health. It’s good for energy, endurance and our appearance. Water keeps us hydrated and we can’t live without it. We should all drink lots of water! But, there’s a problem with that and here’s a shocking fact…94 percent of […]
For several days after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city of Beaumont, the city’s 120,000 residents lost water service when several main water intake pumps fell victim to the flood. Beaumont and other cities in the path of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, from Texas to Florida to the Carolinas, are experiencing similar fates with […]
The low-level buzz surrounding the $1 trillion Trump administration infrastructure plan is starting to swirl again, and private-sector firms interested in participating in water industry-related projects should pay close attention. Many government contractors, potential partners and investors in public-private partnerships (P3s/PPPs), are heartened by the very recent release of a Request for Information (RFI) by […]
Companies in water-related industries will soon be inundated with prospects for government contracting opportunities as a result of passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN). After months of debate and give-and-take, the long-awaited comprehensive federal water bill was just approved by the U.S. House and Senate and should be signed into law by President Barack Obama very soon.
You don’t have to live in Flint, Michigan, to be the victim of exposure to less-than-safe drinking water. A recent report by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates that last year, millions of Americans were served by water systems with multiple lead-related violations. The violations point to the increasing need for upgrades to water […]
America’s infrastructure is crumbling – our roads, bridges, schools and water plants. While government officials are eager to address these growing needs, funding sources are scarce. There is an alternative solution to paying for infrastructure projects with funding other than local, state and federal allocations. But, according to a report released this week by the […]
Outdated water infrastructure is threatening the public health and the nation’s economy. The state of that infrastructure is being studied and analyzed throughout the country through a series of H20 Catalyst interactive town hall broadcasts. The meetings are designed to explore the state of American water infrastructure in what is being called an era of […]