Americans have only to drive on the nation’s roads and highways or across its thousands of bridges to realize the immediacy of the need for transportation infrastructure upgrades. But, there is another segment of public infrastructure assets that is not quite so visible – the nation’s water infrastructure. Government administrators are facing water systems that […]
The budget knife cut deep into proposed capital outlay projects in Louisiana this week. The House Ways and Means Committee either reduced or eliminated more than a quarter of a billion dollars’ worth of funding for proposed projects statewide as lawmakers continue to deal with a growing state budget deficit. These proposed capital outlay projects […]
The nation’s water infrastructure has taken another hit – and it will be a costly one. Just one day after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials put state drinking water systems on notice that the agency was about to step up its enforcement of lead contamination rules for drinking water, a price tag was attached […]
After facing criticism for not moving quickly enough to help mitigate health and water safety problems similar to those resulting from lead found in drinking water in Flint, Michigan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is drawing a line in the sand with the states. And EPA officials are promising increased enforcement of drinking water […]
City Accelerator program competition acts as incubator for innovative municipal programs The tragic water contamination dilemma in Flint, Mich., is but one indicator of the infrastructure needs that plague many cities. Not every city has lead in its drinking water, but almost every city has some type of critical infrastructure issue. A recent survey revealed […]
Parts of Texas are edging back toward drought conditions after a short three-month reprieve from five years of severe to extreme drought. In the Southwest, drought conditions have existed for 11 of the last 14 years. Water resources are being depleted. The summer months, when water demand skyrockets, are almost upon us and resources will […]
The federal government is promoting collaboration and public-private partnerships in a very big way! As a result, significant changes are occurring. A perfect example of a changing world is the existence of 23 federal agencies that now have offices dedicated specifically to pursuing collaborations with private-sector partners. Would anyone have believed a couple of years […]