All Case Studies
Oct 3 2018
Public works is a practical endeavor. It involves supplying basic needs—water, roads, sewers, etc.—to citizens in the most efficient and reliable…
Oct 1 2018
Specialty access doors manufactured by The Bilco Co. were installed in a Virginia research center that applies advanced treatment to wastewater to…
Sep 27 2018
Groundwater in southeastern coastal Virginia is depleting due to over-drafting without intentional replenishment. This phenomenon makes the Potomac…
Sep 24 2018
Hurricanes create serious problems for public works officials—mass evacuations, high winds, flooding, the loss of utilities and damage to public…
Sep 20 2018
Water is a precious resource that some take for granted. The residents and town officials of New Windsor, N.Y., do not fall into that category. They…
Sep 19 2018
Locating inflow and infiltration (I&I) is a time-consuming and costly endeavor. Since 80% of I&I resides in 20% of the collection system, the…
Sep 18 2018
The main water treatment plant for the city of Hot Springs, Ark., required upgrades. Numerous equipment improvements were needed before a new…
Sep 12 2018
As the second-largest provider of potable water in the state of Georgia, the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA) uses the latest technology…
Sep 11 2018
Agriculture is the lifeblood of the U.S. There would be no industry, innovation or commerce of any kind without human life sustained by the meat,…
Sep 6 2018
In 2005, the town of Greenville, Wis., realized that arsenic in its water required treatment when the arsenic limit was to be lowered to 10 µg/L in…
Sep 5 2018
A consortium including the city of Hollister, Calif., the San Benito County Water District and the Sunnyslope County Water District proposed the West…
Aug 21 2018
The city of Rushville is located in rural Indiana, just southeast of Indianapolis. The city utility was in violation of the Clean Water Act because…
Aug 1 2018
Tough-to-access submersible pumps complicated life and increased costs for maintenance workers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, U.K.
“Our…
Jul 30 2018
In September 2017, Hurricane Irma caused a major storm surge along the Atlantic coast of Central Florida. A 36-in. water transmission main in Cocoa,…
Jul 24 2018
The city of Dundee, Ore., is a growing community with a strong economy that boasts three wineries within the city limits and several others in the…
Jul 12 2018
The Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) provides high-quality water and sewer service to more than 170,000 residents in Cherokee…
Jun 6 2018
Managing a wastewater treatment facility is a lot of responsibility. If pumps malfunction or power fails, wastewater can overflow. And if a pump…
May 31 2018
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority of Albuquerque, N.M. operates a 76-million-gal-per-day (rated capacity) wastewater…
May 23 2018
The name Alaska is derived from the Aleut word Alyeska, meaning “great land,” and it certainly lives up to its moniker. Alaska is the largest but…
May 18 2018
Perry, Okla., is located approximately 60 miles north of Oklahoma City and serves as the county seat for Noble County. According to the U.S. Census…
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The Water & Wastes Digest staff invites industry professionals to nominate the water and wastewater projects they deem most remarkable and innovative for recognition in the Annual Reference Guide issue. All projects must have been in the design or construction phase over the last 18 months.
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