While water is often taken for granted by the average consumer, members of public works departments know the immense value water has to a community and there is a finite amount available in a given year. For decades, municipalities have … Continue reading →
“Six feet under” has a couple of significant meanings for New Orleans, La. More than half the city, much of which was developed on reclaimed swampland, lies several feet below sea level and is sinking at the rate of almost … Continue reading →
In order to create a new, local source for high-quality drinking water, the city of Oceanside, Calif., has turned to recycled water purification. After beginning with a feasibility study, the project is now near completion, with construction projected to be … Continue reading →
We can thank the Germans who in the 1930s gave rise to a new word: Verkehrsberuhigung, literally translating to traffic calming. This practice protected residential areas from through traffic by means of speed bumps, narrower roads, physical design, traffic control … Continue reading →
With water in the Great Lakes at or near record levels and rainfall in the Midwest well above normal this winter, it’s not surprising that cities around the region are facing erosion issues on lake shores and riverbanks. According … Continue reading →
There is no mistaking the European heritage of Lewes, Delaware, in its city seal. The seal prominently features a heraldic lion in rampant posture, an image common to several Dutch and English provincial and municipal flags. The city, now … Continue reading →
Phoenix, Ariz., is notorious for impossibly hot temperatures and years-long droughts. While the average person wouldn’t think of the city as a mecca for water management, that’s actually exactly the case. The greater Phoenix metropolitan area has been in a … Continue reading →
Droughts, wildfires and hurricanes — whether you “believe” in global warming or not — these climatic events seem to be increasing in severity, and they are having an effect on freshwater resources. The term “gray water” brings to mind dingy, … Continue reading →
Every community has a story to tell. It may include the notable people who once called their city or town “home,” the important innovations and industries that contributed to the growth of the nation as well as the quirky claims … Continue reading →
Beyond water storage, aquifer storage and recovery facilities have the potential to be used as part of a concerted effort to restore the condition of natural resources like the Florida Everglades. ASRs have been used in Florida and throughout the … Continue reading →
Droughts, given the right collision of conditions, can take root anywhere, with sections of The Municipal’s readership already having experienced varying levels of drought early on in 2017. And as the traditional saying goes, “necessity is the mother of invention” … Continue reading →
