Emergency Plan Articles

With June marking the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently...

We can all agree water is critical to public health, safety and welfare. The recent passage of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act...

Can you keep operating during the COVID-19 pandemic? What if travel is curtailed? You and your most experienced people can plan now so...

A series of high-flow simulations conducted last winter by the Prince William County (Virginia) Service Authority will help the utility identify near-...

By their nature, wastewater treatment plants that service coastal communities are vulnerable to storm surges and floods. The town of Hull, Massachusetts, on...

“From where I live in McMurray, I could see the fire bombers from our backyard, but I didn’t think twice about it.”That’s...

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District plans to have its flood-damaged Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant restored to full treatment capability by April...

Editor's Note: This article is part of a profile on the Atlantic County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority, which was published in the July 2015...

When disaster strikes, water, the most basic resource crucial for our survival, can become compromised. To help water utilities be prepared and...

In early March 2015, a chlorine leak at the Moccasin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tennessee sent two plant employees to the...

Droughts and dry spells are not a rare occurrence in California. But according to a recent study, the drought that has plagued...

Today marks the fifth anniversary of serious flooding in Rhode Island, which some heralded as a 500-year flood. The flooding overwhelmed the Warwick...

Thirty feet of water and sewage covering the treatment plant grounds and structures. Building roofs lifted off. Clarifier vacuum units afloat and...

“Do the right thing” is more than a platitude for our children. The concept has real, bottom-line consequences, which can carry a...