Entries Tagged Sustainability

The portfolio of sustainable practices at Scottsdale (Arizona) Water is wide and deep. The utility received a 2018 Sustainable Water Utility Management Award...

Sustainability was being practiced in Boulder, Colorado’s water system long before sustainability was a trendy concept. There has been hydroelectric generation on...

There are huge benefits to the rain gardens at the two wastewater treatment plants in Fayetteville, Arkansas, says Tim Luther, operations manager...

Thirty or so years ago, a big day of production  was a time to celebrate for a water plant team. “When I came...

Two energy-conscious roof replacements and satellite imaging to detect underground pipe leaks helped a Georgia county win recognition as an environmental steward. In...

Co-digestion of food waste with wastewater residuals holds substantial promise as a way to increase renewable energy, reduce costs and create environmental...

Some clean-water plants become more sustainable by saving energy; others by producing their own. The South County Regional Wastewater Authority in California...

A clean environment means everything to the city of Bayfield, located on a peninsula in Lake Superior at the northern tip of...

In a time when resource recovery is a top priority, clean-water agencies increasingly look for biogas and biosolids solutions that are economical...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.3 million in funding to five institutions to research human and ecological health impacts associated with water reuse...

We’re all Irish this week, right? Well, if Irish means green, then these breweries really fit the bill. And by green, I...

Building a “thriving green city on a blue lake” is the tagline for Sustainable Cleveland 2019 — a 10-year initiative that hopes...

The Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville recently was the 2014 recipient of the Governor’s Sustainability Award, presented annually...

After initially challenging the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s findings that elevated volumes of ammonia and pathogens were present in...