Tom Curtis is Deputy Executive Director of Government Affairs for the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Prior to assuming this position, Curtis served for more than twenty years with several public policy associations, including Director of the Natural Resources Committee of the National Governors’ Association, and Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Liaison with the Environmental Council […]
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Guest on The Infra Blog: Tom Curtis, American Water Works Association
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America’s Economic Future
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Infrastructure is the physical framework upon which the U.S. economy operates and the nation’s standard of living depends. Everything depends on this framework, including transporting goods, powering factories, heating and cooling office buildings, and enjoying a glass of clean water.
Los Osos, CA: Working on the Los Osos Wastewater Project
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012Brought to you by www.DigLosOsos.com. These men are employees of W.A. Rasic, a contractor for the Los Osos Wastewater Project. The video was shot in November 2012 on Los Osos Valley Road during construction hours. For more information, or if you have any questions about the construction phase of the Los Osos Wastewater Project, visit […]
View this complete post...Interactive Report: The Value of Water
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012XYLEM
The 2012 Xylem Value of Water Index found that nearly all Americans (90 percent) consider water an important service on par with electricity and heat. They recognize that demands on the nation’s water resources are growing.
The Cracks in the Nation’s Foundation
Monday, December 10th, 2012The New York Times Sunday EditorialDecember 9th, 2012 Across the coasts of New York and New Jersey, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage are spilling into waterways and the ocean. The immediate cause is equipment damage from Hurricane Sandy, but as Michael Schwirtz recently reported in The Times, aging plants […]
View this complete post...Valuing Florida’s Clean Water
Friday, November 30th, 2012STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
In 1998 the EPA adopted the Clean Water Action Plan, which stated that excessive nutrient pollution results in greater than expected growth of macrophytes or phytoplankton, and potentially harmful algae blooms or outbreaks leading to declining oxygen levels, an imbalance among aquatic species, public health risks, and a general degradation of the aquatic resource. The “Key Action” for addressing nutrient over-enrichment was a requirement that states develop and implement numeric limits on the amount of so-called “nutrients” – phosphorus and nitrogen – allowed in waterbodies by the year 2004.
Clark County, NV: The Billowing Waters Beneath the Hoover Dam
Monday, October 15th, 2012The Billowing waters beneath Hoover Dam and more in HD on the Nevada/Arizona Border USA! from David Heath on Vimeo. November 2008 RIP Sherman Jones the construction worker who fell to his death on this day at the bypass bridge project.
View this complete post...The Marine Casualty Investigation Process
Monday, October 15th, 2012US COAST GUARD DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ANALYSIS Slime and Punishment by LT ERIC RIVERA- Investigations Division One of the unique aspects of the U.S. Coast Guard is that it functions as a military force as well as a law enforcement agency. With that in mind, the USCG has found itself in the forefront of […]
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Water Costs Getting More Expensive
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