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Peter Gleick provides fascinating facts about water

Posted Fri, 2013/05/10 - 10:55am by RCAP

For World Water Day on March 22, Dr. Peter Gleick provided a long list of facts about uses of water that was published on Science Blogs. Gleick is president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute and is renowned as an expert, innovator, and communicator on water and climate issues.

Read Glick's post

EPA releases report on emerging technologies for wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management

Posted Thu, 2013/05/09 - 4:13pm by RCAP

EPA has released a report on emerging technologies for wastewater treatment and in-plant wet weather management to assist municipal wastewater utility owners and operators, local governments, engineers, and planners find information on new wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management technologies.  The document includes technical and cost information to assist users in considering using more efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management technologies.

Good news on the condition of the nation's infrastructure

Posted Fri, 2013/05/03 - 2:28pm by RCAP

Watch this (tongue-in-cheek) report from "The Colbert Report" on the ASCE's recently released report card on the state of infrastructure in the United States.