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CNN: Experts say U.S. water infrastructure in trouble

Posted Wed, 2011/02/02 - 11:40am by RCAP

By Alison Kosik, CNN

Anita Kramer had no idea that a 72-inch water main in her Maryland neighborhood was a ticking time bomb that was about to flood her home and ruin many of her most cherished possessions.

EPA issues Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy

Posted Wed, 2010/10/13 - 10:00am by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy with the goal of increasing the sustainability of water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States. Communities across the country are facing challenges in making costly upgrades and repairs to their aging water infrastructure, which includes sewer systems and treatment facilities.

From Physorg.com: Efforts underway at Virginia Tech to address deterioration of nation's water pipes

Posted Fri, 2010/06/04 - 1:52pm by RCAP
Provided by Virginia Tech
May 26th, 2010

 

More than two million miles of the nation's infrastructure of water and wastewater pipes is nearing the end of its usefulness, but the mostly underground facilities often do not attract much attention because of this "invisibility," said Sunil Sinha, Virginia Tech associate professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE).