public funding
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Are UK water professionals ready for AMP8? We asked them.
To say that change is needed in the UK water industry is an understatement. In addition to inflationary pressure and chronic shortages of skills, UK water companies have a big job ahead of them to rebuild faith in the industry amongst the public, particularly with regards to CSO spills. That change may be just around…
Asset management
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Congressional letter emphasizes the importance of digital water
Recently, Representative Diana DeGette (CO-01), joined by Representatives Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Anne McLane Kuster (NH-02), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) sent a strong statement to EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan emphasizing the importance of adopting forward-thinking digital technologies in the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s water investments. The letter…
Commentary
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Making the most of a watershed moment in public funding of water improvement
Earlier this month, Amy Bunszel, Autodesk EVP of Architecture, Engineering, and Contruction Design Solutions, published an article for Civil + Structural Engineer to share her thoughts on how to make the most of a watershed moment in water infrastructure. She’s referring to the practically-unheard-of trillion-dollar investment the US has recently made in its water. The legislature recently…
Commentary
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Interview with Innovyze CEO: Water infrastructure a collaborative effort
Recently, Innovyze CEO Colby Manwaring sat down for an interview with Kim Slowey of The Construction Broadsheet to discuss the potential opportunities and barriers that might result from the newly passed $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill will provide around $65 billion toward water infrastructure needs. Unfortunately, this will not nearly be…
Commentary
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How the US infrastructure bill impacts the water sector
Since the Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, the federal government has actively supported wet infrastructure investment through various means, including the recently passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This new bill, and its section 914, centers on authorizing and creating programs to support drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The…
Commentary