Aquafornia » Infrastructure http://aquafornia.com The California Water News blog! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 EPA: US needs $300B in sewer, water work http://aquafornia.com/archives/61653 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61653#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:47 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61653 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61653/feed 0 PVC Pipe Industry: Congress shouldn’t write blank checks for water infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/59874 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59874#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:50:59 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59874 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59874/feed 0 It’s time to repair and prepare our water infrastructure, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/59737 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59737#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:40:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59737 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59737/feed 0 Senate holds bipartisan hearing on the nation’s water infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/59019 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59019#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:51:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59019 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59019/feed 1 Billions needed for water infrastructure, new report warns http://aquafornia.com/archives/58952 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58952#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:15:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58952 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58952/feed 0 Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Water concerns linger despite rains; New poll shows water still a concern for Californians http://aquafornia.com/archives/58858 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58858#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:06:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58858 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58858/feed 0 ASCE Report: Failure to Act: The economic impact of current investment trends in water and wastewater infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/58819 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58819#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:01:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58819 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58819/feed 0 ‘Shovel-ready’ jobs could help relieve droughts, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/58225 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58225#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:15:17 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58225 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58225/feed 0 YouTube: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s automated water meters http://aquafornia.com/archives/56341 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56341#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:08:10 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56341 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56341/feed 0 Making city water systems flow http://aquafornia.com/archives/55747 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55747#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:31:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55747 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55747/feed 0 Peter Gleick: Jobs and water for America http://aquafornia.com/archives/55526 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55526#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:32:35 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55526 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55526/feed 0 Report: upgrading water systems can reduce pollution – and put nearly 1.9 million people to work: New report from Green For All shows the broad economic and environmental benefits of upgrading our water systems http://aquafornia.com/archives/55480 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55480#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:22:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55480 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55480/feed 1 Tim Quinn: Financing our water future may be this generation’s biggest challenge http://aquafornia.com/archives/54971 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54971#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:02:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54971 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54971/feed 0 Water rule may tap building, infrastructure funds http://aquafornia.com/archives/54877 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54877#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:53:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54877 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54877/feed 1 When times get tough it’s time to build stuff, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/54513 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54513#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:27:13 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54513 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54513/feed 0 State of the Planet blog: Western water woes – Is big infrastructure the way to go? http://aquafornia.com/archives/54140 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54140#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:15:25 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54140 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54140/feed 0 Southern California water agency calls for more stimulus spending http://aquafornia.com/archives/53939 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53939#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:11:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53939 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53939/feed 1 LAO Report: California Infrastructure Spending: A 10 year perspective http://aquafornia.com/archives/53839 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53839#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:33:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53839 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53839/feed 1 Increasing the Impact of Federal and State Funds for Water Infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/52904 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52904#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:18:06 +0000 Susan Lauer http://aquafornia.com/?p=52904 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52904/feed 0 You Can’t Size Your Infrastructure for the Outliers http://aquafornia.com/archives/52820 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52820#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:27:14 +0000 Susan Lauer http://aquafornia.com/?p=52820 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52820/feed 0 New NSF center tackles urban water infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/52481 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52481#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:28:53 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=52481 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52481/feed 1 Commentary: It’s time to invest in California’s water infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/52342 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52342#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:38:27 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=52342 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52342/feed 0 Re-inventing America’s urban water infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/52338 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52338#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:32:35 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=52338 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52338/feed 0 Virtual war a real threat: The U.S. is vulnerable to a cyber attack, with its electrical grids, pipelines, chemical plants and other infrastructure designed without security in mind http://aquafornia.com/archives/46668 http://aquafornia.com/archives/46668#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:37:56 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=46668 http://aquafornia.com/archives/46668/feed 0 On World Water Day, calls for improving water infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/46297 http://aquafornia.com/archives/46297#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:17:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=46297 http://aquafornia.com/archives/46297/feed 0 House Democrats introduce legislation to provide infrastructure financing http://aquafornia.com/archives/45827 http://aquafornia.com/archives/45827#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:34:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=45827 http://aquafornia.com/archives/45827/feed 0 Water industry leaders join forces to promote smarter solutions for water networks http://aquafornia.com/archives/44338 http://aquafornia.com/archives/44338#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:30:50 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=44338 http://aquafornia.com/archives/44338/feed 0 Passing the Buck: If the consumer is not accountable for the water loss, where will utilities find the funding for costly repairs? http://aquafornia.com/archives/43410 http://aquafornia.com/archives/43410#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:49:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=43410 http://aquafornia.com/archives/43410/feed 0 Why invest in American infrastructure? Engineers join President Obama in calling for infrastructure investment to create jobs, restore aging roads and utility lines http://aquafornia.com/archives/41950 http://aquafornia.com/archives/41950#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:32:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=41950 http://aquafornia.com/archives/41950/feed 1 Infrastructure: Invest now, or pay more later http://aquafornia.com/archives/41794 http://aquafornia.com/archives/41794#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:45:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=41794 http://aquafornia.com/archives/41794/feed 0 Water or rail? We think there are better uses for infrastructure dollars, says the NC Times http://aquafornia.com/archives/37067 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37067#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:54:44 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=37067 http://aquafornia.com/archives/37067/feed 0 Crumbling water infrastructure needs a surge of investment http://aquafornia.com/archives/34930 http://aquafornia.com/archives/34930#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:14:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=34930 http://aquafornia.com/archives/34930/feed 0 Column: The corrosion of America http://aquafornia.com/archives/34871 http://aquafornia.com/archives/34871#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:03:59 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=34871 http://aquafornia.com/archives/34871/feed 0 Water Wired blog: Recent developments in water infrastructure investing http://aquafornia.com/archives/34373 http://aquafornia.com/archives/34373#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:12:04 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=34373 http://aquafornia.com/archives/34373/feed 0 Fixing U.S. water systems will create a flood of jobs; New poll finds most voters support a tax on bottled water and soda to fund 
water projects http://aquafornia.com/archives/27523 http://aquafornia.com/archives/27523#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:49:47 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=27523 http://aquafornia.com/archives/27523/feed 1 Peter Gleick: U.S. water system needs better enforcement, smart investment to ensure quality http://aquafornia.com/archives/26696 http://aquafornia.com/archives/26696#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:38:11 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=26696 http://aquafornia.com/archives/26696/feed 0 Efforts underway at Virginia Tech to address deterioration of nation’s water pipes http://aquafornia.com/archives/25934 http://aquafornia.com/archives/25934#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 15:06:06 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=25934 http://aquafornia.com/archives/25934/feed 0 Commentary: Water infrastructure: The unseen crisis http://aquafornia.com/archives/24570 http://aquafornia.com/archives/24570#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 13:13:23 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=24570 http://aquafornia.com/archives/24570/feed 0 Water: Another infrastructure challenge http://aquafornia.com/archives/23594 http://aquafornia.com/archives/23594#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:54:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=23594 http://aquafornia.com/archives/23594/feed 0 Add water systems to U.S. infrastructure challenges, says ‘Infrastructure 2010: An Investment Imperative’ http://aquafornia.com/archives/23544 http://aquafornia.com/archives/23544#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:49:09 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=23544 http://aquafornia.com/archives/23544/feed 0