Infrastructure proponents were disappointed by the lack of details addressing the aging US water infrastructure in President Trump’s Feb. 5 State of the Union address. Trump issued a call for bipartisan cooperation on the issue, but no details. "Both parties should be...
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Low Water Pressure Problems: Don’t Let It Get Your Residents Down
Sometimes more pressure is a good thing! When it comes to your customers' showers, sinks, and bathtubs, low water pressure can be a real downer. Your residents turn on the shower and get a weak drizzle or can’t run the sink and washer at the same time without the...
From Rome To New Jersey: A History Of Water And Public Health
The relationship between public health, clean water and sanitation has been explored since ancient times – the Greeks observed a connection between lifestyle, social class and health, but there were no public water supplies or sewers. It is speculated many ancient...
Is Your Water System Reaching The End Of Its Life Span?
Approximately 90 percent of Americans get their water from a public water system, and the country’s overall infrastructure has been graded D-plus by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Drinking water systems received a D and waste water systems a D-plus –...
Resiliency In Action
For the past three years, the National League of Cities (NLC), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have joined efforts to host the Resilient Cities Summit, providing a forum for cities to discuss how they can be better prepared...
Q&A With Cooper Martin
Can you tell us a little bit about what the Sustainable Cities Institute (SCI) at NLC is responsible for? Our goal is to inform, support, and celebrate city-led sustainability initiatives. The SCI team educates and helps to develop the leadership skills of local...
Day Without Water
Turning on a spigot is something we do several times a day – whether to brush our teeth, wash dishes or cook. It’s not only routine, it’s something we don’t think about. But what if you turned on a spigot and there was no water? Or perhaps worse, the water was...
Lead in Water: Utilities and Homeowners Must Both Have Skin In the Game to Protect Public Safety
June is National Safety Month, a time when we should consider how to promote safety in our homes and workplaces. There have been many articles and stories in the news covering the lead in water issue. Here are a few highlights, along with some stories from cities who...
Follansbee, WV – And Many Other Cities In The U.S.
The story of Follansbee begins in 1699 with French explorers who claimed the Ohio River valley and developed trade with many native tribes, including the Mingo Indians who occupied a small village known as the “Old Mingo Bottom” located on the land where Follansbee is...
US Infrastructure Grade is Failing
The recent release of the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card showed no improvement in the overall grade for the nation's infrastructure, holding steady at D+ overall, compared to the last report issued in 2013. The ASCE defines...
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Lead Service Lines Highly Impact Low-Income, Minority Households
The lead water service lines in this country need to be replaced, but replacement programs need to keep low-income homeowners in mind in the planning stages. There are nine million homes in America that get their water through lead water service lines, and lead water...
Lead Service Line Replacement Programs Made More Complex by Incomplete Data
We don’t know how many lead service lines remain in service, and estimates vary by the millions. The American Water Works Association estimated that there are more than 6 million lead service lines across the country, but other sources put the number closer to 9...
Infrastructure Bill: Start Planning Now to Obtain Funding for Water Projects
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or the bipartisan infrastructure bill, will disseminate billions of dollars to states and local governments for infrastructure projects throughout the country, including the replacement of lead service lines. But how will...