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Category Archives: Stream of Consciousness
Financing for the future: How water utilities can tackle capital costs
By Kaitlyn McClain The Columbia Water Center, a water management think-tank at Columbia University in New York, recently released a white paper that analyzed factors influencing water utility operating expenses, debt, rate-setting and financial stability. One of the key findings … Continue reading
MPC wins Sustainable Landscaping Award at MWRD Sustainability Summit
By Josh Ellis and MPC Research Assistant Jamie Makatche, photos by Abby Crisostomo More than 80 community leaders, elected officials, public administrators and land managers gathered on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) … Continue reading
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Tagged Award, green infrastructure, MWRD, Sustainability
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How can water utilities save water and save money?
By Rachel Carnahan This is the question of the hour in water conservation. Less water used means less water sold and often means less revenue collected; less revenue collected can mean less money for the operation and maintenance of the … Continue reading
The Great Lakes: Only as great as the people who use them
By Rachel Carnahan Around the Great Lakes, it seems like we have more than enough water to go around. After all, the Great Lakes contain 21 percent of the world’s fresh surface water. However, this vital resource is slowly disappearing … Continue reading
Supreme Court rules on water resource fights
By Marcella Bondie, LEED AP Recently, a number of court cases about water resources have made the news. Oklahoma and Texas battled over a river; two Tribal Nations made territorial claims to water rights; and a Florida landowner chafed … Continue reading
Regulations and Ordinances: A Nuisance or Vital Conservation Tool?
By Rachel Carnahan Many people don’t give much thought to the regulations and ordinances that govern their water use. The largest impact they see is that they can probably only water their lawn on certain days. However, there is a … Continue reading
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Tagged DuPage, graywater, Lake Michigan, M36, ordinances, plumbing code, rainwater, regulations, Wahaso, WRB
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Water, Water Everywhere? DuPage Water Commission leads efforts to better manage Lake Michigan water
By Marcella Bondie, LEED AP Standing on Lake Michigan’s beaches, it’s easy to think that we—those of us lucky enough to live within piping distance of a Great Lake—have an endless supply of water. However, as I discovered on May … Continue reading
