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That doesn’t account for the billions in other infrastructure needs, from drinking water and sewers to roads and bridges.
Federal estimates say fixes and updates to the nation’s water infrastructure system could cost $188 billion over the next 20 years, said Laura Rubin, director of the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Consortium, which focuses on Great Lakes restoration issues. Michigan’s share of that is about $15 billion.
“That’s not even taking the disasters and increased precipitation into account,” Rubin said. “We know we’ve been under-investing in it.”
The infrastructure bill now under consideration in Congress would spend $1.2 trillion on a range of projects, including roads, bridges, broadband and public transportation. It would also include $55 billion toward water improvement.
Utility-Customer Relations Before and After Texas Winter Storms of February 2021: Survey
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It’s the dead of night in mid-February 2021. Power is out. Water pipes are frozen.Outside temperatures hover in the single digits. Like an apocalyptic scene, the landscape is white and completely devoid of any hint of electric power as snow swirls through blustery winds. In spite of assurances from authorities that power will be restored soon, as far as you can tell, no relief is coming. Modern civilization has come to a grinding halt. Where do you turn, and who do you blame for this abrupt return to the Stone Age?
For Albuquerque’s Water Authority, a New Vision for Cybersecurity
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An ongoing convergence of enterprise and operational technology is proving new opportunities for the utility to secure its operations.
May 11, 2021 • An ongoing convergence of enterprise and operational technology is proving new opportunities for the utility to secure its operations.
Oldsmar, Florida, may not be the best-known Florida municipality. But after a concerning and potentially dangerous hacking incident in early 2021, it was front and center for all water utilities and municipal leaders across the globe.
During the incident, the attackers briefly used remote access systems in an attempt to increase the amount of caustic soda, or lye, used in the city’s water treatment system to potentially toxic levels. Luckily, technicians quickly detected the intrusion before harm could be inflicted. But it surely served as a wakeup call for water utilities and
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Three special events are coming to Garden Rapids at the Big Pool before in the month of May.
Jennifer Cunningham, Garden City Assistant City Manager, informed the Garden City Commission of the events at their regular meeting Tuesday.
The first event is on May 22, which will be a staff day.
Cunningham said it will be for city employees and their children to come and enjoy the pool and they will take photos to get promotional images and videos for the pool. It s a great time for us to get a lot of good video and photos and things like that that we can use for different events throughout the year, but it s also a way for us to say thank you to all of the staff who have worked really hard to help this all go off without a hitch, she said.