Lower US gasoline and diesel prices provides relief for consumer wallets; reinforces the benefit from developing US fuel resources, such as biogas. We have all benefitted from the recent drop in gasoline and diesel prices (I know I have). US…
Read MoreCutting Our Losses – New Policy Map from NRDC
The NEW interactive Water Loss map is here! Interested in where your State stands regarding Water Loss Management policy? Check it out here.
Read MoreNRW Roadmap
Water loss management, in the long-term, is strategically important to every water utility. While the scarcity and delivered cost of water may vary widely across North America, the future brings a high probability that this precious resource will become more…
Read MoreFor the Love of Sea Turtles – Celebrations, Stewardship, and Thankfulness!
Karen Beasley Rescue and Rehabilitation Center partners with Cavanaugh and wins a 2015 ACEC/NC Honors Award for Engineering Excellence – also now celebrates 60,000 visitors. There was a lot of celebrating and excitement at the ACEC Engineering Awards Gala held…
Read MoreVenice Symposium Points to Bioenergy Innovation
In November of 2014, Gus Simmons and Steve Cavanaugh participated in the 5th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste in Venice, Italy. This Symposium was attended by approximately 400 researchers, scientists, engineers and renewable energy system developers from…
Read MoreWater Loss Consistency Pays Off
It is extremely rewarding to perform validation calls within Georgia utilities, who participated in the ten month training program that was funded by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) in 2013. The training program, which provided technical assistance and knowledge…
Read MoreThe Regulators Dilemma
I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There were close to 200 State Drinking Water Administrators and EPA officials in attendance to learn about the critical importance of…
Read MoreNever Waste
The U.S. population grows by one person every 15 seconds. The total amount of water grows by one gallon never. These are the words that donned the jumbotron in NY Times Square in 2014. Part of a broad reaching Never…
Read MoreMaking the Business Case for Alternative Meter Reading
Introduction Alternative Meter Reading has become a popular subject among utilities over the last number of years. This is being driven by the constant restriction of operational budgets and an ever increasing pressure from customers regarding consistently increasing rates. Upon…
Read MoreUSDA/EPA/DOE Biogas Roadmap a Good Start
Earlier this month, the USDA, along with the EPA and DOE, published a Biogas Opportunities Roadmap report describing steps that these three Federal Agencies will take to further biogas development in the United States. As stated in this report, the…
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