Bioenergy Momentum Building in U.S.

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…

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NRW 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…

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Venice 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…

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Water 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…

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The 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…

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Never 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…

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Making 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…

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USDA/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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