Highway crashes claimed the lives of 37,133 people in 2017, accounting for 95 percent of the 38,958 who died in transportation related accidents that year, according to data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and released Thursday…
Rising Wastewater Operating Costs are Main Driver of Water Tariff Growth in 2018
The results of GWI’s 2018 Global Water Tariff Survey have revealed that the average tariff for wastewater services grew by 4.1% between July 2017 and…
AISI Publishes New Cold-Formed Steel Research Report on Load Bearing Clip Angle Design
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new cold-formed steel research report on load bearing clip angle design.…
Tulsa’s ‘Gathering Place’ Brings a Community Together
Located along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Okla., the Gathering Place is too large and topographically complex to be taken in from a single vantage point. Circulation ties the wide-ranging elements together. Thousands of Tulsa, Okla., residents turned…
Annual Study Updates Impact of Traffic Congestion on Job Access Within Major U.S. Cities
The latest research updates for an annual study overseen by the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota estimates the impact of traffic congestion on access to jobs indicates that Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco are now the top three…
Electriq~Global Launches Water-Based Fuel to Power Electric Vehicles
An Australian-Israeli startup has found a way to use water in order to power electric vehicles On October 29th and October 30th at EcoMotion 2018 ‘Smart Mobility Summit’ in Tel-Aviv, Electriq~Global will present its highly efficient, safe, clean,…
ASCE Signs Landmark Agreement on Sustainable Development
Knowledge of sustainable development should be a key requirement for engineers, according to a joint statement of intent signed today by ASCE, the British-based Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. The statement was…
Hundreds of Supporters Celebrate Sterling Natural Resource Center Groundbreaking
HIGHLAND, Calif. – On Oct. 20, more than 300 local officials and community members joined East Valley Water District (EVWD) to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC), a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility in…
Engineered Solutions: Modernizing Infrastructure to Keep Costs Low and Profit Margins High
Sponsored By: Founded in 2007, Egnyte delivers a content platform designed for business. Egnyte’s cloud-based platform serves as the foundation for collaboration, enabling secure file sharing and compliant data protection, while also…
SWC Fact Sheet on Water Management & Efficiency
The State Water Contractors are working together to responsibly manage the state’s finite water supplies that serve nearly 27 million people, 750,000 acres of farmland and fuel our statewide economy. By implementing innovative water savings programs, providing…
