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  • Millions in wages awarded for public works job

    California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has collected more than $8 million in unpaid prevailing wages on behalf of 2,051 workers who built San Diego's Hilton Bayfront Hotel from 2006 to 2008. Why was such a project considered "public"?

  • Eleven $1-billion weather disasters

    Tornadoes, drought, and Superstorm Sandy racked up $110 billion in damages last year, according to the National Climate Data Center, making 2012 the second-most-expensive year of natural disasters since 1980.

  • EPA, USDA launch food waste challenge

    In 2010, 133 billion pounds of food from grocery stores, restaurants, and homes wasn't eaten. With Americans throwing away up to 40% of their purchases, food is the largest type of waste entering U.S. landfills.

  • $22,000 in grants available for anti-graffiti efforts

    Keep America Beautiful's 2013 Graffiti Hurts program is offering six grants. Application deadline is July 10.

  • 2 composite manhole covers pass AASHTO load tests

    Testing performed at England’s Lancaster University confirms that Fibrelite Corp.’s 30- and 36-inch manhole covers carry the same loads as heavier iron and aluminium covers without damage.

  • We're heading to Denver on Sunday for the American Water Works Association's annual convention

    We’ll be your eyes and ears at the pipe-tapping and meter-assembling contests, People’s Choice taste test, and “Mile High Tap to Tap” (where we hope to pick up a “No Water, No Beer” T-shirt).

  • Water group steps in where EPA leaves off

    As the EPA has done away with its Environmental Technology Verification program, meaning there's no more third-party verification of claims regarding stormwater product effectiveness, the Water Environment Federation's Stormwater Testing & Evaluation for Products and Practices group will unveil an...

  • What's a 'sewer sag'? Here's what you said ...

    Thank you to Benjamin, David, and Ken, who answered this question at www.pwmag.com. And to Craig, David, and Dwayne who emailed me directly. (To Dwayne: as city, county, special district, township, and state employees, virtually the entire Public Works audience deals with sewers in some shape, way...

  • EPA survey shows $384 Billion needed for drinking water infrastructure by 2030

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released results of a survey showing that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 for systems to continue providing safe drinking water to 297 million Americans.

  • Nine engineering firms sign up for ISI Fast Track credentialing program

    The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) announced today that nine engineering firms have each committed to train and credential at least 100 of their infrastructure professionals in the ISI Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential program within the next 12 months.