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The water quality of our waterways is an issue of global concern. The quality of the water in rivers, lakes and coastal environments is affected by a number of challenges including sewage pollution, agriculture and livestock. Join our experts as they discuss how to improve water quality monitoring to gain a better understanding of pressures on water quality; how to engage with public and key stakeholders (e.g., campaign groups) to convey the complexity of the issues and harness their pa...

The Army corps of engineers recently estimated that, historically, roughly 30 percent of dredge volume in the US has been beneficially reused.Reuse encompasses a wide range of applications including construction materials, beach nourishment, enhancing flood protection, and creating habitats; but it isn’t a common practice.In this episode we’ll talk about the barriers to reuse – technical, economic, institutional, and regulatory.We’ll also discuss how the narrative around dredging has shifted ...

Today’s episode is all about biosolids, including gaining insight into global trends and discussing some of the key challenges and opportunities faced by the sector and recognizing that there’s a paradigm shift happening.Biosolids production continues to grow due to many factors—population growth, increased connectivity to our sewers, increased environmental production level and improved standards of living. It’s a critical part of the wastewater process.We’ll chat about how managing bioresou...

Why water asset management? Good question. Join us as we talk about the challenges facing water utilities—climate change, financial and commercial pressures, depleting availability of the workforce—and how asset management can help.Utilities are facing continuing pressure to do more with less. To achieve that, they need greater control and visibility of their assets—how they're performing and how they're deteriorating.Asset management provides a framework to help you get a good understanding ...

Know your risk.There is something you can do to make a difference in your community’s dam risk resilience.This second-in-a-series of podcast episodes highlighting dam safety focuses on risk associated with dams. We’re talking about the National Inventory of Dams (NID), an essential component in a community’s understanding of risk and a great pre-planning tool.The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the process of modernizing the NID, which will include inundation mapping that historicall...

From hurricanes to heat waves, a 200-mile corridor in North Carolina is facing increasing climate change challenges. Stephen Bourne, Atkins resiliency expert, and Matt Lauffer, North Carolina DOT hydraulics design engineer, explain how a City Simulator digital twin helped NCDOT assess vulnerabilities to continued growth and future climate change to help make a 200-mile corridor more resilient.