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1/4 the semester is Gone!
The first month of the fall semester has slammed me, which accounts for a little less blog activity on my part. But as fall rolls in many local governments are dealing with final budgets, new projects...
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Responsibility, Failure and the Lack of Funds
Public water and sewer systems have the responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public they serve, just as engineers do. This is includes not just complying with regulatory...
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DECREASING WATER DEMANDS VS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
Earlier this year the Journal for AWWA had several articles about water use and infrastructure needs. One of the major concerns that has arisen in older communities, especially in the Rust Belt and...
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Financial Traps for local governments
Some recent reading led me to the following items that seem to crop up when municipalities have fiscal problems that are not otherwise created by the economy or federal or state government decisions:...
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QUESTION TO PONDER FOR THE DAY
If the assumption of all economists, government officials and investors is that the population must increase exponentially, what does that suggest for our future?
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An Answer: If the assumption of all economists, government officials and...
“If the assumption of all economists, government officials and investors is that the population must increase exponentially, what does that suggest for our future?” was a question asked a few days...
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Education Problem of our own Making?
Orange County, FL has become the second school district I know of that has decide that giving students a zero on a assignment causes the kids to lose hope of passing so they just quit. To address this...
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Low Gas Prices = Bad Budgets
Interesting that while we all love low gas prices and the low cost of energy is fueling an expansion of our economy, including the first gains in middle income salaries since 2008, the states reliant...
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Projects for 2016 – Project 1 Ethics for Engineers
So as 2016 starts, it is time to look at goals for the coming year. I have several project in mind that I would like to make progress on this year. The first is interesting. We have embarked on a...
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Affordability of Services
One of the issues I always include in rate studies is a comparison of water rates with other basic services. Water always comes in at the bottom. But that works when everyone has access and uses...
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Crop Circles!
A week or so ago, on a Sunday afternoon, I flew across Middle America to Colorado for a meeting and was again struck by the crop circles that dominate the landscape west of the Mississippi River. They...
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Future trends we might need to think about
Water and wastewater utilities spend a lot of time dealing with current issues =- putting out “fires.” But there are larger trends that will affect the industry. Here are a couple recent topics that...
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Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween. It is time for trick or treat. Unfortunately the Sunday SunSentinel headline was a trick, not a treat. “We’re Going to make them suffer,” was the headline – attributed to former...
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