Inside
Volume 13, number 2, Summer 2019
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2 I 10 Challenges of Water Utilities Aging infrastructure, financing top the list
6 I Water, but No Workers
Higher education systems are looking to help fill the water, wastewater industry workforce gap
9 I Giving Water an Upgrade
Automation technologies give water utilities cost-, water-saving data
13 I Engineer + Conservationist
Kathleen Jackson combines passion, profession in her work at TWDB
17 I Wearing Multiple Hats
Smaller utilities encounter numerous challenges
21 I Investing in H2O
Water utilities balance financial, social, political challenges
24 I Diversifying Water Portfolios
Two Texas water utilities use ‘out-of-the-box’ strategies to ensure future supplies
*Facts and figures information from the 1Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers, 2U.S. Government Accountability Office, 3 American Water Works Association, 4 Texas Water Development Board, 5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 6Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 7David Sedlak, University of California, Berkeley in The Trend, an annual analysis published by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
29 I Creating A Splash
City solves water problem, wins award
31 I 10 Courses in 10 Years
Texas Watershed Planning Program benefits watershed coordinators statewide
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