The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is leading the charge on major infrastructure projects to help bolster the region’s water supply. For its efforts, ENR Texas & Louisiana has named NTMWD its 2022 Owner of the Year.

After the 2009 drought, Atlanta realized the need for a secondary source of water.

Amount in Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill for water service line replacement is woefully short to address the problem, say several industry officials familiar with drinking water issues.

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought in 41 counties and proposed water investment over four years.

Citing spill risks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) set a May 13 deadline to shut down the portion of the oil and natural gas line that runs through the straits of Mackinac between the state and Ontario, but Canada opposes closure.

Architecture, engineering and consulting giant Stantec used its broad  transportation, water and building design prowess to grow even bigger in a year where the COVID-19 pandemic shrunk lesser firms. 

Fixing our nation's aging water infrastructure will take effort from the private and public sectors as well as collaborative technology that helps designers and contractors tackle the challenges deferred maintenance causes.