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31. On The Rise: Quality Of Water, Quality Of Life — From Northeast U.S. To Central Africa 11/11/2015

    Bbanda is a small rural village of about 1,100 people in southern central Uganda, located 45 minutes from the closest town of Mityana. There is no electricity or reliable source of drinking water. But thanks to the work of some engineering students, that’s about to change.

32. Building A United SCADA System 10/22/2015

    The ability to manage a plant remotely has opened a whole new world for the water industry, but there can be three or four different softwares merging to create one SCADA system. Trihedral Engineering is tasked with bringing all of those interfaces into one seamless package.

33. Texas Is Nearly Out Of This Drought — But We're Not In The Clear 7/23/2015

    Unfortunately, a good rain washes away more than the drought; it washes away much of man’s interest in providing for the next one, and it washes the supports from under those who know that another dry cycle is coming and who urge their fellows to make ready for it.

34. In The Face of Extreme Drought, Australia (And Possibly Texas) Undoes Best Strategy For Water Conservation — Clean Energy 4/10/2015

    Cowboys, frontier grit, accented English, and wild, wide open spaces are just a few of the similarities shared by Texas and Australia. Both places also have an energy-water problem. But, the good news for Texas is that it’s not too late for us to learn from Australia’s mistakes — and a few successes, too.

35. In Times of Drought: 9 Economic Facts About Water In The United States 4/2/2015

    This Hamilton Project memo presents nine economic facts that provide relevant background context to the water crisis in the United States.

36. Floods Breed Cooperation, Droughts Breed Conflict 12/16/2014

    Part I of III in the series “Extreme Events And Water Management In The Lower Missouri River Basin” by the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)

37. Tackling The Drought: The Relationship Between Water Law And Water Budget 9/15/2014

    Natural resource management usually involves more than science and engineering, it intersects law, policy, and politics.  Nowhere is this truer than in the regulation of water.

38. What Drought? Deep Drilling For Groundwater Yields Rewards 8/25/2014

    The Utah Water District took a unique approach to discover new water for a rising population, with better-than-expected results.

39. DCS Versus PLC: A User's Guide To Selecting The Most Effective Control Platform For Your Application 10/11/2013

    Distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are not mutually exclusive technologies. When the end-use application serves as the basis for making a sound decision, the selection process becomes more efficient, and a more effective outcome results. This white paper provides general guidelines and highlights key considerations when choosing a control system platform. While the details of each application are critical to the selection process, use the following as a guide when designing, specifying, and implementing controller technology. By Jim Hazelwood and Bill Butler, Revere Control Systems

40. Queensland, Australia Coal Seam Methane Gas Wellhead Automation Success Story 5/3/2012

    Queensland, Australia's second largest state, covers approximately 1,700,000 km2 (656,000 sq. mi.) and is home to more than 3,000,000 inhabitants. It also contains extensive energy supplies in the form of Coal Seam Gas, or CSG.