Landfill innovations – down-in-the-dumps solutions

Looking for innovations on the current landfill scene is a bit like chasing the facts in a scandal: the key is to follow the money.

By Shapard Rob • Sept. 1, 1996

10 issues in urban stormwater pollution control

As pollution from traditional point sources is reduced, it is clear that much of the remaining pollution in most rivers, lakes and streams is the result of stormwater discharges from urban systems.

By Les Lange, Howard Andrews, Kirk Kisinger • Sept. 1, 1996

A grand experiment brings spring floods back to the Canyon

Upstream water users are wary of the impact on vital water and power supplies as concern for the environment downstream from big federal dams begins to play a greater role in their operation.

By Shapard Rob • June 1, 1996

Chicago digs deep to better manage stormwater

The $194.5 million Calumet Tunnel, part of the Calumet Tunnel System in Chicago's southern suburbs, was recently completed more than a year ahead of schedule.

June 1, 1996

How to prepare bridges to survive winter

Little lasts forever, and concrete bridges under heavy use are no exception. But properly protecting the surface and structure of bridges can add ears,

April 1, 1996

North Miami opens aquatic playground

The latest rage in aquatic recreation is big, blue and orange, spews water and sits in a pool no deeper than 12 inches. The first Wet-Tot-Lot in Dade County, Fla., is now open and fully operational at the city of North Miami’s Gribble Pool.

Feb. 1, 1996

America’s sewers: finally money goes down the drain

Wastewater collection systems in the United States are in disarray. About 60 percent of the country’s sewers were installed before 1950, and their pipes are deteriorating.

By Ed Peratta • Jan. 1, 1996

Engineering as a tool for city management

Running any successful city or county has always required the efforts of two disparate types of people — those with a technical bent and those whose talents are best suited to managing things.

By Weingardt, Richard • Sept. 1, 1995

Chicago parks play for keeps with partnerships.

Chicago’s park system has been referred to in the past as “dysfunctional,” “a patronage system for jobs, not for citizens” and “out of control.” It used to take 84 steps and a year to fire a problem employee, and vacancies went unfilled for an average of 38 weeks.

By Kelly Steve • Sept. 1, 1995

Regionalization: a solid waste solution

Historically, states have delegated the responsibility of solid waste management (SWM) to local governments. These responsibilities vary considerably

By Robert Craggs • Aug. 1, 1995

The pros and cons of buying and selling wastewater plants

Many cash-strapped local governments have tried selling public infrastructure to private enterprise to generate additional funds. Former President George

By Douglas Herbst • July 1, 1995

Shake, rattle & hold: landfill stability in seismic regions

Landfill forensic analysis, the examination of landfill durability following seismic events, has taken root in the last two decades, rising from the rubble of California’s San Fernando, Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes.

By Anne Magnuson • April 1, 1995

GAC can be affordable alternative

Most people believe powdered activated carbon (PAC) is a more cost-effective water treatment method than granular activated carbon (GAC). Over the last decade, several articles have been published about the cost of installed GAC treatment systems, and their conclusions are enough to make most cities think twice about implementing GAC.

By Gary Van Stone, Annette Vickers • Feb. 1, 1995