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    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
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    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
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    Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards

    Cities are using these levers to meet climate goals and address everything from data centers to building decarbonization.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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