Environmental compliance is the most pressing environmental, health and safety (EHS) challenge companies face in the near future, according to... View Article
Utilities reside in a heavily regulated world and these regulations have a strong influence on the way utility managers run their businesses. Whether through guidelines, best practices, or incentives and penalties in the programs they oversee, regulators shape the way utilities operate and spend their capital budgets. Understanding how this influence can lead to less […] The post Better Capital Investment Targeting for Utilities appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
With great work over the last 40 years addressing industrial and municipal wastewater discharges, stormwater runoff is now the greatest... View Article
Imagine a scenario where a homeowner’s heating system is leaking water. If the problem goes unnoticed in the basement, the homeowner is on the hook for thousands of gallons of wasted water. Now imagine the water utility has the ability to detect that the water has been running at this home for twenty-four hours. The […] The post Smart Meters for Water Utilities: Greater Accuracy Yields Savings and Benefits appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
Effective planning is essential to the success of almost any project, which is one reason why Parks & Rec Business... View Article
Before, during, and after a natural disaster strikes, facilities should have a plan in place to execute a comprehensive and flexible response to protect staff and critical assets. The need for such a plan may be increasing. The recently published National Climate Assessment noted that the growing consensus in the scientific community points to an […] The post 12 Key Steps to Planning a Severe Weather Response at Treatment Facilities appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
Everyone has a different idea of what an acceptable risk is. The reason some people consider climbing remote mountains fun while others call it crazy boils down to two factors: individual risk tolerance and awareness. The consequences of differences in these factors can be significant, especially in professions where people face risk every day, for […] The post Risk Tolerance, Risk Awareness, and Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Safety appeared first on Woodard & Curran.
In collaboration with a few of our colleagues from the Windsor Locks, Connecticut Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), we recently... View Article
As a company, some of the values we prioritize from the foundation of our mission statement to the reality of... View Article
The City of Boston was formed by filling lowlands to connect the “Trimountaine,” the three hills, used by early settlers... View Article