Water and Wastewater Utility Engineering

Water and Wastewater Utility Engineering

Why Does Empathy Matter in Design Thinking and Infrastructure?

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Sustainability

April 23, 2020

Engineers are trained to effectively design and build infrastructure to meet safety and other regulatory requirements. But what about designing infrastructure to make users, like pedestrians and cyclists, actually feel safe? Or how about making…Read More >>

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Welcoming our Newest Environmental Scientist

Welcoming our Newest Environmental Scientist

Welcome to the Team! Madison Rosen has joined Mountain Waterworks’ corporate office in Boise, Idaho as an Environmental Scientist, where she will facilitate environmental reviews, support groundwater supply planning, and develop water and wastewater system mapping...

Welcoming our Newest Infrastructure Specialist

Welcoming our Newest Infrastructure Specialist

Welcome to the Team! Zach Cox has joined Mountain Waterworks’ corporate office in Boise, Idaho as an Infrastructure Specialist. Mr. Cox will provide support during planning efforts, constructability review during design, and on-the-ground resources during...

PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

Post-Disaster Funding for Emergency Repairs Procured for Yellow Pine, Idaho Boise, Idaho, August 2021 - The Yellow Pine Water Users Association’s (YPWUA) public drinking water system (PWS) encountered severe damage and disruption to service area residents and...

How to remedy five management flaws and create resilient teams

How to remedy five management flaws and create resilient teams

Jennifer L. Donahue, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, is the founder of JL Donahue Engineering — a globally recognized seismic analysis and engineering firm. With her 25 years in the U.S. Navy, she is well qualified to offer advice for how engineers can use lessons learned from...

How wet is your wetland?

How wet is your wetland?

In April 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army published the Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register that finalized a revised definition of which waters are considered “jurisdictional waters” in the United...

How I aced the P.E. exam

How I aced the P.E. exam

With the next round of P.E. and S.E. exams approaching, it’s nearly crunch time for those seeking professional licensure this spring. But even if you’re not a test-taker this April, it may be something you’ve considered for a while or have looked forward to at some...

Now is (finally) the time to future-proof our infrastructure

Now is (finally) the time to future-proof our infrastructure

Constantine Samaras, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, is the director of the Center for Engineering and Resilience for Climate Adaptation at Carnegie Mellon University, an adjunct senior researcher at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation, and past chair of ASCE’s Committee on...