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{"title":"Increasing Water Supply Resilience Through the Pure Water Antelope Valley Program","authors":"Scott Rogers,&nbsp;Zakir Hirani","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2368","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Pure Water Antelope Valley (AV) program, the first inland potable reuse program in California, aims to augment water supplies to overcome current and projected reductions.</p>\u0000 <p>Pure Water AV will use groundwater recharge via subsurface injection to increase the reliability and resilience of Antelope Valley's water supply.</p>\u0000 <p>A collaboration between the Palmdale Water District, City of Palmdale, and Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, the program will improve the groundwater quality over time.</p>\u0000 <p>Besides overcoming technical challenges, Pure Water AV's success depends on well-thought-out strategies for funding and public outreach.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AWWA: A Trusted Resource on Capitol Hill","authors":"Nate Norris","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2364","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;AWWA has built a reputation as the “voice of water” in Washington, D.C., and we strive to ensure decision makers hear from our membership as they consider policy that may affect drinking water systems and the communities they serve. AWWA's members are engineers, scientists, operators, utility managers, educators, public officials, and more. Each of you has unique knowledge and experience that can help provide critical perspective to members of Congress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In AWWA's Government Affairs office, one of our primary roles is helping to effectively facilitate knowledge transfer between our members and Congress to achieve positive policy outcomes. There are 435 voting members of the House of Representatives, 100 members of the Senate, and committees in both chambers with direct jurisdiction over the various aspects of water policy. Though they consider legislation and hold hearings on water sector priorities, members of Congress typically don’t have experience in the water sector. A recent report from the Congressional Research Service noted that fewer than 10 members of Congress were engineers and as few as five were scientists. Your expertise, as water professionals and constituents, can be helpful in communicating your own utility's needs in a way that resonates with your representative.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, we know that educating Congress is not part of your job description. We work hard to keep you updated on federal legislative activity, provide advocacy tools and resources, and streamline the process of reaching out so that you can build a relationship between your utility and your representative's office. The simple act of sending a letter or making a phone call can help raise awareness of an issue for your representative. Inviting your representative to tour your utility is also a great way to convey the importance and complexity of the service you provide. Ultimately, by taking the time to connect with your representative, you can establish yourself and your utility as a trusted resource on Capitol Hill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At our signature event, the annual Water Matters! Fly-In, more than 150 AWWA members from around the United States meet with their representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss federal legislation and the water sector's needs. We work alongside AWWA's Water Utility Council to outline policy priorities that inform our Fly-In advocacy, and we provide information and materials to help you make the most of your conversations. These meetings give our members the opportunity to educate lawmakers and their staffs, demonstrate local connections to federal policymaking, and elevate the importance of water on Congress's agenda.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These interactions help build trust and set the foundation for additional outreach in the future. By meeting with your lawmaker as a representative of AWWA, you reinforce AWWA's reputation as a leader in drinking water policy. These meetings can also act as a primer for AWWA's legislative affairs staff, who can follow up","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2364","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Water Industry Communications: Vital Tools to Engage Stakeholders and Build Trust","authors":"Douglas Shackelford,&nbsp;Monica B. Hoyt,&nbsp;Mandy Cawby,&nbsp;Kelley Dearing Smith","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2365","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Advancing a utility's communications assets not only supports its efforts to ensure public trust and comply with regulations but also furthers operational goals.</p>\u0000 <p>From a strategic perspective, water utility communications go well beyond reaching customers and stakeholders to unite utility teams and garner industry recognition.</p>\u0000 <p>Closing the gap between utilities and their communities, effective communications can help utilities cultivate customer advocates who support water system efforts.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2365","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AWWA Water Science Author Spotlight: Liam Amery","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2367","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Having recently published an article in AWWA Water Science, Liam Amery answered questions from the publication's editor-in-chief, Kenneth L. Mercer, about the research&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Water Lead Levels in Massachusetts Schools and Early Education and Childcare Facilities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liam Amery, John Tobiason, and Emily Kumpel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’m currently working as an environmental engineer for CDM Smith in Boston, focusing mainly on drinking water and conveyance projects. Especially now, with upcoming deadlines and regulations for Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, much of my work has to do with helping communities survey their service line materials, which means I spend a lot of time looking at historical records or going into the field and observing excavations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Liam Amery does a walkthrough at a school to design a sampling plan to test its drinking water for lead&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Liam presents research on lead in schools at the 2023 Water and Health Conference at the University of North Carolina&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lead in drinking water has been an issue for a long time; I remember the Flint water crisis being a big deal back when I was in high school and was not yet remotely interested in the world of water science and environmental engineering. Luckily, in the aftermath of Flint, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and UMASS Amherst have been collaborating on a joint program to help schools and childcare centers test their drinking water for lead (and previously copper). Because they make these data available, results from more than 1,000 schools and childcare centers statewide are accessible online. This program and the data that were gathered from it motivated this work and inspired us to think about how we can use these data to understand factors influencing lead in drinking water in these facilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;None in particular, but many studies nationwide are focusing on lead in schools and childcare facilities, using data from sampling programs to achieve their study goals. A few other studies have used data from the same portal we used, and I reviewed them closely during the initial stages and planning of our study: Lobo et al. 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150046), Ram 2019 (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cee_ewre/99), and Rome et al. 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00845).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most of our data analysis and modeling are methods that have been used previously. One of the newer methods in our study was to create risk indexes for a school based on percentages of taps exceeding different water lead level (WLL) thresholds. One of the more difficult issues with studying lead in drinking water is how much variability can exist within different taps at the same school as well as the different WLL thresholds that are used and are either health based or policy based.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Liam surveys a beaded stream in Alaska as part of a research experience during his undergradua","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2367","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Update on Taste, Odor, and Appearance Methods for Water Analysis","authors":"Ayman Shawwa,&nbsp;Hunter Adams,&nbsp;Gary A. Burlingame,&nbsp;Andrea M. Dietrich","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2369","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Many sensory methods are standardized, and new ones are being developed, to assess the aesthetic quality of source water and treated drinking water.</p>\u0000 <p>In <i>Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater</i>, sections 2110 and 2150 have been updated, and section 2150D, “Attribute Rating Test” (ART), has been added.</p>\u0000 <p>ART is a technique for numerically rating water samples by sensory evaluation for the presence of taste and odor compounds.</p>\u0000 <p>Sensory tests—screening panelists for their ability to smell compounds—should be part of a utility's sensory program.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safe Versus Clean","authors":"Kenneth L. Mercer","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2363","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;This month's cover story highlights the importance of communication in the water industry. More than ever, the public is interested in and understands the issues water systems face, including new regulations, novel technologies, and higher expectations of quality and reliability. Effective communication begins with a shared vocabulary, so it's important that water professionals are clear with the words they use to reinforce trust and protect public health. Fundamental to this is the delineation between &lt;i&gt;clean&lt;/i&gt; water and &lt;i&gt;safe&lt;/i&gt; water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Within the overall water cycle, the dichotomy at the heart of the water industry is drinking water and wastewater, with water reuse acting as the bridge between them (intentional or not). While a one-water approach seeks to manage them holistically, international approaches differ in their specifics as countries balance their specific water needs with their available resources.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The United States provides a good example of how the differences between clean water and safe water can be codified. The Clean Water Act (CWA) came first, focusing on preventing pollution of waterways and protecting the “chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters.” The goal of the CWA was to treat point sources of pollution before they are released into the environment, reducing levels of toxic pollutants so the discharge causes no damage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Besides protecting sensitive ecologies, this clean water should be good enough for humans (and their pets) to swim in—but if you get a mouthful, you shouldn’t drink it, because even though it may look and smell okay, clean water is not safe water. At the same time, the CWA acts as a measure of source water protection for downstream drinking water applications, so besides reuse there are still many connections.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The United States marked the 50th anniversary of its Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) this year. The SDWA establishes national drinking water standards and requires that public water systems regularly test for contaminants, report the results to their customers, and address any deficiencies when they arise. The SDWA provides health-based drinking water standards so that consumers trust that wherever they are, water from the tap is safe to drink as well as for cooking and washing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While it's easy to understand when water is clean enough to swim in, there tend to be disagreements on what makes water safe enough to drink. The SDWA doesn’t define what safe water is, but within the concept there remains some element of risk. The water industry's approaches continue to evolve as understanding of health and environmental risks grows, but in the end, water professionals must rely on health and medical professionals to establish the criteria that safe water must meet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please share your insights into safe water, clean water, water reuse, and stormwater with other water professionals by publishing in &lt;i&gt;Journal AWWA&lt;/i&gt;; contact me with your ","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2363","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"It's a Small World","authors":"David B. LaFrance","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2378","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;There's so much that we share, that it's time we’re aware, it's a small world after all.” These are some of the opening lyrics to “It's a Small World (After All)” by Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman. These lyrics could apply to &lt;i&gt;sharing&lt;/i&gt; water, the importance of which everyone should be &lt;i&gt;aware&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In August of this year, AWWA shared the goals and visions of our Water 2050 initiative with attendees at the International Water Association's (IWA's) Water Congress, held in Toronto. IWA, in partnership with the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, had attracted water professionals from around the globe to share best water practices. We took the opportunity to seek their input on the five strategic goals of Water 2050 (Table 1) and determine how they lined up with their own water needs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Water Congress attracted attendees from seven countries: Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, Fiji, and the United States. While it is hard to say that these individuals spoke for their entire country, their responses reflected their country's water challenges. The good news is that the five strategic goals of Water 2050 resonated with the participants regardless of where they called home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AWWA provided a brief overview of the five strategic goals, then asked the participants to discuss these goals at their tables. They talked about the water workforce, educating politicians, the emerging importance of technology, water awareness campaigns, and giving water a voice. As part of a final step, we asked the attendees to work with their country-colleagues and prioritize the five Water 2050 strategic goals. As you can see in Table 2, there was no unanimous conclusion; however, there was some consensus for each strategic goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among the five goals, Sustainability and Resilience received the most first-place votes. Many groups emphasized that nothing else is possible without sustainability and expressed concerns related to the threats of climate change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;None of the groups indicated that the Finance and Affordability goal should be the top priority. In fact, it was the only goal not chosen as the top priority by any group. However, seven groups ranked it as the second priority, making it the most significant consensus. The groups discussed how finance and affordability affect infrastructure replacement and its relationship to the financial sustainability of utilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While Innovation and Circular Economy was most frequently ranked as the third priority, it is noteworthy that all but one group placed it in their top three. This clearly indicates the importance of this goal. One-Water Governance and Policy received a range of votes, with the highest number being three votes for the fourth-priority position. The fifth strategic goal—Equity, Access, and Community Engagement—was also considered a priority across the board and achieved its greatest consensus as the fifth overall priority.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These re","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/awwa.2378","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Educational Opportunities","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2376","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing a Water Pipeline to Last 100 Years or More","authors":"Ahmad Habibian,&nbsp;V. Firat Sever","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2370","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although superior materials and advanced techniques are available, designing a pipeline to supply water for 100 years or more is not necessarily the optimal choice for a utility.</p>\u0000 <p>Numerous factors come into play when planning for pipe design, installation, monitoring, and maintenance, not the least of which is uncertainty about the future.</p>\u0000 <p>Tools such as computational modeling, life-cycle cost analysis, forensic analysis, and scenario planning through digital design can help a utility create a cost-effective pipeline plan.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating Cyber Insurance Coverage for Water Utilities","authors":"Monica Tigleanu,&nbsp;David White","doi":"10.1002/awwa.2373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.2373","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14785,"journal":{"name":"Journal ‐ American Water Works Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}