Diversifying the number of sources in a public drinking water system has positives and negatives. According to one source, approximately...

The Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved JD Solomon, Inc and Black & Veatch for Phase II of the water & sewer regionalization...

USEPA’s recently released memorandum interprets existing regulations requiring state oversight of public water systems' cybersecurity...

Monte Carlo analysis or Monte Carlo simulation is a technique used for forecasting which considers uncertainty and variability. As an...

Monte Carlo analysis has some key limitations which make the technique a major cause of concern for new project development. This article...

In 2023, some things remain the same when it comes to owning and operating a viable water utility. Other things have significantly and...

Facilitating public workshops and comment sessions are typically conducted by public-sector organizations. These sessions are intended to...

Two years ago, updating your master plan was a good idea because the world was getting back to normal and to position your organization...

The main benefit of regionalization is that it better leverages the resources of two or more water systems. Water utilities can use five...

New project managers and young professionals often struggle with the concept of risk appetite and how it impacts decision making. The...

Current project managers and decision makers have not grown up in an era of rising construction escalation and economic inflation. The...

The answer is somewhere between 5 to 18 percent of constructed project costs. And it is more complicated than simply the percentages. If...

Three of the essential things to know about capital project prioritization are: The selected approach should consistent with the maturity...

These are seven helpful tips about project risk from the Day 2 presenters at the online 2022 Safran Project Risk Conference. From Samuel...

The foundations of systems thinking and facilitation apply to capital programs because the analysis requires a group to establish the...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is now in full swing as states start to divide the monies to their units of local government. Two...

Organizations are constantly frustrated in the capital projects planning process and developing appropriate Operations and Maintenance...

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved the contract to evaluate long-term water & sewer...

Get more of what you want by doing business cases. Better yet, you will not get out-positioned competing department managers who are...

The recently passed infrastructure bill provides billions of dollars for progressive infrastructure aimed at beneficial reuse, energy...