T. Luke Owen enjoys that “Aha!” moment when a contractor understands not only the “what” but also the “why” of an NPDES permit requirement. “I’ve heard it said that the Clean ...
Thurston County is home to the state of Washington’s capital city, Olympia. Located at the south end of Puget Sound, the 770-square-mile county has a population of more than 250...
For several years, the City and County of Denver has implemented programs intended to improve the quality of water discharged from City-owned stormwater infrastructure into the...
People who love fine wine often pride themselves on paying close attention to the subtle differences between each sip. Some can discover flavors so nuanced that choosing among...
At any given time, in any municipality, our underground infrastructure systems are keeping inspection teams busy. There is never a moment’s rest for the workers whose job it is...
Nearly a year ago, I wrote in an editorial here about the then-relatively new effort to ban plastic drinking straws (read the editorial here: www.bit.ly/2UkxYjN). The movement...