http://www.uimonline.net Underground Infrastructure Management Online is a publication of Benjamin Media. hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=701 Utilities across the nation are facing a growing problem. Aging water delivery systems, coupled with tighter local and national budgets, are leading to infrastructure failures. Among the problems are leaks and older meters that are losing their accuracy due to a lack of maintenance or needed replacement. As a result, non-revenue water has become a considerable concern, and locating the true source of water loss has become a top priority. 2012-05-18 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=702 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently updated its Occupational Outlook Handbook with its latest employment projections for the 2010-20 decade, which includes predictions that construction industry employment will add 1.8 million jobs. 2012-05-18 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=704 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Buffalo Sewer Authority in Buffalo, N.Y. to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements for combined sewer systems to protect people’s health and water quality. 2012-05-18 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=703 Atlanta will get a 13-year extension on sewer system upgrades required by federal regulators, according to a proposed agreement between the city, Georgia officials and federal regulators. 2012-05-18 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=705 The Town of Clayton, N.Y. has announced funding has been secured to undertake a $4.3 million project to upgrade a 100-year-old sewer system with work slated to begin this fall. 2012-05-18 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=706 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. 2012-05-18 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=696 Last week, American Water Works Company, Inc., reported increases in revenues, net income and earnings per share for the first quarter, which ended March 31, 2012, as compared to the first quarter of 2011. 2012-05-07 http://www.uimonline.net/index/webapp-stories-action?id=697 Howard B. LaFever, principal with GHD Inc., of Cazenovia, N.Y., was recently named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). 2012-05-07