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Gene Koontz Michael R. Cline Senior vice president/director of Vice
president Hannum, Wagle and Cline environmental resources division Gannett
Fleming, Inc. Engineering Harrisburg, Pa. Terre Haute, Ind. How can
engineers and water utilities better work What are the most critical water
quality issues facing the together to stretch limited funding? industry? he
reasons for the funding gap in water believe the most critical water
quality issue is the T I and sewer are well-documented. For many possible
contamination of a public or private water supply by terrorism or by
years, water and wastewater services have accident. While much is being
done about establishing better security, what been significantly
undervalued. In some cases, would a utility or municipality do if
contamination occurs in the supply and the rates have been barely adequate
to cover the costs safeguards fail? The water in storage, in the
distribution system and even in the of operations, let alone the costs for
replacement homeowners' plumbing could contain harmful amounts of a lethal
compound. of aging basic infrastructure. While this was hap- Assuming the
system is somehow isolated, what will be done with that contained pening,
the regulatory agencies, environmental water in a timely manner so that
the system can be re-activated again in as little groups and the public
have demanded ever more time as possible? stringent water quality levels
in both drinking Pilot testing should be undertaken with the express goal
of developing mobile water and wastewater. Population growth and detection
and treatment processes, which could be made available to water utili-
environmental concerns require the development ties in times of crisis.
Our industry has many innovative treatment equipment of additional, and
more costly, water sources. manufacturers, engineers and operators that
could be brought into a public/pri- These factors have created an
environment vate effort in this regard. A program like this would
complement the ongoing where the capital needs of water and wastewater
efforts to make the water systems as secure as possible. utilities are at
historic levels at the same time that funding sources are scarcer. With
the current federal budget situation, the first source of funds to pursue
is the local share, George Crombie i.e., setting rates at a level that
properly reflects the cost of service, including replacement and American
Public Works Association renewal. The public must be convinced that the
board of director liaison funds obtained from the increased rates are
Public works director being spent wisely. The engineering consultant
Plymouth, Mass. must play a role in this process to lend credence What are
the most critical water quality issues facing the to the capital program.
industry? Funding also can be stretched through the proper application of
innovative technologies ith the passage of the Clean Water Act in W and
implementation techniques. The engineer the early '70s, there has been
tremendous progress in improving water must provide creative ideas to the
client based quality in the United States. Many of these accomplishments
were made on experience. The engineer also must be more with
end-of-the-pipe technology. I'm afraid, however, that to continue to
forward-thinking in meeting future needs for approach water quality issues
in this fashion will bring about the law of dimin- new water sources and
improved water quality. ishing returns. When we wait until a regulation is
in place, a In our planet's ecosystem all actions create a reaction.
Therefore, it is critical consent order has been issued or a water short-
that we manage the environment in a systematic fashion to maintain a
balance. age has occurred, the schedule and other factors It is time, in
my opinion, for the Clean Water Act to be re-examined and written outside
the utility's control dictate solutions. in a way that requires watersheds
to be managed holistically and that the causes Often cost-saving
innovations or compromise of poor water quality receive top priority.
solutions are not possible at that point. In a recent paper I wrote, I
emphasized the importance of managing the envi- The common theme on these
issues is creativ- ronment in a systematic way using the tools of
environmental measurement, ity and planning. making sure we are measuring
the right things; social ecology, taking into The engineering account
human behavior when trying to manage the environment; and environ-
consultant can assist mental modeling, a realization that our ecosystem is
interdependent and must be the utilities in this managed in a systematic
fashion. process by bringing The ecosystem is like the human body, and if
we continue to manage the their experience and bleeding rather than the
root cause, our progress to improve water quality will perspective.
diminish. It is time to look at re-writing the Clean Water Act in a manner
that mandates managing the environment and improving it based on a holistic
approach. It is time for a new paradigm on how we manage water quality in
this country. 2 8 ENGINEERING INC. M a r c h l April 2005         

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Table of Contents
From ACEC To You
Ask Members
News & Notes
Market Watch
Legislative Action
COVER STORY: A Perfect Legal Storm
Interview With F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Is There an Engineer in the House
The ABCs Of ESOPS
ACEC/PAC Donations Break All-Time Record
ACEC Roundtable
Members In the News
One on One
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Cover1
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Cover2
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Table of Contents
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - From ACEC To You
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Ask Members
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - News & Notes
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Market Watch
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 6
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 7
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Legislative Action
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 9
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - COVER STORY: A Perfect Legal Storm
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 11
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Interview With F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Is There an Engineer in the House
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - The ABCs Of ESOPS
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - ACEC/PAC Donations Break All-Time Record
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Members In the News
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