Cunningham Utility Executive Summary

due to Georgia’s unwillingness to agree to any real restrictions on water use by metro Atlanta. This paper will outline why new

The need for water in all of society is of the upmost importance in order for humankind to survive. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) states that the Earth’s surface is made up of about 70% water and only 3.5% of the water is fresh water suitable to consume (Perlman, 2013). In order to have the resource of water that society needs, companies such as the Trinity River Authority (TRA) are formed in different communities around the globe. Water supply and reclamation companies range in size and structure from public to privately owned and run.

In order to address the issue of clean water availability, the objectives must address multiple levels of the social-ecological model simultaneously. Three overarching objectives will be addressed. 1) The current public water system must increase in capacity. The current public water system is small and up to 40% of households do not have access to the public water system (2). 2) Due to the rural nature of the population, expansion of the current system should begin

The dust settled as the last vehicle departed the newly established ghost town. What was once a bustling rural community in eastern Colorado, complete with a school and church, and businesses off the main street, has become deserted due to a lack of water. This has become an all too familiar scene in rural communities across Colorado as the increasing demand for water and the dwindling water supply pits water users against one another. The state’s free market style of appropriating water, known as prior appropriation, allows for this highly competitive, and often detrimental situation to persist. As climate change and population growth continue to strain the water supply in Colorado, it will be necessary to adjust the strict prior appropriation

As a member of the power sector, DTL Power is absolutely vital to the operations of other critical infrastructure pieces. The other key pieces of critical infrastructure represented in our environment are the Federal Government, Avistel Telecom, Mistral Bank, and Hytema Defense. Electrical power is the core of the US critical infrastructure, and without the energy supplied by the power sector, none of these other infrastructure pieces will be able to continue operations after local backup energy stores are depleted. It is for this reason that DTL Power?s primary security objective is power system uptime.

Gross, Joel M, and Lynn Dodge. Clean Water Act. [Chicago]: Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, American Bar Association, 2005.

I am hoping that you as our town manager take the concerns of the residents seriously. All we are asking is that our town follow the regulations regarding the safety of our drinking water if

The source water supplies are treated to meet and surpass all state and federal drinking water standards. “ACWD operates two surface water treatment plants that treat SWP and local surface water from Del Valle Reservoir. The Newark Desalination Facility treats brackish groundwater to remove salts and other impurities, and the Blending Facility blends San Francisco water with local fresh groundwater (with higher hardness) to provide a blended supply with lower overall hardness.” I find this district to be a very important part of our daily lives, we need clean water to survive everyday and without the Alameda county water district managing our water we might not have enough to provide for everyone. Water is an essential need and I am truly grateful for these water treatment districts that provide us safe clean

Established in 1888, the Brown’s Valley Irrigation District is one of YCWA’s eight local water districts. We obtain water under contract from YCWA and then provide that water for agricultural purposes in an area of Yuba County that spans nearly 87 square miles, with approximately 1,500 installed connections. YCWA provides this essential water supply by actively controlling and storing water at New Bullards Bar Reservoir, which enables us to convey it to

Developing and implementing strategies that can secure adequate water for both people and the environment is one of the most important missions of the water management districts in Florida. To fulfill their missions, the water management districts develop water supply plans to help provide adequate and sustainable water supplies to meet future needs while protecting the environment. One of the more important tools used in the planning process is a regional groundwater model.

I take this opportunity to reiterate the importance of this program to DC Water and to the ratepayers of the District of Columbia, who fund our programs and projects.

The Denver Water Board will provide a specific look at a rapidly growing system of water supply. What does planning look like to support the growing population. This will shed light on how well a single city is keeping up with water demands. How will the supply stay constant and will that supply keep the quality that people are used to? This will also look at our recreational

The office of The Klamath Water Users Association is thoroughly unimpressive and shared with numerous unrelated businesses and agencies. The most bewildering section is the first floor belonging to an interior design company, which has the effect of putting one immediately at unease with their personal fashion sense and furniture arrangement preferences. Up the elevator and through halls with dentist offices and lawyers, I find a door simply labeled with the organization’s name. Although, they are often referred to in conversation as KWUA (koo-ah). A few doors down from KWUA is another agency with whom I am familiar with from my previous months of study, the Klamath Basin Water and Power Agency. Electric power, as I was soon to find out from

Consolidated has a few problems with their inventory control. They have a purchasing agent doing periodic checks of their inventory without reviewing their history and the demand. The lack of a computer inventory system is another problem that Consolidated must address. To design a system for consolidated the company needs to make some changes to its structure and organization.

Summary - Per your request, I have completed the study of the Gordtontown BAC Power Plant. In general, I found that the plant has an appearance of surface clean, but several areas of maintenance and critical work areas have been neglected. There is a clear disconnect between the required level of preventive maintenance and that which is actually completed. I would most strongly recommend that you take steps to immediately have a preventive maintenance plan drafted, and ensure that this plan is carried out with regularity. In addition, I believe that the plant would benefit greatly with the installation of a Corland 200-power panel. Your Weston flow meters had not been serviced in over three years, and were old, in need of cleaning, and calibration. It is advisable that you bring in a Weston technical crew to handle this, but then keep up on the regular maintenance. This suggestion met with considerable enthusiasm from several of your engineers.