LeakBird

(March 5, 2009, The Sound News)

Rainy Seattle, nestled between Lake Washington and Puget Sound, enjoys an abundance of the wet stuff. Being surrounded by water and having it come down on us throughout the year is misleading in thinking that general availability and accessibility is the norm. The collective mindset reflects a standard, a high [...]

(Feb. 26, 2009, The Mercury News)

In March, after a series of cold winter storms, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada was above normal. That seemed to be good news for California’s water supply, which relies heavily on Sierra Nevada snow.
But after a record heat wave in the early spring, it was as if the winter’s [...]

(Jan. 27, 2009, The Kansas City Star)
America’s roads, public transit and aviation have gotten worse in the past four years. Water and sewage systems are dreadful. The basic physical backbone of American society is barely above failing, a report by top engineers says.
It’ll cost $2.2 trillion to fix America’s ailing infrastructure, according to highlights of [...]

(Jan. 23, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco must upgrade its emergency water system to avoid a catastrophe like the fire that devastated the city after the 1906 earthquake, according to a report to be released today.
Improvements to the system – a network of pipes and storage facilities – won’t be cheap, according to the report, [...]

(Jan. 21, 2009, MuniWireless)
Not all water meters are created equal. If you’re thinking of implementing an AMR/AMI solution then you may wish to consider the following factors.
I’ve seen water meters installed on the sides of homes and I’ve also seen water meters installed underground under a steel plate.  The latter is typically used in new [...]

(Jan. 14, 2009, The Star Tribune)

In a move that would dampen water rate hikes in Minneapolis and seven suburbs, the city is moving to cancel a $90 million water filtration upgrade.
A staff recommendation would end work on the planned Fridley ultrafiltration plant, originally budgeted at far less than the expected cost. The move was endorsed [...]

(Dec. 17, 2008, Associated Press)

A panel of the governor’s top advisers on Tuesday backed sweeping changes to California’s water system, including the building of dams and a canal to pipe water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The Delta Vision Committee endorsed a plan that asks California lawmakers to revisit the canal idea that voters rejected long [...]

(Oct. 17, 2008, San Diego Union-Tribune)
WEST SACRAMENTO – California must retool how it uses, moves and stores water to meet the state’s growing population and protect public health and the environment, a panel appointed by the governor said Friday.
In its final report, the seven-member Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force said Californians should consider a [...]