The once red-hot bottled water industry has lost its sparkle. The $12-billion-a-year business has gotten whacked in the past year by the weak economy, an environmental backlash against plastic bottles, and competition from trendy canteens, often filled with tap water. That has left water marketers taking drastic steps to win back consumers, including a 3D Super Bowl ad and investments in the Fijian rain forest.
U.S. consumers gulped 8.9 billion gallons of bottled water in 2008, a 2.3% increase from the previous year, according to..
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Three (3) hours of continuing education credit will be offered on Wednesday, May 26th and three (3) hours will be presented on Thursday, May 27th. Representatives from the water and wastewater service providers will offer opportunities to see and use the latest tools and equipment available to our industry. The EXPO will conclude following Thursday’s Cookout Lunch.
Once again, our Associate Members will be on hand to share the latest in industry trends and specialty products. These industry professionals will again display the best and latest in supplies, materials, and services at the popular outdoor exhibits along with tabletop displays.
The Kentucky House of Representatives is set to pass its budget bill (HB 290) this afternoon and send it to the Senate where additional changes will certainly be made. As it stands now, water and wastewater utilities would receive nearly $150 million in project money over the next two-year budget cycle.
Follow the link to the full bill which is 367 pages in length. The section dealing with KIA funds starts on page 115. The Coal Severance Tax Projects are on pages 181-225. Most of the water and wastewater projects (approximately $125 million) are contained under the heading, “Kentucky Jobs for Kentucky Families” on pages 277-304.
It is very important that all of our member utilities check to see if their projects are included in the house version of the budget. Keep in touch with your legislators during the coming weeks to ensure that your priority projects are included in the final budget version, assuming that infrastructure funding makes it through the entire process.
Water is the most common substance found on earth.
Water is the only substance found naturally in three forms: solid, liquid, and gas.
Eighty percent of the earth’s surface is water.
Ninety-seven percent of the earth’s water is saltwater in oceans and seas. Of the 3% that is freshwater, only 1% is available for drinking – the remaining 2% is frozen in the polar ice …
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CDT)
Muhlenberg County Career Advancement Center
50 Career Way (off Hwy. 189)
Central City (Powderly), Kentucky
Judges at Kentucky Rural Water Association’s Management Conference, held February 23-24, at the Sloan Convention Center and Holiday Inn University Plaza Hotel in Bowling Green, Kentucky, have found the state’s best tasting water in Hardin County. On February 24, 2010, Hardin County Water District #2 was named the winner of a statewide competition to identify the tastiest water in Kentucky.
On February 23-24, 2010 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, representatives of water districts, water associations, and municipal utilities from around Kentucky gathered for the 2010 Management Conference at the Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center. This year’s conference, attended by nearly 400 participants, was themed Bridging the Gap. Representatives from water and wastewater service providers, the private sector, and related industries, offered excellent perspectives and initiatives promoting sustainable practices to bridge today’s utility management gaps and challenges.
