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- Superfund site converted to protect Gowanus Canal from 1M gallons of contaminated water
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Found alongside industrial buildings and residential neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York, the Gowanus Canal has been faced contaminated stormwater and pollutants for decades. After being marked as a 'Superfund' site by the EPA, th...
General Fund/Existing Public Funds ,Federal grantsDepartment of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection - Agenda Management Increases Transparency and Citizen Engagement in Gulfport, MS
Gulfport, MS, USA
As a family-friendly community filled with concerned citizens, Gulfport Mississippi emphasizes transparency when it comes to its meeting minutes and agendas. To increase overall community engagement, the city modernized its agenda...
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Add Your Case StudySanta Monica Reduces Potable Water Usage with Library Rooftop Rainwater Capture SystemSanta Monica, CA, USA
The City of Santa Monica built the Pico Branch Library with a focus on reducing potable water usage to meet its goal of water self-sufficiency. 80% of the facility’s water needed for urinal and toilet flushing can be met with non-...
General Fund/Existing Public Funds- Treatment Plant Provides New Water Supply to 50,000 Homes, Eliminating Reliance on Aquifers
To avoid depleting aquifers that had historically provided the area’s potable water, Sacramento County’s Water Agency needed to find a new method to supply water to its customers. By building a surface water treatment plant, the c...
General Fund/Existing Public Funds - Energy-Efficient Water Treatment Plant Contributes 6% to Oman’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
Oman
Oil drilling forced Oman to bear large fiscal and energy costs to dispose of its contaminated water. To better reuse the produced water, Oman constructed the Nimr Water Treatment Plant, which treats 760,000 barrels of produced wat...
Design-Build-Operate-Maintain Contracts - New Castle County, DE buys hotel with Covid Relief Funds (CRF) to protect most vulnerable residents
New Castle, DE 19720, USA
New Castle County was able to leverage the $322 million they received from the CARES act via the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to invest in and build new programs that expanded homelessness support, childcare infrastructure and re...
Federal grantsChief Financial Officer - Detroit, MI Raises $1B in Funding 5 Years after Declaring Bankruptcy
Detroit, MI, USA
After declaring bankruptcy in 2013, Detroit was looking to restore financial stability and raise grant revenue in support of its strategic vision. The city’s finance department implemented a web-based grant management solution tha...
General Fund/Existing Public FundsDeputy Chief Financial Officer - Placer County Overcomes NIMBY Opposition to Lower Cost Housing
Placer County, CA, USA
Like other counties, Placer County faced a housing shortage due to longstanding NIMBY opposition at meetings and online. Armed with real data showing that NIMBY sentiment was not representative of the community, the county finally...
General Fund/Existing Public Funds - San Jose Installs Small Cells on 4,000 Light Poles & Enhances Broadband Network Accessibility
San Jose, CA, USA
Income equality impacted broadband access in San Jose, leaving 95,000 residents without home internet access. With the aid of P3 partnerships in implementing a Small Cell Broadband Infrastructure project, the city reduced the digi...
Public Private PartnershipOffice of Civic Innovation - Suburban community eliminates paper in water & wastewater operations
West Dundee, IL 60118, USA
The Village of West Dundee, IL is an 8,000 person NW suburb of Chicago that had been using reams of paper for decades to collect and manage water system operational data. Staff then spent 4-20 hours per month typing data into spre...
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