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- 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 - Fighting environmental injustice, housing inequity & preserving water resources with strategic plan
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
With a population of over 7.7 million, the Bay Area is home to almost 20% of California's residents. Unfortunately, many communities are disproportionately exposed to pollution, housing inequity, and environmental injustice. Save ...
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Add Your Case StudyParks & Rec Strategic Plan Boosts Staff Participation & Strengthens Community Relations-AshevilleAsheville, NC, USA
An inclusive, virtual strategic planning process led a broad cross-section of Asheville Parks & Recreation Dept. staff to develop aligned & integrated strategies rooted in equity and sustainability. Focus areas: expanded customer-...
General Fund/Existing Public FundsDepartment Director- County Builds Coastal Erosion Resilience with 2,250 meters of Oyster Reefs
Mobile County, AL, USA
Mobile County built shoreline erosion resilience by building 2,250 meters of submerged breakwater oyster reefs as part of a living shoreline project, allowing for natural habitat elements to reduce erosion while maintaining a heal...
Public Private Partnership - Residents, not climate professionals, serve as experts to form Cincinnati's climate resilience plan
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Cincinnati, OH collaborated with non-profit partners and involved community members to create a holistic strategic plan centered around ensuring the city's sustainability and resilience in the face of climate inequity.
Grants ,Philanthropic grantsSustainability Manager - Rockford, IL uses real-time, by-name data to reach functional zero with homeless population
Rockford, IL, USA
In January 2017, Rockford, IL became the first community in the United States to end both chronic and veteran homelessness. Thanks to a system that can ensure homelessness is rare and brief, Rockford, IL has a sustainable solution...
General Fund/Existing Public FundsCommunity Service Director - FL Water District Ensures Sustainability by Monitoring 7,000+ Continuous Water Quality Data Points
Florida, USA
As an environmental regulatory agency, St. Johns River Water Management District is responsible for ensuring sustainability and water quality. The district’s daily 7,000+ water data points were left decentralized, limiting staff i...
General Fund/Existing Public FundsTechnical Program Manager for the Water Quality Monitoring Program - The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant's Digester Gas Utilization Project
Los Angeles, CA, USA
When faced with an expiring energy use agreement that affected the biogas generated at its Hyperion Water Reclamation facility, the City of Los Angeles used a design-build-operate arrangement to rapidly accelerate the construction...
Performance Contracting ,Design-Build-Operate-Maintain Contracts - How Pompano Beach, FL Budgets to Stay on Track with Strategic Plan Objectives
Pompano Beach, FL, USA
Many cities and counties report that while they aim to be more strategic, budgeting is still largely driven by department spend requests. Pompano Beach, FL is charting a course toward a fully-aligned budget where 75% of spend is t...
General Fund/Existing Public Funds ,State and local grants - New York City Initiates $1.5 Billion Flood Resilience Project after Hurricane Sandy
Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
After Lower Manhattan suffered significant damage during Hurricane Sandy, New York City developed plans to establish flood-protection zones, including the building of 10 miles of protection around Lower Manhattan, to raise the res...
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