Water management

Experts say merging water systems can help with the high cost of maintenance. But Byam, Mississippi — fed up with Jackson’s water crisis — wants to go it alone.

State’s water infrastructure needs $7 billion in additional funding over the next 20 years.

Louisiana groundwater levels are declining faster than they are being replenished.That’s according to a new state audit, which blames low levels on…

The documentary Station 15, directed by Kira Akerman, follows Chasity Hunter -- then a high school student -- as she learns about water infrastructure in…

Scientists say climate change will bring heavier rains and more intense storms. City officials have acknowledged that New Orleans needs to rethink how it…

Major floods last summer thrust infrastructure and drainage issues into the limelight. And new Mayor LaToya Cantrell has made them a top priority for her…

Louisiana spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year to restore and protect the coastline with big earth-moving projects, like building marshes and…

As hurricane season approaches, the Army Corps of Engineers is making sure area pumping stations are operating properly. The system is working as…

There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places, can be…

Business and political leaders joined with Dutch water experts in recommending a plan that revamps the way the New Orleans region deals with storm water.…