Risk Management
When Odour Control Is Not About Odour At All
MWH experts, Dr. Ian Evanson, principal process engineer, and Ari Shammay, senior process engineer, teamed up with other odour experts to examine the on-site impacts of odour not only to the people but also to the infrastructure. Read the entire technical paper,... read more
Flood Mitigation - A Sure Bet Investment
Darrin Punchard, AICP, CFM, principal consultant: Today, in an era of having to do more with less, decision makers at all government levels are seeking low risk and high reward investments of their time and money. When it comes to evaluating the return on investing in... read moreInsights from the ND-GAIN Annual Meeting
Loren Labovitch, director of emerging market growth Early in November, I had the opportunity to speak at the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The yearly gathering brings together thought leaders from the private, public... read moreA Climate of Change in Flood Risk Management
The late Gilbert F. White, known worldwide as the father of floodplain management, declared in his doctoral dissertation, “Floods are acts of God, but flood losses are largely acts of man.” That was in 1942. More than seven decades later, flood losses continue to... read moreOptimizing Resiliency through Integrated Risk Management Planning
Darrin Punchard, principal management consultant – risk services Resiliency, for all its varied definitions, is essentially about risk management. It’s about preserving and protecting assets – whether physical, human, social, financial or environmental – from... read moreEmergency Water Services Planning for Wellington
The supply of water to Wellington city is extremely vulnerable in a major earthquake. MWH Global was commissioned to investigate alternative water supply arrangements and develop a plan should a major earthquake occur. Presented at Water 2012, (Water New Zealand’s... read moreWizards of Oz
Ajay Nair and Steffi Johnson are featured in the January edition of Utility Week taking a look at what the UK can learn from the Australian drought experiences. Click here to read. This article was reprinted with permission from Utility Week and may not be reproduced... read moreThe Story So Far
In the Spring media headlines in the U.K. screamed , ‘UK in drought crisis’, ‘March hottest, driest month for 30 years’, ‘Hosepipe bans in South’ and then in April continuing until present (July) the U.K. has experienced the wettest consecutive period for 100 years.... read moreFuture View of Urban Drainage
by David Balmforth Conventional drainage solutions have served the needs of the developed world well, providing a high level of public health. However, in the context of population growth, urbanisation and climate change, the escalating cost of increasing capacity is... read moreTaming Mt. Tyre
Mt. Tyre was a massive, illegal dump of tyres which posed a significant environmental and fire risk. Laurie Gardiner of MWH describes the planning and environmental management that led to the successful removal of Mt. Tyre in 2010. This paper was presented to... read moreOur Thought Leaders
View bios and read articles from all of the Thought Leaders at MWH Global.