Month: March 2019

Running under the lights and sounds of the Las Vegas Strip are miles and miles of water pipelines. Managing and maintaining the main supply of water to this area is a Rate of Flow Control Station (ROFCS) operated by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA).

In 1969, in a move to expand service to the waterworks industry, AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company purchased the iron valve and hydrant facilities of Darling Valve and Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania. This set the stage for a long and celebrated relationship between two companies – one in Birmingham and the other in Beaumont.

World Water Day is March 22. This is a day to recognize the essential role of water in our lives including health, energy, agriculture, industry and business. Where would we be without clean water? How have our state and our local industries in Alabama contributed to safe and clean water?