WPSD WEEKLY WELCOME
World Portable Sanitation Day (WPSD) focuses on the importance of sanitation in daily living
and the valuable role PROs play in helping to address these needs globally.
Through a variety of events and activities, opera tors worldwide have the opportunity to
come together for one day on August 15 to educate and inform their cus tomers and the
general public about the vital services they provide every day.
PSAI members celebrate WPSD with a series of activities led by memb er companies in
their local market s. They engage non - profit stakeholders and the media in helping to
educate their communities and to better understand how options such as portable sanitation – estimated to save
125 million gallons of fresh water daily – c an be part of a sustainable global sanitation solution.
LET'S ALL MAKE AUGUST 15 A DAY TO REMEMBER !
WEEKLY EDITION MAY 27, 2015
WEEKLY WORD ON WATER
A new federal water center will help improve forecasts and emer gency response during future
water crises like the California drought and flooding in Texas.
The 65,000 - square - foot building on the University of
Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa includes an operations
center with a large video screen that workers can use
to zoom in on maps of areas being affected by floods
or drought. That information can be combined with
hydrological information, like rainfall totals, to predict
trouble spots.
The center provides a single place for officials from
different state, federal an d local agencies to
collaborate on water issues with university researchers and others . Officials said the information available at the
center is so detailed it includes the location of mobile home parks, which are particularly susceptible to flood
damage. Knowing those locations will allow emergency officials to predict areas that would need assistance .
About 200 people will work at the center including
employees of NOAA, othe r government agencies,
contracto rs , and visiting scientists.
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