Every year HRSD celebrates Engineers week and the importance of Engineering in shaping the future. This year, Engineers Week was celebrated February 18 – 24, 2024. Engineering is the cornerstone of human progress, continually propelling us forward and creating innovative solutions to problems around the world.

Whether it’s grabbing snacks for lunches and baseball practices or making dinners that my kids most likely won’t eat (if you know, you know!), I find myself in the kitchen a lot. With the extra time in the kitchen, I realized I was creating extra waste as well.

Don’t throw away your salad just yet!

Happy Infrastructure Week! 

Engineer's Week offers an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of engineering and highlight those who are currently in or pursing a career in engineering.

We’re raising of glass (of water) to the 8^th annual Imagine a Day Without Water. Imagine a Day Without Water is a National Day of Action that raises awareness about the value of water. This year, The Value of Water is challenging communities to increase water awareness.

This blog was contributed by Deb Kopecky - Wellness Specialist for HRSD

Water is everywhere in Hampton Roads. In fact, there is so much water in Hampton Roads, we often have to cross a bridge or drive through a tunnel to travel from city to city.

When I graduated college, I remember one of the most anticipated parts of the ceremony was walking across the lawn. The tradition was for each graduate to carry as many balloons as possible to help their family identify them in the crowd.

Once the stockings are hung and Santa has given all the boys and girls their gifts, what do you do with all the packing and wrapping paper these thoughtful gifts came in? With the busyness of unwrapping all the gifts and collecting all the trash, it is easy to mix all the materials and not realize which items are recyclable and which aren’t.

There is so much buzz and excitement around Christmas time, especially when it comes to Elf on the Shelf. Is your family team Elf on the Shelf?

Now that I’m a mom of a toddler, the word “no” is used pretty frequently in my household. 

“No, you can’t go outside without your jacket.”

Halloween H20 is the seventh Halloween movie of the classic Halloween film series starring Michael Myers. This movie takes place 20 years later, giving it the shortened name Halloween H20. Or, as my husband would call it – the best Halloween movie of all time – his words, not mine.

This year on October 21, groups all over the country came together to educate their communities and find solutions to combat a rapidly changing climate and aging infrastructure.

There is more to infrastructure than roads and bridges. In fact, infrastructure is defined as the basic physical and organization structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise (Oxford Languages).