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News Briefs: Anchorage Earthquake Ruptures Dozens of Water Mains
Entry 339584A boil-water advisory was in effect for Anchorage, Alaska, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the city Nov. 30 rupturing more than...
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News Briefs: Water Utility Staff Relocates After Pipe Break Floods Office
Entry 339590More than 50 staff members from the Dublin (California) San Ramon Services District are relocating to regional wastewater treatment facility in...
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News Briefs: California Voters Reject Water Infrastructure Bond
Entry 339599Voters in California on Election Day rejected Proposition 3, which sought to borrow nearly $9 billion for water infrastructure projects. The measure...
Editorial
Listening for Leaks
Almost 30,000 gallons per day — that’s how much water is saved by the leak detection team of Marin Municipal Water District.
Formed...
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News Briefs: Wisconsin Town Abandons Public Water Service
Entry 339653The town of Dalton, Wisconsin, has announced it will abandon its public water service and that homeowners in the area will...
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News Briefs: Student's Award-Winning Short Film Examines New Orleans Water Infrastructure
Entry 339713A 19-year-old student in New Orleans has created a short film titled “Station 15” inspired by flooding that occurred in August...
Editorial
Creative Management Plan Ensures District’s Water for the Future
For more than 100 years, communities in the arid, sun-drenched Coachella Valley east of Los Angeles have drawn their drinking water...
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News Briefs: Regional Manager Calls Cocker Spaniel 'Invaluable Asset' for Leak Detection
Entry 339760United Utilities in northwest England loses a reported 116 million gallons per day from leaks, and it recently turned to a...
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News Briefs: Puppy Rescued From Sewer Drain Is Reunited With Family
Entry 339774A 5-week-old puppy was rescued from a sewer drain in Ballantyne, North Carolina, after it had fallen 6 feet into a...
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Capping Laterals After the Most Destructive Wildfire in Califorinia History
Every municipality’s goal is ultimately to protect its residents — but losing 5 percent of your housing stock to wildfire can make...
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Water Conservation Wanes in California
Water conservation in California is on the decline, according to the data the State Water Resources Control Board has collected monthly since...
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Teen Found Alive After Falling into Sewer
Workers inspected about one-third of a 6,400-foot sewer system under Griffith Park in Los Angeles over the span of 13 hours Sunday...
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Residential Growth Creates Challenges for Water Utility
The Rainbow Municipal Water District in Fallbrook, California, serves one of the largest agricultural areas in the state. Yet the utility is...














