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Chris Jacobs (left) and lead technician Bryan Harvey of the Consolidated Utility District in Rutherford County, Tennessee, listen for a leak in a water service line. (Photography by Martin Cherry)
When you think of trendsetters, you may have visions of New York, Los Angeles or Chicago.
But in the field of water management, few providers are out in front of the Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Based in Murfreesboro, the utility is...