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Building Water-Efficient Cities Requires Collaboration
How much water single-family residences use is closely related to a community's built environment, according to a University of Arizona-led study. In...
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Researchers Developing Method to Test Seismic Vulnerability of Water Systems
Financiers and investment planners work with risk and assess it each day. A researcher at the University of Texas-Arlington is taking those...
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3 Keys to Successful Leadership Development
Every municipality wants to develop the leaders of tomorrow. By creating opportunities for talented and motivated workers to grow professionally, organizations give...
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Earthquakes a Big Concern in Oakland's Pipeline Replacement Plans
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Hayward Fault — situated just east of the San Francisco Bay — may be...
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Sustainability Efforts Lead to Fuller Aquifers in Madison, Wisconsin
The last five years may not seem all that unusual when it comes to water use — we still take showers, flush...
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Small Wisconsin Town Balances on Razor's Edge With Utility Rates
Things were looking great for the Three Lakes (Wisconsin) Sanitary District (TLSD) after it was approved for a federal program that allowed...
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American Society of Civil Engineers to Grade Stormwater for First Time
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) and the Water...
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How to Choose the Right Resin for Your CIPP Job
“I installed a liner. It melted, sagged and plugged the sewer pipe I’d lined. Why? I thought the resin used in these...
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How to Standardize Your Approach to Equipment Replacement
There are a few different ways to go about determining when a piece of equipment needs to be replaced. It doesn’t have...
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Minneapolis Tackles Tunnel Project to Reroute Water Main Under Mississippi
The City of Minneapolis Public Works Department has an ambitious new plan for a large-diameter water main that is currently suspended from...
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City Celebrates 1 Billion Gallons of Water Saved With Toilet Rebate Program
There’s nothing all that exciting about a toilet. But 17,126 toilets? That’s another story.
In 2009, Madison Water Utility began offering customers $100...
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New Jersey Student to Represent U.S. in Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition
Sonja Michaluk has won the 2019 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), a prestigious youth competition for water-related research.
Michaluk, a student at...
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Chicago Pursues Huge Capital Improvements Program
Big, in that the Chicago’s Department of Water Management is capable of producing 2.1 billion gallons of potable water per day, serving...
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Banking Stormwater Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged...
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What Happens When a Water Main Breaks Under an Airport Taxiway?
On a cold December day in 2017, Madison Water Utility (MWU) got a call.
“It was the airport saying ‘there’s water bubbling up...
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How Utilities Can Ride the Retirement Wave
Forty years ago, a surge of resources and new recruits flooded the sewer and water industry due to the Clean Water Act amendment....
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New Study Confirms 'Flushable' Wipes Don't Disperse in Sewer Systems
Thinking twice about what consumers flush away may help them save money, and the environment. Ryerson University recently released a new report...
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Applications Open for Utility of the Future Today Recognition Program
The Utility of the Future Today recognition program is returning for a fourth year to honor water resource recovery facilities for community...






















