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Philly's Greened Acres Alleviate CSO Burden on Subterranean Streams
A significant problem for many municipalities is combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Now, imagine the scale of the problem when your streams are...
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Madison's Unique Flushing Program Gets Other Utilities' Attention
It’s a tall order. Every spring, Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility crews set out to clear mineral sediment from some 900 miles of...
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Historic Snowmelt Causes Flooding, Problems for Utilities
Though flooding isn’t a new challenge for heartland utilities, the unpredictable nature of snowmelt is a cause for anxiety.
“There’s a lot of...
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Municipalities, Contractors Agree Public Communication Is Key to Project Success
A city engineer, heavy equipment, foremen, operators. They’re all important factors on any job that a water or sewer utility might undertake...
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Renewable Water Sources Are Precious for This Arizona Community
The water management goal in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson, is to use renewable water resources whenever and wherever possible.
The utility relies...
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Wild February Weather Takes Toll On Madison, Wisconsin's Water Mains
It’s 10:30 p.m. in the middle a February deep freeze when the call comes in — a 6-inch wide water main has ruptured beneath...
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New Degree Program in Wisconsin Aims to Help Water Sector Workforce Shortage
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has authorized the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to establish the UW System’s first Bachelor of...
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Microplastic Contamination Found in Fractured Limestone Aquifers
Microplastics contaminate the world’s surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A new study...
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Tennessee City Takes on Water Leaks and I&I
Elizabethton, Tennessee, has merged its separate water and wastewater divisions into a single Water Resources Department and is realizing synergies, cost savings...
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Learning to Crawl: CCTV Inspection Is About More Than Robotics
A couple hallmarks of good CCTV inspection operators are resourcefulness and an abundance of common sense when it comes to solving safety...
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Annual Water Use in Madison, Wisconsin, Drops by a Billion Gallons in Six Years
After hitting a 50-year low in 2017, water use in Madison was down once again in 2018. Madison Water Utility pumped 9.2...
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DC Water Tunnel Saves Anacostia River from 4.5 Billion Gallons of Overflow in 2018
Last year, DC Water opened the first 7-mile segment of its Anocostia River Tunnel system — a massive storage structure for combined...
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How to Prepare Your Utility for Severe Winter Storms
Now that winter has taken hold, it’s a good time to review some of the actions sewer and water utilities can take...
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U.S. Water Use Declines to Levels Not Seen Since 1970
Water use across the country reached its lowest recorded level in 45 years. According to a report earlier this year from the...
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Think It Can't Happen to You? How to Respond to a Trench Collapse
Let’s assume your municipal crew has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project excavation sites....
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How to Maximize Your Equipment’s Fuel Efficiency
Fuel is a large operating cost for any municipality that owns heavy equipment. Working in a way that conserves fuel can end...
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Design for flooding: How Cities Can Make Room for Water
Science is clearly showing that the world is shifting toward a more unstable climate. Weather events like the flash floods in Sydney,...
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Creative Spirit on Display at Model Water Tower Competition
The Prince William County (Virginia) Service Authority’s Model Water Tower Competition took on a festive feel this year thanks to a holiday-themed...

























