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Utility Crews Come to One Another’s Aid in the Wake of a Disaster
Crew members from the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) received a call at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, a matter of hours...
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How Not to do Public Outreach
So you have a huge street project that will disrupt the day-to-day activities of several neighborhoods, while costing a fair amount of...
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Utility Uses Multi-Faceted Public Outreach Approach for Large Pipeline Project
The public impact of a 6.6-mile-long water main replacement project has been top of mind for Louisville Water Co. officials from the...
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British Utility Discovers 130-Ton FOG Blockage
In 2013, Thames Water in England found a bus-sized lump of fat in a sewer. The 15-ton obstruction of food fat and wet...
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Advance Preparation Helps Utilities Weather Hurricane Irma
As Hurricane Irma made its way through the Caribbean last week, setting storm records on its way to the United States, water...
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Hurricane Harvey Provides a Valuable Learning Experience
When Hurricane Harvey hit South Texas Aug. 25, the city of Pearland’s Department of Public Works was put to the test. It...
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Developing a Consistent Collections System Maintenance Program
Maintaining a municipal sewer system is no easy task. The complexities of today’s wastewater flows and components coupled with shrinking budgets make...
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News Briefs: Excessive Number of Water Main Breaks Unveils Further Problems
Officials in Lawrence, Kansas, discovered that 13 miles of pipeline had been improperly installed after being inundated with 22 water main breaks...
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Drones Deployed to Aid in Sewer System Smoke Testing
The city of Minneapolis is experimenting with a unique method for detecting problem areas in its collections system — drones.This fall, when...
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10 Tips on Caring for Your Surveying Equipment
Accuracy is the end game when it comes to surveying a job site. If that information isn’t spot on, you’re bound to...
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Finding Cost-Effective Ways to Replenish Aquifers
Two Stanford University engineers looked at stormwater runoff capture and wastewater recycling in the development of AquaCharge, a new software tool aimed...
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Dogs Being Trained to Sniff Out Water Leaks
Who needs high-tech equipment to detect water leaks when you can enlist the services of a dog and its highly sensitive nose?A...
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The Fine Art of Blending Stormwater Management into a Streetscape
Better coordination between transportation planners and utilities’ stormwater management is the aim of a new guide produced by the National Association of...
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News Briefs: D.C. Water Prepares for Final Phase of Massive CSO Project
D.C. Water recently awarded its largest contract ever — a 5-mile tunnel costing $580 million that will help avoid CSOs into the...
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Utility Tackles Chronic Lift Station Issues With Public Education
When Jason Arnold confronted his utility’s soaring frequency of lift station repairs, he didn’t just want to head off problems. It was...
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Utilities Take On Climate Change Challenges Together
The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department always has its eyes on the future and what it has to do in the present...
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Study Finds Significant Water Conservation Through Simple Method
Enforcing lawn-watering restrictions is a common conservation practice in many parts of the country. But how effective is it in truly producing...
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Utility Launches Income-Based Water Bill Program
Water infrastructure needs to be maintained. That costs money. And most of that money comes in via utility ratepayers — some of...

























