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Cities Complete Major CSO Projects Years Ahead of Schedule
The cities of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, have completed their combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects well ahead of schedule.Grand...
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News Briefs: Robber Apprehended By Water Utility Employees
Two Dallas Water Utilities employees went above and beyond their call of duty when they stopped a robbery and subdued the suspect...
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StoneAge Adds New Sales Manager
Vishal Trivedi has joined StoneAge as an independent sales manager — India to develop the industrial waterblasting market.Vishal began his career as a...
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Insurance Against Lateral Catastrophes
Editor's note: This article is part of a profile on the Mishawaka, Indiana, Department of Sewer Maintenance, which was published in the...
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3 Nabbed for Treasure Hunt in NYC Sewers
Instead of finding “gold, jewelry and guns,” three New York men have found themselves hit with criminal trespassing charges.Part-time employee for the city...
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APWA's Annual Conference Has a New Name
The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced Sept. 2 that major changes are in store for the annual conference and equipment show, which will be known as PWX beginning...
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News Briefs: Water Department Employee 'Worked to Death'
A three-judge panel in Pennsylvania has ruled the 48-year-old man who died of a heart attack during a 14-hour work shift was...
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Spiked Manhole Covers Causing a Stir
Metal spikes found protruding from manhole covers have become a safety issue for Tucson, Arizona, motorists. Now, a reward has been offered...
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5 Steps For Becoming a Utility Director
At most utilities, the leadership hierarchy looks like this:Shift supervisor/lead operator
Assistant chief operator
Chief operator
Plant manager/plant superintendent
Director of operations
Assistant utility director
Utility directorAlthough each...
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Hawaiian Beaches Close After Wastewater Spills
Heavy rains caused several wastewater discharges across Oahu, Hawaii, early this week, including a 500,000-gallon spill that resulted in the closure of...
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Fishing in the Streets of Detroit
“When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade … Well, when life gave some Detroiters a sinkhole, they made a fishing hole.”That’s...
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Water Agencies Team Up To Promote Conservation
Water conservation is a team effort in drought-stricken California.As water suppliers search for new ways to meet the mandatory water use reductions...
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News Briefs: Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Third Louisiana Water System
Naegleria fowleri, also called “brain-eating amoeba,” has been found in a third Louisiana water system. The Terrebonne Parish utility district issued a...
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Chasing Olympic Gold in Raw Sewage
One year from now, about 10,000 of the world’s athletes will converge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the host city for the...
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Snowmass Tightens Up Its Water System
If the Town of Snowmass Village is a community built on extreme skiing and snowboarding, then the Snowmass Water and Sanitation District...
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Hamilton Is Building Infrastructure For Growth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is building infrastructure for the next 20 years of growth. The city of 500,000 is located on the western...

















