Vandalism at a city lift station project in Waterloo, Iowa, will cost taxpayers close to $44,000.Though the city has a grant from the...
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Road Trip: APWA Brings Awareness to Aging Infrastructure
The American Public Works Association (APWA) kicked off National Public Works Week on Tuesday, May 19, with its “Low and Slow Across America’s Infrastructure...
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WEF Opens Registration for Great Water Cities Series
Registration is now open for the next installment of the Water Environment Federation’s Great Water Cities dialogue series. Great Water Cities: Collaborating...
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Hundreds of Halifax Water Workers On Strike
More than 300 unionized workers at the Halifax Regional Water Commission have been off the job for over a week in what...
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Holiday Weekend Flash Floods Hammer Houston
Updated Tuesday, May 27 (7:51 a.m.)
At least 19 people are dead and 11 people are still missing after record rainfall in Texas and parts of Oklahoma caused...
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Is the Texas Drought Finally Over?
While California is in the midst of one of its worst droughts ever, the State of Texas is finally emerging from its...
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Green Infrastructure Planned for Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia and DC Water have announced an agreement to modify a 2005 federal consent...
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News Briefs: Water Workers Sue Over Age Discrimination
Sixteen former employees of the Las Vegas Valley Water District have filed a civil lawsuit against the utility, claiming they were forced...
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Worth Noting - June 2015
People/AwardsBrad Flack, president of Storm-Tex Services in Spring, Texas, was named Young Professional of the Year by the International Erosion Control Association....
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Disinfect Your Sewer Cleaning Equipment
Disinfecting the jetter hose as it is being retracted from the sewer will prevent raw sewage and all the viruses and bacteria...
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A Slower, Mindful Approach Can Improve Efficiency
For many people, the word “mindfulness” conjures an array of imagery, such as a group of yoga-pants-clad vegans assuming physics-defying poses that...
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Meeting Customer Demands Over Diverse Service Areas
You are all responsible for providing the same level of clean water and quality service to all your customers. It’s a challenge,...
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Canadian Utility Handles Sewer And Water For Massive Service Area
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northeastern Alberta, Canada, provides utility service to a huge area of almost 25,000 square miles,...
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New Jersey Utility Focuses On Infrastructure Upgrades
In the nationwide campaign to improve municipal infrastructure, the Middlesex Water Company is pulling its weight. In September 2013, the company wrapped...
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OSHA Confined Space Rule for Construction Begins in August
Workers in the construction industry now have the same confined space protections that those in manufacturing and general industry have had for...
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A Small Victory in the Battle Against 'Flushable' Wipes
Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, wipes manufacturer Nice-Pak Products, which produces wipes under Costco, CVS and Target private labels,...
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Sinkhole Severs Sewers, Wipes Out Lift Station
Public Works officials at the City of Granbury (Texas) are surveying the damage left behind by a 45-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep sinkhole in the parking lot...











