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Fort Worth Flooding Reveals Needs, and Results
In most parts of the country, flood forecasts are made days and even weeks in advance. Not so in central Texas. Known...
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EPA Finalizes Controversial Clean Water Rule
The Clean Water Rule attempts to better define which bodies of water are subject to the Clean Water Act. Opponents call it...
Editorial
Build A Deep Talent Pool In Your Utility
In sports, successful teams benefit from developing a deep bench — a core group of well-qualified backups who can keep a squad...
Editorial
Texas Utility Stays Ahead Of Drought
The Tarrant Regional Water District is building a massive new 150-mile-long water supply pipeline in north Texas that will double the district’s...
Editorial
Water Utility Driven By Innovation
It’s 4:30 p.m. downtown, rush hour just beginning, wind chill minus 30. The last thing a water utility needs now is a...
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Outreach Steps Up in Response to Drought
As the California drought enters its fourth year, Gov. Jerry Brown has put forth mandatory water restrictions aimed at reducing the state’s...
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News Briefs: Mayor Declares Infrastructure Emergency
Mayor Tony Yarber of Jackson, Mississippi, has taken initial steps to declare an infrastructure emergency on the city’s sewer system. Yarber is...
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Road Salt Infiltrates Drinking Water Supplies
Residents of the Spring Harbor neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin, say their drinking water is a little on the salty side these days....
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AWWA 2015 American Water Scholarship Presented to University of Illinois Doctoral Student
American Water recently announced that Allison Bergquist, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, has been chosen to receive the American Water Works...
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News Briefs: It's Water Week 2015
Water professionals from across the U.S. kicked off Water Week 2015 Sunday, April 12, in Washington, D.C., with the event continuing through...
Blogs
Connecticut Water says, 'Take that, utility scammers!"
Not a month goes by that we don’t read about scams targeting utility customers. Unfortunately, it’s a pretty common occurrence.Here’s just a...
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Could California Run Out of Water?
Droughts and dry spells are not a rare occurrence in California. But according to a recent study, the drought that has plagued...
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AWWA Introduces First-Ever Very Small and Rural Utility Compensation Survey
The American Water Works Association is encouraging very small and rural water utilities to participate in its first-ever compensation survey specifically focused...
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Finally, A Rap Video About Sewers
Water runnin’ a flow
Where does that water go?
SF sewers, you know
Treats the water that flowsThat’s the message the San Francisco Public Utilities...
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Stormwater Solutions Help Close Funding Gap
In the battle for tax dollars, aging infrastructure might have an unlikely ally in potholes and traffic congestion.Carl Weber, retired public works...
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Utilities Address Lead Contamination in Drinking Water
Late last year, as part of routine testing, Wisconsin-based utility Wausau Water Works discovered elevated levels of lead in the drinking water...















