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Massive Sinkhole Forces Christmas Eve Evacuation for Detroit Area Residents
An entire neighborhood in a Detroit suburb was evacuated over Christmas weekend after a massive sinkhole opened up, threatening to collapse a...
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Memphis to Begin Lead Pipe Replacement Program
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the latest to take on the lead-pipe issue.According to a report by LocalMemphis.com, Memphis...
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Dressing for the Cold: A Primer on Layering Clothing
We're now in the thick of winter, and come wind or rain or freezing cold, the workday must go on.Some of you,...
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News Briefs: Federal Bill Authorizes $170M to Aid Flint Water Crisis
After being held up in recent months by continued debate, a bill authorizing emergency funds to address Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis...
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Building a Better Baton Rouge
Burying $1.5 billion is a tough sell. But in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it’s forming the foundation for growth and improvement.The money is...
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What do you do when you need your town’s water well up and running? How do you get an old municipal building...
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Water Research Foundation Publishes Report on Infrastructure Funding
The Water Research Foundation (WRF), a leading sponsor of innovative research supporting the water community, has published a new report to help...
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Year in Review: The Top 10 Stories of 2016
With 2016 coming to a close, we’re taking another look at the headlines of the past year that grabbed readers’ attention. These...
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News Briefs: Michigan Community Replaces Last Lead Service Line
While Flint continues to work to bounce back from its drinking water crisis, another Michigan community is celebrating the replacement of its...
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When Animal Rescue Becomes Part of the Job
Animal rescue isn’t typically the job of a utility worker, but a few recent incidents show the myriad ways it can suddenly...
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Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters
In today’s volatile political arena, water is perhaps more important than it has ever been. And with new regulations and technological changes...
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AWWA Letter Urges Trump to Prioritize Water Infrastructure
In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is urging the new administration to make water infrastructure...
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When it Comes to Pump Problems, Treat the Causes, Not Symptoms
A woman’s foot was killing her. She was an avid runner, but a sharp pain in her arch was keeping her away...
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Santa Clara Water District Keeps Steelhead Trout Moving
Thanks to the Santa Clara Valley Water District, fish can swim upstream again to spawn and will be able to do so...
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Trace Vanilla and Cinnamon in the River? Must Be Thanksgiving
What is Thanksgiving’s impact on local waterways? That’s a question the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences hopes to answer.On Thanksgiving...
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News Briefs: Florida Utility Plans Big Infrastructure Investment to Improve Hurricane Preparedness
In the wake of the strain Hurricane Matthew put on collections systems on Florida’s east coast in late September and early October,...














