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Converting Storm Sewer to Creek Helps City Fight Chronic Flooding
One neighborhood in Dubuque, Iowa, was once especially prone to flooding. Between 1999 and 2011, there were six presidential disaster declarations and...
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Scientists Study Wildfires’ Effect on California Utility’s Drinking Water Source
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have spent a decade studying the factors behind the success of Sonoma, California’s riverbank filtration...
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New AWWA Standard Provides Guidance on Lead Pipe Replacements
The American Water Works Association announced this week the release of a new standard to assist communities in managing lead pipe risks.
Developed...
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Utility Saves Big on CSO Project Financing
Akron, Ohio, has been under a federal consent decree since 2009 to improve management of CSOs. One of its latest projects as...
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Eliminating Hydroexcavation Hazards
Badger Daylighting Corp. crews know the dangers of working near utility lines firsthand, and thankfully they were using bonding mats.“We’ve had tires...
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Safety Is Paramount
Trenchless technologies continue to grow around the world because they have been a safe and cost-effective method of renewing our buried infrastructure...
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Cleaning and Maintenance
Compact jetter saves time, trouble and moneyProblem: Craig Casteen of Casteen Plumbing & Repair in North Carolina faced working in a residential...
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Planet Water Foundation Supports Hurricane Relief Effort in Puerto Rico
Planet Water Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on bringing clean water to the world’s most impoverished communities, recently announced plans to deploy 12...
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Utility Funnels Federal Funds to Customers’ Sewer Lateral Replacements
The Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority in Arkansas has spent millions of dollars rehabbing its collections system, all aimed at meeting a...
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New Report Shows Significant Opportunity for Private Investment in Municipal Infrastructure
In the wake of tightening municipal budgets, environmental violations, and aging infrastructure, private players are poised to capitalize on struggling water and...
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Repairs Finally Coming to an End on Massive Michigan Sinkhole
Repairs on a massive sinkhole that developed in Fraser, Michigan, 10 months ago following a sewer main collapse are finally coming to...
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Courageous Operator Helps Clean-Water Initiative in War-Torn Afghanistan
The explosion that tore apart an SUV and killed four of his co-workers had shaken Seth Garrison and his entire expatriate team....
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EPA Honors Wastewater and Stormwater Projects for Creative Approaches
The EPA recently recognized 28 different wastewater, septic system and stormwater projects for being innovative in their design or financing.Projects funded by...
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Webinar Examines Benefits of Geosynthetics
Their unique properties and long service life have allowed geosynthetics to grow in use in the construction business across environmental and civil...
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Allowable Lead Content for Underground Service Line Valves and Fittings
Using low-lead brass fittings in supply pipes (service lines) is essential to the integrity and purity of tap water. As most service...
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Water and Wastewater Product News: Nov. 1, 2017
Haala Industries stormwater grates and guards
Stormwater and wetland management grates and guards from Haala Industries provide a solution for pipe, manhole, culvert...













