Take a virtual tour of the Victorville (California) wastewater treatment facility to learn more about the day-to-day work inside the plant. From...
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News Briefs: Santa Barbara to Restart Desalination Plant
City Council Votes to Reactivate Desalination Plant
Santa Barbara City Council members voted unanimously July 21 in favor of spending $55 million to...
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Pump Station Maximizes Holding Capacity at Sports Complex Expansion
Oldcastle Precast was contracted to supply an additional turnkey submersible wastewater pump station to handle the additional wastewater capacity required for Spooky...
Editorial
Water System Consolidation Brings Challenges
Between 1990 and 2010, the population of Cottonwood, Arizona, located in the state’s second fastest growing county, nearly doubled. This growth put...
Editorial
Water Utility Working To Eliminate Waste
If California’s Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) could wrap up its mission in a single sentence, it might be “to take...
Editorial
Utilities Are Working Toward the Future
We’re all looking for better ways to do things. Better ways to do our jobs. Ways to eliminate waste. Everyone wants to...
Blogs
What I Learned During a Rotten Weekend Without Water
I live in one of the nearly 15 million U.S. households that depend on well water. Most days, I don’t give it a...
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Old Water Meters Met With Creativity
When Duane Covington took over as superintendent of Chariton Waterworks almost two years ago, he resumed a project started by his predecessor...
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Public Works Director Resigns After Water Meter Probe
Dale Schepers, public works director for the Village of Tinley, Park, Illinois, has resigned amid a controversy over how the village’s electronic...
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Coolest Water Tank Competition Heating Up
This marks the 10th year that Tnemec will recognize aesthetic, creative and innovative uses of the company's coatings on water tanks. Whether new construction...
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UCLA Seeks $13 Million in Damages After Water Main Break
Last year, a water main break on Sunset Boulevard spewed 20 million gallons of water into the surrounding community and caused major...
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Networking, Educational Program Highlight ASCE Pipelines 2015
Pipelines 2015, the annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Pipelines Division, is the premier technical conference for professionals engaged...
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Drought, Climate Change Speed Call To Action
“If there’s no snowpack, there’s no water.”A recent report by the New York Times highlights some of the challenges faced by the...
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News Briefs: Fargo Fights Against Zebra Mussels
The Fargo Water Utility (North Dakota) will now have to add zebra mussels to its list of concerns. After performing some precautionary...
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24 Water Professionals Become Certified Public Infrastructure Inspectors
The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced that 24 public works professionals from across North America have recently earned the Certified Public Infrastructure...
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Rapid City Reduces Pollution in Stormwater Runoff
Wetland channels constructed in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, effectively reduced many pollutants in stormwater runoff, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey report.Measurements...
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Students Provide Expertise for Stormwater Plan
Every community is dealing with stormwater management and ways to fund added expenses it brings to cash-strapped budgets. As he develops a...













