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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News Briefs: EPA Awards Over $299M for Clean Water Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted more than $299 million to New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico to help finance...
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Utility Reflects on 7 Million Hours of Safety
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is in the midst of a huge 15-year program to repair, replace and upgrade critical water...
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Mayor's Challenge For Water Conservation Begins April 1
The 2015 National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation begins April 1 and lasts until April 30. With at least 36 states facing water...
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Divers Repair 30-Inch Water Main Under River
A story from KGW.com this week features the Portland Water Bureau, which hired divers to go inside a 30-inch pipe underneath the...
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News Briefs: California Announces $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
Governor Edmund Brown Jr. and state legislative leaders announced last week $1 billion in legislation to help California communities cope with the...
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District Awards Grants for Water Conservation Projects
The Santa Clara Valley (California) Water District awarded $223,500 in grants to five innovative projects expected to help the district meet its...
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Manhole Equipment And Rehabilitation
Flexible connectors provide watertight seal on stormwater systemProblem: A July 2009 stormwater project on Delaware Creek in Toledo, Ohio, required a watertight...
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Water Company Finds Ultrasonic Metering Solution
The Aquarion Water Company recently discovered it had a flow measurement problem with a large customer.Aquarion, the largest investor-owned water utility in...
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Sliplining Solves St. Cloud’s Underground Problems
The City of St. Cloud Department of Public Utilities got a wakeup call seven years ago.“It all started with a very bad...
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East Coast Sewers Endure Spring Snowmelt
As the East Coast recovers from an unusually harsh winter season, the jaw-dropping impact has been revealed along the way, and Boston’s...
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Value of Water Coalition Announces 12 New Partners
The Value of Water Coalition has hired a new director, launched a new website and added 12 public and private sector organizations to its...
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Water Utility Leaders, Congress Discuss WIFIA Funding
Water utility leaders from across the U.S. met with lawmakers Wednesday on Capital Hill, urging U.S. Congress to repeal a ban on...
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Is Frozen Pipe Season Behind Us?
When temperatures plunge below zero each winter, the City of Rhinelander (Wisconsin) Public Works Department is prepared. Officials know calls are coming...
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News Briefs: Massive Water Tunnel Project Completed
After five years of construction, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has completed work on a $146 million, 5.3-mile water pipeline to...
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New Convertible NLB Pump Offers 350 hp with Portability
A new high-pressure water jet pump unit from NLB Corp., the Model 350, combines an innovative new fluid end design with a...
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Homeless Dog Rescued From Sewer
Everyone knows that dogs are a man’s best friend. That’s why it was so heartwarming to see animal rescue workers return the...











