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The Environmental Working Group's national Tap Water Database could fuel Americans' concerns about drinking water quality

In this week’s news briefs, a federal audit argues that FEMA shouldn’t have entered into the $2.04 billion deal to help repair New Orleans’ Hurricane Katrina damage, and a city in New York is looking at putting a halt to new development because of concern that its current water system can’t handle the growth

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A water utility in Australia is conducting field-testing with two spaniels to determine how effective they can be in leak detection

In this week’s news briefs, the EPA invites utilities to apply for more than $2 billion in loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, and OSHA issues citations for an incident that killed three sewer workers in January

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National Association of City Transportation Officials develops a guide to help cities better implement green infrastructure alongside street components

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To protect workers’ hearing while enhancing their ability to use team voice communication, Sonetics wireless headsets mount a three-pronged attack against noise

In this week’s news briefs, the Water Environment Federation is working with other utilities groups toward a 2018 debut on a green infrastructure certification program, and a Rhode Island town teams with its utility to take on private-side lead pipe replacements

A study of two Arizona cities shows that there is a significant financial incentive for utility customers to minimize water use

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Grundfos teams with an international humanitarian organization in a five-year effort to increase clean water access for people across three continents

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In this week’s news briefs, D.C. Water awards the contract for a 5-mile, $580 million tunnel project that will reduce overflows into the Anacostia River, and a Michigan city is adding defendants to its lawsuit over who should pay for the repairs of a collapsed sewer and large sinkhole that appeared this past Christmas Eve

Texas utility takes a proactive approach — even going door to door — to educate customers on the problems caused by grease and flushable wipes