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A new brand for the national capital's water and sewer agency
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority has launched a comprehensive rebranding campaign. Known since its inception as DC WASA, the...
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Spreading the Infrastructure Message
You may well have seen the TV documentary, "Liquid Assets: The Story of our Water Infrastructure," produced by Penn State Public Televisions...
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Water professionals address water loss
A considerable proportion of water utilities around the world face significant water losses from their distribution networks. To address this challenge, 400...
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A new way to design stormwater detention systems
A new online program for designing storm water retention/detention systems is available from Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS). Accessed on the company's website,...
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APWA program supports stormwater manager certification
The Amercian Public Works Association is offering a series of three Stormwater Manager Certification Study Guide webcasts in June for those interested...
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APWA members explore sustainability
The American Public Works Association will conduct the Sustainability in Public Works conference June 8-10 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The conference is...
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EPA seeks Pennsylvania stormwater improvements
The U.S. EPA last week sent orders to 79 municipalities in south central Pennsylvania requiring improvements to their Municipal Separate Storm Sewer...
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Ditch Witch manufacturer acquires HammerHead Trenchless
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, has acquired 100 percent ownership of HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, manufactured...
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An alarm about infrastructure
More and more urban areas throughout the United States face growing pressures on their water infrastructure systems, and major new investments in...
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A real lightweight (in a good way)
When I saw the PRO-RING manhole repair system at the 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Expo, I had a strange experience. I saw...
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House passes jobs and infrastructure bill
On March 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act (H.R. 4849), which eliminates the...
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The price of quality infrastructure
George Hawkins, who heads the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, has taken on a formidable challenge. He’s trying to win...
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"That pipe isn't going to clean itself!"
A New Jersey representative held up a piece of dilapidated sewer pipe in front of colleagues on the floor of the House...
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Funds for infrastructure
The Clean Water Council (CWC) is encouraging inclusion of the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act (HR 537) in the latest jobs bill...
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CMOM made simpler
If you think the U.S. EPA Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) program is some complicated, bureaucratic nightmare, then you haven’t read...
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More from your model
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) will host a webcast on Getting the Most from Your Hydraulic Model on Wednesday, March 10....
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State Revolving Funds gets $3.3 billion
While President Obama last week ordered a freeze for all discretionary spending from 2011 through 2013, the White House budget proposal for...
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Safe and Secure
A great deal changed after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 – including the presumption that our water and sewer systems...







