The sole pipe delivering wastewater to the headworks of the Warwick Sewer Authority’s (Rhode Island) treatment plant lies beneath Interstate 95. So...
Entries Tagged Aging Infrastructure
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Researchers Will Study Impact of Drought on Water Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $4 million to four institutions to conduct research to combat the effects of drought and...
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News Briefs: Workers Discover 19th Century Burial Vault
Workers upgrading water mains under New York City’s Washington Square Park discovered a burial vault containing the remains of at least a...
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USDA Provides $314M for Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Nov. 2 loans and grants for 141 projects to build and improve water and wastewater infrastructure...
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EPA Helps Protect Louisiana’s Waters with $15.3M Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a grant of more than $15.33 million to...
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News Briefs: Rats Invade World-Famous Beach After Sewers Flood
Deadly floods overtook the sewers in Cannes, France, forcing the rats that made homes in those sewers to move above ground, taking...
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Croc Tank Highlights Innovations Coming to Water Sector
Hydropower for gravity-flow waterlines. A new method of pipe restoration. A lower-cost way to assess underground pipes’ condition. These are just three...
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'Imagine a Day Without Water' Begins Oct. 6
What is Imagine A Day Without Water?
Imagine A Day Without Water is a national education campaign to engage public and key stakeholders...
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EPA Enters Settlement With Puerto Rico To Improve Water Infrastructure
Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority...
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News Briefs: Lift Station Employee Charged With Theft
A former Hobart, Indiana, lift station laborer is accused of stealing over $3,000 worth of equipment from the city — a pressure...
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EPA Helps Protect Oklahoma’s Waters with $11.2 Million Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Oklahoma Water Resources Board a grant of more than $11.26 million to fund...
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Imagine a Day Without Water
The Value of Water Coalition announced the Imagine A Day Without Water campaign with the launch of its site, www.ImagineADayWithoutWater.org. This national education...
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News Briefs: Savannah to Replace 19th Century Brick Pipelines
The City of Savannah, Georgia, plans to spend about $500,000 for a new drainage line to replace the aging 19th century stormwater...
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Free Toolkit Spreads Message About Value of Water
"What's the Value of Water?" That's the new public awareness campaign recently launched by The Value of Water Coalition and the Water Environment...

















