In a recent U.S. House subcommittee hearing, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) testified that updates to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are...
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Online Tool Provides Financial Forecasts for Infrastructure Replacement
Dealing with the financial side of upgrading infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges that utilities face. Recently, the American Water Works...
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Teaching Water Customers to Go with the Flow
A common lament among utilities is that their customers don’t appreciate their product — safe, clean and reliable tap water.Consumers do largely take...
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Drinking Water Week Provides Prime Opportunity for Public Outreach
Five-hundred water utilities and other agencies are included in the American Water Works Association’s list of participants celebrating Drinking Water Week this...
AWWA Board of Directors selects David Rager of Cincinnati as next president-elect
The American Water Works Association selected David Rager as the association’s next president-elect during its annual winter meeting. An AWWA member for...
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Proposed Budget Plan Cuts Funding for Rural Infrastructure
Rural water infrastructure would take a hit under the proposed 2018 federal budget unveiled last week by President Donald Trump. A full...
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Industry News: Feb. 13, 2017
The Strong Co. announces new appointments
Mike Kappler was named national sales manager for the Strong-Seal System for infrastructure rehabilitation. Emily Lanier was...
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News Briefs: Wisconsin Bill Would Allow Utilities to Finance Customers’ Lead Line Replacements
As communities across the country work to replace the lead in their water distribution systems, a consistent issue has been funding. In...
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AWWA Report Analyzes Utilities’ Performance
The American Water Works Association has released the newest edition of Benchmarking Performance Indicators for Water and Wastewater.The report assists utility managers...
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What Will the Trump Administration Mean for the Water, Wastewater Industry?
“We’re going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none. And we will put millions of our...
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New Program Challenging Utilities to Reduce Emissions
The Great Lakes Protection Fund and American Water Works Association have launched the Water Utility Energy Challenge, a new program that engages...
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AWWA Letter Urges Trump to Prioritize Water Infrastructure
In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is urging the new administration to make water infrastructure...
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News Briefs: EPA Proposal Would Change Post-Nuclear Emergency Water Contamination Levels
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new guidelines that would temporarily allow radioactive contamination in drinking water beyond safety limits in the...
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News Briefs: Flint’s Water Quality on the Rise
The Virginia Tech researchers who exposed Flint, Michigan’s lead problem say the city’s water quality is improving. Of the 162 homes tested...














