Utilities nationwide are facing incredible costs to upgrade aging and inadequate infrastructure and address challenges related to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater management...
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10 Reasons Why Utilities Ignore Non-Revenue Water
American Water Works Association (AWWA) Articles
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Bloomington Tap Water Named 'Best of the Best'
The City of Bloomington, Minnesota, beat out 20 other utilities to win the 12th annual Best of the Best Tap Water Taste Test at ACE16...
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ACE16 to Feature First-Ever Water Utility Finance Track
Financial and water sector experts will examine private and alternative financing tools and public-private partnerships during a first-time, full-day utility finance track...
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10 Attributes of Effectively Managed Water Utilities
The American Public Works Association and seven key water associations, including the American Water Works Association, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies,...
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California-Nevada Section AWWA Awards Scholarships
The California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association announced the recipients of its 2016-17 scholarship awards. Two $5,000 scholarships for graduate-level education,...
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Water Utility Leaders Urge Congress to Fund Water Infrastructure Renewal
With water infrastructure issues in headlines across the United States, more than 130 water utility professionals from 47 states visited with members of Congress...
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Water and Wastewater Education Listing - April 2016
Editor's note: Each month, we'll be posting an updated listing of educational opportunities around the country. If you have an event, conference, webinar...
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Public, Private Sectors Pledge Billions During White House Water Summit
On World Water Day, March 22, the White House hosted the Water Summit to shine a spotlight on creative, cross-cutting solutions to solve today's...
Blogs
Together, We Can Get the Lead Out
If there is one lesson to be learned from the Flint crisis, it is this: Our communities will be safer in the...
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Lead Abatement: Treat the Water or Replace the Pipes?
It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...
Blogs
3 Guiding Principles for Securing our Water Future
The current crisis in Flint, Michigan, is a stark reminder of the essential value of water and the role of water infrastructure...
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Congress Allocates $100 Million to Address Western Drought
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López released plans Feb. 8 to spend an additional $23 million this year to support water reuse...
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AWWA Board of Directors Selects President-Elect
The American Water Works Association Board of Directors elected Brenda Lennox of Beaverton, Oregon, as the association’s president-elect. Four vice presidents and one...
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Statement from AWWA CEO David LaFrance on Flint Water-Quality Crisis
On Jan. 16, President Barack Obama issued an emergency declaration that makes available federal aid for the drinking water crisis in Flint,...
