Entry 337942Utility workers for El Paso (Texas) Water say they’ve had to unclog pumps at one of its lift stations more than...
Entries Tagged California
Editorial
Succession Planning Is a Marathon
The issue of succession planning in the face of fast-retiring older workers continues to vex water and sewer utilities nationwide. But the...
Editorial
Tackling Odor and FOG
Yuba City, California, like most cities across the nation, has experienced growth. Parts of its sanitary collections system are now being asked...
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News Briefs: California Man Facing Prison for Dumping Industrial Waste Into Sewer
Entry 338244A man in charge of a biodiesel fuel company in San Joaquin County, California, is facing prison time for dumping hundreds...
Editorial
Building Water Supply Resilience
As with the stock market, climate change requires a diversified portfolio of solutions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order...
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News Briefs: Report Shows Los Angeles Won't Reach Stormwater Pollution Goals Until 2082
Entry 338366Some communities in Los Angeles’ Westside have been slow to come up with solutions for toxic urban stormwater runoff that continues...
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News Briefs: Florida Man Pays Utility Bills for 36 Families in Need
Entry 338381A generous man in Florida recently made sure 36 families in the city of Gulf Breeze could enjoy Christmas without fear...
Editorial
Sewer Rehab in Rose Canyon
Innumerable joints in a sewer main lost their integrity, threatening leakage from miles of pipe beneath a scenic canyon in Southern California....
Editorial
Securing Water for the Future
Rubber dams. Public-private partnerships. These and other ideas are flowing freely at the Santa Margarita Water District headquarters as officials...
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News Briefs: Contractor Error Causes Major Wastewater Spill in Georgia
Entry 338393Crews had to undertake a big cleanup in Valdosta, Georgia, after they found a manhole had overflowed due to a contractor...
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HotJet USA Trailer Mounted Jetters Meet California Environmental Compliance
California state regulations now require that equipment that is sold into or is operated in the state meet the Federal and California...
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News Briefs: Ruptured Main in Vermont Closes Schools, Triggers Boil-Water Advisory
Entry 338590A large water main in Arlington, Vermont, ruptured in the early morning hours of Nov. 8, causing a portion of road...
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News Briefs: Bay Area Blackouts Cause Water Shortage in Vallejo
Entry 338615In the midst of historic blackouts across the Bay Area of California, one water utility in the city of Vallejo faced...
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News Briefs: Man Wakes Up Stuck in Drainage Pipe, Gets Rescued
Entry 338803A 40-year-old man who fell asleep ended up stuck in a 12-inch drainage pipe under a busy overpass in Salt Lake...













