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From Waste to Water: States Embracing Advanced Recycling
States across the U.S. are turning to advanced wastewater recycling to increase their water supplies in response to growing concerns over water...
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Staying in Front
At first glance, Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the East Bay area of northern California don’t share a ton in common. From weather...
Editorial
Installing Pipe Below the Seafloor
To protect the city of Alameda’s water supply from potentially crippling damage during an earthquake, the East Bay Municipal Utility District recently...
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News Briefs: 5-Year-Old Boy Helps Rescue His Mom From Storm Drain
A young boy in Illinois recently became a hero after his mom took a tumble into a storm drain while doing yard...
Editorial
Sealing Pipe with Spray-On Polyurethane
Los Angeles residents and neighboring communities rely on a complex network of reservoirs, canals and pipelines that bring water from the wetter...
Editorial
Converting Wastewater to Tapwater
For years, proposals have been floated for what some might consider the Holy Grail of the water industry, especially in drought-stricken regions:...
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News Briefs: Man Rescued After Being Trapped 300 Feet Down Manhole
In other news, the Anaheim (California) City Fire and Rescue Department rescued a man who was trapped 300 feet down a 26-inch diameter manhole...
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News Briefs: Green Infrastructure Helps L.A. Capture Deluge of Stormwater
Los Angeles has embraced the concept of a "sponge city" in an effort to proactively adapt its infrastructure, according to a recent Wired article that highlights...
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News Briefs: New Mexico Launches 50-Year Water Plan to Combat Climate Change
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has unveiled a comprehensive 50-year water plan to address the impact of climate change on the state's water resources....
Editorial
Safe Water Access Without Exception
Some friends and I share a hunting cabin. It’s about 45 minutes from where I live, bordering a large block of public...
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California Storage Project to Improve Water Dependability for Residents
As two of the top three investors in California's Sites Reservoir Project, San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and San Bernardino Valley Municipal...
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News Briefs: Study Reveals High Levels of Nanoplastics in Bottled Water
A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has uncovered startlingly high levels of nanoplastics in plastic water...
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News Briefs: California Approves Controversial Delta Tunnel Project
California's Department of Water Resources has approved the Delta Conveyance project, a plan to construct a tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta....












