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Entries Tagged DC Water

News Briefs: Two City Workers Hospitalized After Lift Station Rescue in Kentucky

News Briefs: Two City Workers Hospitalized After Lift Station Rescue in Kentucky

Also in this week's sewer and water news, DC Water announces the success of its first green infrastructure projects using the Environmental Impact Bond
News Briefs: Water Utility Imposters Brandish Gun in D.C.

News Briefs: Water Utility Imposters Brandish Gun in D.C.

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced that it has been awarded a $1.9 million grant for lead testing at schools across the state
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DC Water Tunnel Saves Anacostia River from 4.5 Billion Gallons of Overflow in 2018

The tunnel also caught 900 tons of trash, solids and debris that would have ended up in the river
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Massive Tunnel Project Diverts Washington, D.C., Stormwater Better Than Expected

Two completed segments of the tunnel have diverted more than 2 billion gallons of stormwater to a treatment plant and have prevented more than 100 tons of trash from entering area rivers
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News Briefs: Body Found at DC Water Pumping Station

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Minnesota faces a water/wastewater infrastructure funding crisis; and Montreal, Quebec, commits to significant water system upgrades over the next few years
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Water Utility Spearheads Honeybee Project

DC Water is proving honeybees can thrive in urban treatment plant settings
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News Briefs: Industry Group Develops Green Infrastructure Training Program

In this week’s news briefs, the Water Environment Federation is working with other utilities groups toward a 2018 debut on a green infrastructure certification program, and a Rhode Island town teams with its utility to take on private-side lead pipe replacements
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News Briefs: D.C. Water Prepares for Final Phase of Massive CSO Project

In this week’s news briefs, D.C. Water awards the contract for a 5-mile, $580 million tunnel project that will reduce overflows into the Anacostia River, and a Michigan city is adding defendants to its lawsuit over who should pay for the repairs of a collapsed sewer and large sinkhole that appeared this past Christmas Eve
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Year in Review: The Top 10 Stories of 2016

WE&RF Awards Contract for Potomac Watershed Research

WE&RF Awards Contract for Potomac Watershed Research

Discarded US Mail Creates Serious Sewer Blockage

Discarded US Mail Creates Serious Sewer Blockage

A clogged pipe reveals a messy situation for the US Postal Service.
DC Water Supervisor Faces Prison Sentence

DC Water Supervisor Faces Prison Sentence

Permit supervisor pleads guilty to felony conflict-of-interest charges for steering fees to own company
Public, Private Sectors Pledge Billions During White House Water Summit

Public, Private Sectors Pledge Billions During White House Water Summit

Commitments aim to accelerate water innovations, investment and sustainability
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Sometimes Progress Starts with Getting a Low Grade

To DC Water, we see C+ as a measure along our path toward achieving world-class infrastructure