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Entries Tagged Drought
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New Tool Simplifies Analysis of Alternative Water Supply Options
Many utilities face water scarcity and a future of uncertain supply. In response, they're diversifying their supply portfolios with alternatives to surface...
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Water Conservation Wanes in California
Water conservation in California is on the decline, according to the data the State Water Resources Control Board has collected monthly since...
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Day Zero: City Braces for Water Supply Drying Up
April 16. That’s the date currently being dubbed “Day Zero” in Cape Town, South Africa, when taps are expected to be shut...
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Sensibility is Part of Texas Water Utility’s Lasting Legacy
El Paso (Texas) Water’s winning formula for water sufficiency goes something like this: Blend one part leadership and one part education. Add...
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Affordable, Yet Effective Ways to Fight Drought
Small additions to water supply infrastructure rather than expensive, large-scale projects. That’s the better approach for combatting problems like drought, according to...
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News Briefs: Utility Delays Overflow-Control Project to Help Ratepayers
The final phase of a major Rhode Island CSO project has been delayed for at least another three years.The Narragansett Bay Commission...
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News Briefs: City Marks Milestone in Water Main Replacement Program
Kansas City, Missouri, recently celebrated its 100th mile of pipe replaced since launching a comprehensive water main replacement program in 2013.It’s only...
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News Briefs: Major Reservoir Releasing More Water Due To Wet Winter
An above-average amount of water will be released this year from Lake Powell, one of the country’s major reservoirs, but not as...
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News Briefs: Contractor Indicted for Fatal Trench Collapse
A Boston contractor is facing criminal charges in connection with a work site incident that killed two of its employees last October.According...
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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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NACWA Promotes Clean Water in Presidential Campaign Letters
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies forwarded letters on Aug. 24 to the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Donald Trump Presidential...
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Partnership Improves Coordination for Texas Water Supply Projects
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Texas Water Development Board recently...
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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...



















