Online Exclusives Utility Tackles Chronic Lift Station Issues With Public Education Texas utility takes a proactive approach — even going door to door — to educate customers on the problems caused by grease and flushable wipes July 12, 2017
Online Exclusives Utilities Take On Climate Change Challenges Together A regional compact among four Southeast Florida counties allows for ample sharing of resources to tackle shared problems July 10, 2017
Online Exclusives Study Finds Significant Water Conservation Through Simple Method Florida Atlantic University researchers looked at what happens when utilities move beyond only watering restrictions and give customers a little more information about their water use June 28, 2017
Online Exclusives Utility Launches Income-Based Water Bill Program The Philadelphia Water Department is trying to help struggling ratepayers and at the same time perhaps bolster overall collections June 21, 2017
Online Exclusives Online Tool Provides Financial Forecasts for Infrastructure Replacement AWWA’s Buried No Longer tool is a resource that utilities can use in planning for their own system’s upgrades, and the data will also be used to develop a national report about infrastructure needs May 30, 2017
Online Exclusives Utility Makes Progress On Private Lead Pipe Replacements The Green Bay Water Utility has made a concerted effort to identify all the lead in its system, and provide waterline replacements at no cost to homeowners May 29, 2017
Online Exclusives Utility Provides Real-Time Overflow Tracking to Public Kingston, Ontario’s online mapping feature allows people to better assess the safety of area waterways May 24, 2017
Online Exclusives Engaging the Public on Drinking Water Issues From plant tours to promoting short educational videos on social media, utilities did a variety of activities to mark Drinking Water Week May 18, 2017
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Bill Could Bolster California Stormwater Capture In this week’s news briefs, the California state Senate passes legislation aimed at making it easier to finance stormwater capture projects, and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation debuts a mapping tool to better identify water quality problem areas May 04, 2017
Online Exclusives Contractor Helps Municipalities Tackle Manhole Issues Iowa’s Save Our Sewers has grown by specializing in manhole rehab and providing a more cost-effective approach to city’s problems April 26, 2017
Online Exclusives From Pumping Wastewater to Serving Up Food Neighborhood developers in Milwaukee plan to repurpose an old lift station into a walk-up eatery April 25, 2017
Online Exclusives Utility Convinces EPA to Accept Alternative Overflow Control Solution A $1 billion price tag on a deep tunnel was too hefty, so Evansville, Indiana, had to do some work to strike a more affordable agreement with the EPA April 19, 2017
Online Exclusives Selling Overflow Control to the Public Public TV one of several approaches Indiana utility uses to promote expansive CSO plan April 17, 2017
Online Exclusives News Briefs: California Governor Lifts Emergency Drought Order In this week’s news briefs, the three-year emergency drought order is over in California but some water-use restrictions remain, and a Tennessee worker suffers second-degree burns in a sewer lining accident April 13, 2017