In most parts of the country, flood forecasts are made days and even weeks in advance. Not so in central Texas. Known...
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Stormwater Solutions Help Close Funding Gap
In the battle for tax dollars, aging infrastructure might have an unlikely ally in potholes and traffic congestion.Carl Weber, retired public works...
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Utility Reflects on 7 Million Hours of Safety
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is in the midst of a huge 15-year program to repair, replace and upgrade critical water...
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Divers Repair 30-Inch Water Main Under River
A story from KGW.com this week features the Portland Water Bureau, which hired divers to go inside a 30-inch pipe underneath the...
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New 'Flushability' Guidelines In the Works
A group of five associations representing the water sector and the nonwoven fabrics industry announced they are working collaboratively on the joint development of...
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East Coast Sewers Endure Spring Snowmelt
As the East Coast recovers from an unusually harsh winter season, the jaw-dropping impact has been revealed along the way, and Boston’s...
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Wait! Did You Check Your Gas Detector?
Just a few months ago, two men were killed and one man was hospitalized when they were overcome by toxic fumes while...
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Water Works To Sue Neighboring Counties
Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa — alarmed by rising nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers —...
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Early Detection the Key to Preventing 'Flooded Houses' for One Wisconsin Utility
They are known among Madison Water Utility inspectors simply as "flooded houses" — homes with collapsed ceilings and peeling drywall, water pouring...
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Are Mobile Sewage Pumping Stations the Future in Flood-Prone Areas?
Faced with a series of storms that continued to wipe out its sewer pumping stations, New Jersey’s South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority...
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Municipal Leaders Oppose Proposed Stormwater Regulations
Municipal leaders in Connecticut have rallied to oppose a proposal by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection that would create...
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Report: U.S. Among Most Attractive Markets for Infrastructure Investment
The U.S. is one of the top 10 most attractive markets in the world for investment in infrastructure, according to a report...
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Pros and Cons of Municipal Night Work
The City of Baltimore has 4,000 miles of water distribution mains. Many are 75 to 80 years old and approaching the end...
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Found: Union Sanitary District Recovers Priceless Family Ring
The Union Sanitary District based in Union City, Calif., takes pride in providing its customers value for their dollar.That certainly was the...



















