The Tacoma Environmental Services Department surveyed its residents and found half did not know that stormwater runoff went right into Washington’s Puget...
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Tips to Safely Handle Hazardous Materials on Job Sites
Workers on construction sites often interact with toxic substances such as asbestos, lead and various other chemicals. If not handled properly, exposure...
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Pipeline Program Opens Doors for Future Water Professionals
A new collaborative summer internship program in Massachusetts could serve as inspiration to utilities looking to strengthen the pipeline of trained water professionals...
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Microplastic Solutions Win The Water Council's Tech Challenge
The Water Council recently announced the winners of its fall 2024 Tech Challenge, chosen by participating sponsors to help solve real challenges in...
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Innovation on Tap: Renew Brew Now Available for Purchase
Beers made from recycled wastewater have mostly been produced as demonstrations for trade shows and other water industry events.
But now such a...
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FGUA Combines Art and Science to Drive Education
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority established a set of unique activities to help residents save Florida’s water resources.
“With our expansive growth in...
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Climate Change Could Overwhelm Sewers. Here’s How Green Infrastructure Can Help.
Aside from hotter summers and melting glaciers, climate change is transforming how, when and where rain falls. This challenges much of the...
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Xeric Landscapes: Water Conservation Made Simple
The Eastern Municipal Water District started its Landscapes for Living program during the COVID pandemic, when residents were home more and spending...
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3 Events in 2024 That Will Change Water Forever
From regulation and legal action to historic public funding in infrastructure, this year was a big one for water. The water industry...
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Prepping Electric Vehicles and Other Heavy Equipment for Cold Weather
Winter is coming, or already here for some, and it’s time to get fleets ready for cold, ice, and snow.
As more fleets...
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Money Talks: Grants to Twin Cities Residents to Help Boost Water Savings
Leaders at the Metropolitan Council in the Twin Cities knew that area aquifers were not infinite and needed to be conserved to...
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CGA Data Shows Progress and Challenges With Underground Infrastructure Damage
The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their...
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Grand Prairie, Texas, Wins 2024 Tank of the Year
A municipal water tank in Grand Prairie, Texas, is this year’s winner of the Tank of the Year competition presented by Tnemec...
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Engineering and Public Works Leaders Unite to Tackle Workforce Shortage
Addressing the critical shortage of skilled professionals in infrastructure development, top engineering and public works associations have joined forces to launch the...



















