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Data Shows 70% Decline in Trench-Related Worker Fatalities
Common Ground Alliance (CGA) applauded the recent decline in trench-related fatalities highlighted by OSHA's preliminary data. This steep 70% decrease since 2022 shows the effectiveness...
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El Paso Water Breaks Ground on Nation’s First Direct Reuse Facility
El Paso Water, joined by local, state and federal leaders, recently broke ground on the Pure Water Center, formerly known as the Advanced...
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PFAS in Biosolids: What’s the Risk?
Concern about PFAS in biosolids led to a ban on land application in Maine enacted in 2022. That sent municipalities and clean-water...
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Northwest City’s Education Campaign Tells Where Stormwater Really Goes
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...




















