As the leader of a large and rapidly growing water/wastewater utility, Richard Cummings needs to make sure I&I issues are identified accurately...
Entries Tagged Florida
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News Briefs: Bureau of Reclamation Releases Web Tool for SECURE Water Act Report
Entry 336926The Bureau of Reclamation has released final technical reports supporting the Water Reliability in the West - 2021 SECURE Water Act...
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Homes Evacuated After Wastewater Reservoir Threatens Collapse in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently declared a state of emergency for Manatee County and more than 300 homes were under evacuation orders...
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News Briefs: Environmental Groups Hope Alabama Spends Relief Funds on Water Infrastructure
Entry 336940State and local governments in Alabama are expected to receive about $4 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act recently signed...
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Case Studies - March 2021
Electrode leak location helps Florida utility identify infiltrationProblem:After spending decades and millions of dollars rehabilitating sewer pipes across its service area, a large...
Editorial
Worth Noting/Calendar - February 2021
PEOPLE/AWARDS
Cody Gratny was promoted to civil principal and Boulder (Colorado) civil department manager for JVA Inc. Among his duties is devising innovative approaches...
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News Briefs: Water Main Break in Tampa Turns Street Into River
Entry 337248
Roads in Tampa, Florida, were flooded and a boil water advisory was in effect after a third-party contractor broke a water...
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News Briefs: Main Break Leaves Some Jacksonville Residents Without Water on Thanksgiving Eve
Entry 337254A water main break in Jacksonville, Florida, left hundreds of residents without water the night before Thanksgiving.
St. John’s County officials said...
Editorial
Best of the Decade: Utility of the Future
Some utilities struggle to meet the conditions of a consent decree. Others use it as a baseline. The Miami-Dade (Florida) Water and...
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News Briefs: New Jersey Nixes Lead Line Replacements Due to Budget Issues
Entry 337764Many residents in New Jersey will likely be waiting much longer than expected to have their lead service lines replaced, thanks...
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News Briefs: North Miami Wastewater Spill Raises Virus Concerns
Entry 337879WSVN News reports that a spill at a North Miami, Florida, wastewater treatment facility is causing concerns about its potential to...
Editorial
Treatment Systems Bring Fresh Air
A sophisticated pump station utilizing innovative technology is helping clear the air in Seminole, Florida.
Pinellas County Pump Station 16 is one of the county’s...
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News Briefs: All Four Pumps at Boca Raton Facility Clog With Wipes
Entry 337964Officials at the Palm Beach County (Florida) Water Utilities Department reported in a Facebook post that for the first time, all...
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Florida Epoxy Manufacturer Repurposes Facility to Make Hand Sanitizer
When hand sanitizer started running low at Epoxytec’s south Florida headquarters, no one at the company imagined they’d soon repurpose their entire facility...












