Entries Tagged Lake Michigan

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News Briefs: EPA Announces Proposed Rule for Great Lakes CSO Notification Procedures

In this week’s news briefs, the EPA is receiving feedback about a new rule that would affect how utilities provide public notification about CSO discharges into the Great Lakes, and a Louisiana city is preparing to make a final push to fix infrastructure still affected by Hurricane Katrina.

January 12, 2017

Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters

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Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters

Water groups throughout the nation are aiming to provide networking and innovation as they blaze a trail for the future of the world's most important natural resource.

December 14, 2016

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News Briefs: California Water Agencies Reduce Conservation Targets

In this week’s news briefs, only 16 percent of California’s water agencies are committing to continued water conservation now that state-mandated restrictions have been lifted, and a Wisconsin city’s plan to tap into Lake Michigan is met with some pushback.

August 25, 2016

Geopave Porous Pavement

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Keeping Runoff in Check

Porous pavement helps control stormwater at eco-friendly nature preserve located on the shores of Lake Michigan

December 29, 2015

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Why Milwaukee's Water Business is Booming

Water technology is exploding in Milwaukee. A second Global Water Center will soon be built, and businesses are flocking to this 'great place on a Great Lake.' Here’s why.

November 10, 2015

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News Briefs: Ribbon-Cutting Marks Sewer Milestone

In this week's news, the City of Red Deer hosts a grand opening for a new $140M sewer pipeline, a Colorado municipality plans a giant project of their own, and the Great Lakes Water Board names its first CEO

October 28, 2015

Kenosha Traveling Tap Water

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Better Than Bottled? City Shows Off Water With Traveling Tap

Kenosha Water Utility’s Traveling Tap promotes environmental and economic benefits of microfiltered Great Lakes water

August 20, 2015

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News Briefs: Union Rejects Water Utility's Latest Proposal

In this week's news, a labor dispute continues between Halifax Water and public employees, and a Wisconsin city inches closer in its pursuit of Lake Michigan water

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News Briefs: Water Workers Sue Over Age Discrimination

Water workers sue over lost jobs, Detroit resumes water shutoffs and Iowa's water bodies get a failing grade.

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What the Heck is Frazil Ice?

This cold-weather phenomenon requires a particular set of variables: a clear night, a slight offshore wind and plunging temperatures. Learn why it can mean disaster for water system intakes.

December 29, 2014