The Water Environment Federation and DC Water recently announced that another 46 people have completed training and earned certifications under the National...
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News Briefs: New Study Examines Water Loss Sources in California
A new study sheds some light on water conservation in California as the state continues to recover from its multi-year drought.The study,...
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Utility Makes Progress On Private Lead Pipe Replacements
Natalie Nienhuis no longer has to worry about lead pipe issues in her 1920s bungalow in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Even better, she...
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News Briefs: Major Reservoir Releasing More Water Due To Wet Winter
An above-average amount of water will be released this year from Lake Powell, one of the country’s major reservoirs, but not as...
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Study Investigates Lining and Coating Lead Service Lines
The Water Research Foundation has released a new report that found certain lining and coating technologies are effective in reducing or eliminating...
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Helping Utilities Limit Lead Contamination
A new model has been developed for tracking where lead particles might travel during a lead service line replacement.The hope of the...
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News Briefs: Utilities Push for WaterSense Program to be Saved from Cuts
Utilities across the country have joined together in support of the EPA’s WaterSense program, asking that it not be part of the...
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News Briefs: City in Dispute Over Time Frame for Addressing Overflow Issues
The city of Alexandria, Virginia, and an environmental group are at odds over the timetable for replacement of the city’s largest combined...
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News Briefs: New Zealand City Looks for Leaks Created By Earthquake Damage
New Zealand’s capital city is losing up to 400,000 gallons of water a day because of damage to pipes stemming from a...
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New Solutions For Lake Erie’s Challenges
A new competition is aimed at solving the biggest challenges facing Lake Erie.Erie Hack launched last week, a competition bringing together coders,...
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News Briefs: Milwaukee’s Water Utility Head Moves On
Milwaukee Water Works must begin a search for a new superintendent now that its longtime head, Carrie Lewis, has moved on to...
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News Briefs: Wisconsin Bill Would Allow Utilities to Finance Customers’ Lead Line Replacements
As communities across the country work to replace the lead in their water distribution systems, a consistent issue has been funding. In...
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News Briefs: Flint Water Meets EPA Lead Limits
Flint, Michigan’s water system no longer has lead levels exceeding the EPA’s limit. Officials reported this week that a sampling of 368...
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What Will the Trump Administration Mean for the Water, Wastewater Industry?
“We’re going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none. And we will put millions of our...



















