Entry 339496Rapid thawing after a deep freeze in the Midwest has some utilities working around the clock to fix cracking water pipes.
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News Briefs: Texas Utility Offers to Assist Furloughed Government Workers
Entry 339516Austin Energy in Austin, Texas, recently offered to help federal workers affected by the government shutdown pay their utility bills, according...
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News Briefs: New Mexico Man Steals Utility Truck and Crashes It
Entry 339527A man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, faces 15 charges including reckless driving and criminal damage to property for stealing a Bernalillo...
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News Briefs: Gatineau, Quebec, Sees Series of Water Main Breaks
Entry 339552The city of Gatineau, Quebec, is dealing with a spate of water main breaks that city officials say is due to...
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Municipalities, Utilities Sue Michigan Over Updated Lead Rules
A coalition of local governments and utilities in the Detroit area is suing the state of Michigan over its strict lead and copper...
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Hydroexcavation Ban Hurts Flint’s Pipe Replacement Efforts
The city of Flint, Michigan, may run out of money to replace its remaining lead pipes before all have been removed. According...
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Severe Storms Prove Infrastructure Upgrades Are Worth the Price Tag
Every time cities propose a million- or even billion-dollar infrastructure upgrade, there’s one small seed of doubt at the back of people’s...
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State Seeks Reason for Hydroexcavation Stoppage in Flint
The state of Michigan is seeking more information from Flint Mayor Karen Weaver about why she has suspended the use of hydroexcavation to identify...
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News Briefs: Exercise Equipment Stuffed Into Manhole Causes Overflow
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KC Water in Kansas City, Missouri, is reporting a wastewater overflow into the Little Blue River thanks to someone cramming a...
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News Briefs: Puppy Rescued From Sewer Drain Is Reunited With Family
Entry 339774A 5-week-old puppy was rescued from a sewer drain in Ballantyne, North Carolina, after it had fallen 6 feet into a...
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News Briefs: Michigan Creates Nation's First Coordinated Infrastructure Commission
Entry 339782Michigan is first state in the nation to implement a coordinated effort to better manage the state’s drinking water, wastewater, stormwater,...
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News Briefs: Oil Train Derailment Worries Water Utilities in Iowa
Entry 339813A derailment of an oil train in a flooded area in northwestern Iowa has downstream water utilities in a number of...
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News Briefs: Unshored 15-Foot Trench Collapses, Kills Worker
Entry 339823Two trench-collapse stories with two very different outcomes surfaced this past week. First, in Baltimore, Maryland, a 15-foot-deep excavated trench collapsed...
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News Briefs: Lack of Oxygen Kills Sewer Worker Under Manhole
Entry 339831A utility worker in Cape Coral, Florida, died while working underneath a manhole, according to a report by the News-Press. First...











