Entry 332185A video captured a thief in London stealing a total of 21 manhole covers from a single private street in the middle...
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News Briefs: Washington Cities Face Water Cuts
Entry 332275The Washington Department of Ecology has issued unprecedented and extreme water curtailments across the Yakima River Basin due to the severity...
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News Briefs: 60 Minutes Reports on Hackers Infiltrating Water Utilities
Entry 332284A recent report on 60 Minutes revealed that Chinese hackers had successfully infiltrated the electric and water utility systems of Littleton,...
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News Briefs: Thames Water Removes 100-Ton Fatberg
Entry 332287Thames Water in England recently completed the removal of a massive 100-ton fatberg from a west London sewer. The solid blockage was located...
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News Briefs: Manhole Cover Heist Ends With Arrest in Georgia
Entry 332290A DeKalb County, Georgia, man is facing multiple counts of theft of government property after police linked him to the disappearance of more...
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News Briefs: Chicago River Sees First Open-Water Swim Event in a Century
Entry 332302Approximately 300 individuals recently participated in the first organized open-water swim in the Chicago River in nearly a century. Spectators gathered...
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News Briefs: England Water Company Employs Leak-Detection Dogs
Entry 332398Wessex Water in England has launched an in-house team of leak-detection dogs to identify wastewater leaks and protect local wildlife. The company's...
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News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure
Entry 332404Three men from the Houston area died in Trinity County after they were overcome by toxic gas in a manhole. The...
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News Briefs: Research Aims to Unlock Smart Sewer Potential for Water Utilities
Entry 332412A multidisciplinary team of engineers and utilities has launched a groundbreaking research initiative to address the need for industry-wide guidance on smart sewer...
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News Briefs: Brooklyn Man Loses Home Over Unpaid Water Bill
Entry 332545A Brooklyn homeowner is at risk of losing his home after it was foreclosed on and sold due to an unpaid $5,000...
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News Briefs: Boil-Water Advisory Lifted After L.A. Water Outage
Entry 332551Tap water in the Granada Hills and Porter Ranch areas of Los Angeles has been declared safe to drink, and a week-long boil-water...
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News Briefs: Maryland Boy Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain
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A 13-year-old boy in Mount Airy, Maryland, was killed after being swept into a storm drain during flash floods last week. Witnesses and the...
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News Briefs: US and Mexico Agree to Tijuana River Treatment Plan
The United States and Mexico recently signed an agreement to jointly fund wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin. This memorandum of understanding aims...
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News Briefs: Southwest Drought Could Be Long-Term, Says Study
The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years. According to a recent study from The University...








