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Incident marks the second time in just over a month that a water utility employee in the US has been shot while on the job

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

A nine-person crew from Springdale Water Utilities reunites a frightened Chihuahua with its owners

In this week's news, a Newfoundland man is in some hot water with municipal officials, Fort Wayne celebrates 150 years of brick sewers, and Flint will reconnect to Detroit's water supply.

In this week's news, floods wreak havoc on water infrastructure on both sides of the Atlantic, and Detroit's water department undergoes a major transition

An Arkansas fire department pays for the water it used for training excercises after failing to notify the local water utility

A tragic traffic accident prompts officials in Wisconsin to reconfigure ductwork on city-owned vacuum trucks

An employee with the Oklahoma City water department is on administrative leave after bringing loaded handguns to work

In this week's news, authorities go beyond the call of duty to nab a shoplifting suspect, California agencies consider buying islands in search of more water, and the Texas Water board moves to resolve a reservoir conflict

A former vacuum truck operator pleads guilty to dumping oil in a storm drain after cleaning his swimming pool

Water authority will buy and test three specially designed pumps before investing in the 34 pumps needed to run massive pump station

In this week's news, a water utility employee is released from the hospital after being shot in the face, and Grand Rapids breaks ground on a new stormwater storage facility

In this week's news, a municipal worker is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of city equipment, a massive stormwater project was completed in Ohio, and a California city taps public pool water to clean sewers.

Despite warnings, victims were 'caught off guard' as their vehicles were washed several hundred yards downstream