A rural water district seized equipment from an Arkansas fire department after it said it discovered that some firefighters there were tapping...
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City Cited for Operating Vacuum Truck with Obstructed View
A man who was hit by a municipal vacuum truck operating with an obstructed view is due the statutory maximum of $250,000...
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Water Department Employee Accused of Mass Shooting Threat
Oklahoma City water department employees alerted police of a potential shooting spree after witnessing warning signs for more than a year from...
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News Briefs: Shoplifting Suspect Rescued From Drainpipe
One shoplifting suspect in Batavia, New York, took an unusual escape route that ended up requiring a rescue by police and fire...
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Man Borrows Vac Truck, Sentenced for Illegal Dumping
A judge has sentenced John Caldwell of Washington Township, New Jersey, to five years’ probation for violating the Water Pollution Control Act...
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Lake Mead Water Pumps To Get $10M Test Drive
Southern Nevada Water Authority Board Members have approved a number of items to support a pumping station construction project at Lake Mead,...
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News Briefs: Worker Shot While Conducting Water Meter Check
A City of Austin water utility employee was shot in the face Sept. 22 and then robbed while he was working on...
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News Briefs: Lift Station Employee Charged With Theft
A former Hobart, Indiana, lift station laborer is accused of stealing over $3,000 worth of equipment from the city — a pressure...
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Flash Floods Kill 8, Leave 5 Missing in Utah
Eight people are dead and five more are missing after flash floods swept away two vehicles carrying women and children Monday in...
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Cities Complete Major CSO Projects Years Ahead of Schedule
The cities of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, have completed their combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects well ahead of schedule.Grand...
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News Briefs: Robber Apprehended By Water Utility Employees
Two Dallas Water Utilities employees went above and beyond their call of duty when they stopped a robbery and subdued the suspect...
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3 Nabbed for Treasure Hunt in NYC Sewers
Instead of finding “gold, jewelry and guns,” three New York men have found themselves hit with criminal trespassing charges.Part-time employee for the city...
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News Briefs: Water Department Employee 'Worked to Death'
A three-judge panel in Pennsylvania has ruled the 48-year-old man who died of a heart attack during a 14-hour work shift was...
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Spiked Manhole Covers Causing a Stir
Metal spikes found protruding from manhole covers have become a safety issue for Tucson, Arizona, motorists. Now, a reward has been offered...


















