Governor Edmund Brown Jr. and state legislative leaders announced last week $1 billion in legislation to help California communities cope with the...
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News Briefs: Water Workers in San Francisco Achieve Safety Milestone
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced that teams working on projects that are part of the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP)...
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News Briefs: Did Aging Pipeline Cause Deadly Explosion?
Madlyn Mecca, 86, died last week in a natural gas explosion that leveled her house in Dunmore, Pa., and caused significant damage...
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News Briefs: Controversial Water Utility Bill Sparks Debate
To sell or not to sell. That’s the question several New Jersey towns need to answer as they prepare to upgrade drinking-water...
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News Briefs: Concrete Clogs Sewer; City Searches for Culprit
An emergency sewer project in Seattle — caused when concrete from a nearby construction project entered the sewer system — will take...
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News Briefs: San Francisco Bay Tunnel Open for Business
A new seismically resistant tunnel came into service last week, connecting Hetch Hetchy and East Bay water supplies with customers in the...
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News Briefs: Funeral Home Keeps Stormwater Out
The Burns Funeral Home in Hobart, Ill., is taking stormwater management seriously. Owner Jim Burns recently installed a waterfall and mini-stream near...
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News Briefs: Could Pilot Project Solve Combined Sewer Overflow Problems?
A $1.3 million pilot project in Bayonne, N.J., could have national implications for stormwater management. The New Jersey Wet Weather Flow Treatment...
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News Briefs: They Found It! City Ends Hunt for Broken Water Main
A three-day hunt for a broken water main in Bay City, Mich., ended on Monday when city crews were finally able to...
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News Briefs: Stormwater Fees Head to Supreme Court, Debate Continues
On Sept. 9, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in a four-year battle over stormwater fees and the management of a...
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News Briefs: Researchers Develop Robotic Inspection Device
Researchers from MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia are working on a self-propelled device that could...
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News Briefs: Oregon Program Pays for Private Sewer Connections
Nearly 320 homeowners in the West Hills of Portland, Ore., will receive city-financed laterals, thanks to a pilot program that’s attempting to...



















