The Phoenix Police Department continues to investigate how human remains ended up in a sewer system in the Paceo Point subdivision, where...
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News Briefs: Flash Flooding Washes Away Sewer Pipes
“In 40 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”That was the reaction of Sterling Excavation project superintendent Danny Piles after flooding in...
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News Briefs: Court Ruling Puts Water Projects on Hold
Missouri American Water Co. says it has canceled $20 million in water main replacement projects this year due to uncertainty related to...
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News Briefs: Governor Responds to Calls to Drink Flint Water
In response to concerns over unsafe drinking water, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he will drink filtered tap water from Flint for...
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News Briefs: Baltimore Testing Screens on Storm Drains
Crews in Baltimore, Maryland, are installing 414 inlet screens on storm drains in five neighborhoods throughout the city as part of a...
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Worried Customers? Here's How to Discuss Lead Contamination
The systemic lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply has created a national dialogue about infrastructure and lead service pipes. “Could...
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News Briefs: Fundraiser Established for Former Sewer and Water Supervisor
An online fundraiser has been established for Michael Stiles, 56, who died March 22 in an accident while on the job as...
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Together, We Can Get the Lead Out
If there is one lesson to be learned from the Flint crisis, it is this: Our communities will be safer in the...
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News Briefs: Sewer Worker Dies After Falling Into Manhole
A 65-year-old worker died earlier this month after falling 50 feet into an open manhole. The man was part of a crew...
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Lead Abatement: Treat the Water or Replace the Pipes?
It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...
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Fitch: Lead Lawsuits Will Pressure Water Sector
According to Fitch Ratings, legal action taken against municipalites in regards to lead contamination will have long-lasting impact for everyone in the water...
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Process Underway to Locate, Replace Lead Water Pipes in Flint
Work on replacing high-risk lead service lines in Flint, Michigan, is underway as state and city leaders collaboratively focus on removing pipes...
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News Briefs: Utility Ships Potable Water to Fort Gordon
Columbia County (Georgia) Water Utility sent over 4,000 gallons of potable water to neighboring communities, including United States Army base Fort Gordon outside...
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Sometimes Progress Starts with Getting a Low Grade
A C+ grade, not once but twice! What parent would be happy with that outcome?Yet, I am not talking about grades in school....




















