Entries Tagged Public Education

The latest fatberg making headlines is in Baltimore, Maryland.A nearly 1.2 million gallon dry-weather SSO occurred last month because of the massive...

A major factor behind the massive 130-ton fatberg Thames Water in London discovered in its sewer system last month is the fact that a...

You know the value of water. Every day you’re involved in maintaining the infrastructure that brings safe drinking water to customers’ taps....

If you have an old building on your water or wastewater treatment site, you might want to consider turning it into a...

So you have a huge street project that will disrupt the day-to-day activities of several neighborhoods, while costing a fair amount of...

The public impact of a 6.6-mile-long water main replacement project has been top of mind for Louisville Water Co. officials from the...

In 2013, Thames Water in England found a bus-sized lump of fat in a sewer. The 15-ton obstruction of food fat and wet...

Getting the public to fully understand how water systems work and the resources it takes to properly maintain them is always a...

There can be a disconnect between utilities and customers when water conservation is pushed for, yet rates continue to rise. A new...

When Jason Arnold confronted his utility’s soaring frequency of lift station repairs, he didn’t just want to head off problems. It was...

Enforcing lawn-watering restrictions is a common conservation practice in many parts of the country. But how effective is it in truly producing...

The adage “out of sight, out of mind” is a particularly common one in the water and wastewater industry. It’s often made...

While a Canadian utility continues to work to reduce its overflows, it’s at least taking a proactive approach in notifying the public...

Last week was Drinking Water Week, a time when many utilities do some public outreach and educate their customers on what it takes...