Entries Tagged Public Outreach

“Get the lead out” is an idiomatic expression meaning to hurry or speed up the pace of work. The expression applies doubly...

When golfers lost interest in playing the greens and fairways of Clear Lake (Texas) Golf Course in the early 2000s, its owner...

When all is working smoothly, underground utilities operate largely undetected by the community. Manholes and other utility covers offer the only visible...

Helping citizens help the environment — that’s what the city of Victoria, British Columbia, has in mind as it looks toward a...

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has enlisted residents’ help in reducing sewer overflows during heavy rains by creating a Water Drop Alert text message...

Debra Burden is the idea person in the Water Conservation section of the Department of Water Resources in Citrus County, Florida, and...

To help utilities comply with the new Lead and Copper Rule, WaterPIO and WaterComm.Co have launched a new platform for communications compliance called LeadCopperRule.com. The...

In the drought-prone region between Dallas and Austin, the water utility in Round Rock takes water conservation seriously. The utility encourages conservation by...

With the advent of smartphones and watches and a variety of health and fitness apps, it’s gotten common for people to know...

In an effort to explore I&I remediation as an alternative to expensive sewer upgrades, King County, Washington, is embarking on a dual-purpose...

The Lynchburg water utility was all set for two weeks of jam-packed field trips celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day in 2020...

My toilet clogged recently. I won’t get too deep into the details, but it involved a little niece and nephew and a...

The Water Tower has announced that Carollo Engineers will be the first tenant at The Water Tower Innovation Center — a 55,000...

Climate change is a pressing issue for local governments. Sea level rise and the unpredictable nature of storm events have put a...