While much of Texas was overwhelmed by torrential rains over the Memorial Day weekend of 2015, residents of an Austin subdivision were...
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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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New Jersey Utility Begins Flood Protection Projects
Editor's Note: This article is part of a profile on the Atlantic County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority, which was published in the July 2015...
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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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Pump Station Employees Braved Dire Conditions
As we recognized the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina last month, I was reminded of the harrowing stories of survival that emerged...
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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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Hawaiian Beaches Close After Wastewater Spills
Heavy rains caused several wastewater discharges across Oahu, Hawaii, early this week, including a 500,000-gallon spill that resulted in the closure of...
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News Briefs: Body Recovered After Man Falls Into Manhole
An act of kindness ended tragically earlier this month in Syracuse, New York, and the good Samaritan’s body was found two days...
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10 Images From Flood-Weary Houston
After a nearly five-year drought, Texas swung abruptly in the other direction as torrential rains caused deadly flooding this week. The storms...
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Holiday Weekend Flash Floods Hammer Houston
Updated Tuesday, May 27 (7:51 a.m.)
At least 19 people are dead and 11 people are still missing after record rainfall in Texas and parts of Oklahoma caused...
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Is the Texas Drought Finally Over?
While California is in the midst of one of its worst droughts ever, the State of Texas is finally emerging from its...
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Sinkhole Severs Sewers, Wipes Out Lift Station
Public Works officials at the City of Granbury (Texas) are surveying the damage left behind by a 45-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep sinkhole in the parking lot...
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News Briefs: Mayor Declares Infrastructure Emergency
Mayor Tony Yarber of Jackson, Mississippi, has taken initial steps to declare an infrastructure emergency on the city’s sewer system. Yarber is...
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Indy Public Works Readies For Final Four
Indianapolis is used to large crowds.The city is home to the Indianapolis 500 each May, as well as hosting the Big Ten...


















