Entries Tagged Rescue

Rescue workers spent 13 hours inspecting a maze of sewer pipe running underneath L.A.’s Griffith Park before finding 13-year-old Jesse Hernandez

From water main breaks to earthquakes, Scottsdale Water relies on continuous training and its "emergency toolbox" to respond if and when disaster strikes.

In this week’s news briefs, a water department crew makes a gruesome discovery, and the town of Colebrook, New Hampshire, starts replacing some of the oldest water infrastructure in the state.

State of Emergency declared as officials continue to assess the damage

Water superintendent calls challenging four-hour rescue more rewarding than a typical day's work

A trench collapse in Hays, Kansas, kills 2

An agreement between officials and local tribes allowed work to continue on the Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility despite a recent discovery.

In this week’s news, celebrities rally behind the people of Flint, Michigan, wastewater workers in Louisiana make a grim discovery, and the Wisconsin Public Service Commission reprimands a water utility for unapproved spending.

In this week’s news, rescuers respond to a fall at a North Dakota lift station, water research organizations announce a merger, and is declining groundwater in Mississippi cause for alarm?

From valve maintenance to dramatic rescues, here are the most-watched videos on MSWmag.com during the past year.

Owner of 1961 class ring thankful for the diligence of two Poplar Bluff, Missouri, utility workers who went out of their way

A Utah water operator assists in a holiday miracle. Watch the dramatic rescue caught on a body camera.

Watch as an 880-pound pregnant yellow cow is lifted out of a manhole in China’s Guizhou province

The ingenuity and quick response of a two-person crew from the Jurupa Community Service District saves the day for one lucky customer.