San Francisco Bay Area agencies are making progress with a $113 million project aimed at bolstering water supplies for crisis situations. The...
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News Briefs: Great Lakes States Approve City’s Water Request
The Great Lakes Compact Council, representing governors of eight states, voted unanimously June 21 to approve a request by the City of...
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News Briefs: Chicago Breaks Ground on $55 Million Stormwater Tunnel
The water level in Lake Mead — the nation’s largest reservoir that serves about 20 million residents in Nevada, Arizona and California...
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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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SFPUC Completes Last Two Critical Water Pipeline Projects
Construction has been completed on the last two major regional water pipeline projects that are part of the $4.8 billion Hetch Hetchy Water...
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Video: Water Operator Helps Rescue Woman in Icy Reservoir
Thomas Braithwaite, a water operator in Brigham City, Utah, usually checks the Mantua Reservoir at 6 a.m. on his daily route. Not...
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News Briefs: Suspects Arrested for Dam Vandalism
Fremont police arrested four men Nov. 24 for intentionally damaging an inflatable dam, which caused the release of nearly 50 million gallons...
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Pennsylvania Awards $51.7M for Water and Wastewater Projects
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced the investment of $51.7 million for nine drinking water and wastewater projects across eight counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority...
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Zebra Mussels On the Move: What Are Water Utilities Doing to Stop Them?
The Fargo, North Dakota, water utility had an unwelcome visitor recently.A zebra mussel showed up in the intake structure that draws raw...
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News Briefs: Shoplifting Suspect Rescued From Drainpipe
One shoplifting suspect in Batavia, New York, took an unusual escape route that ended up requiring a rescue by police and fire...
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Drones Take Legwork Out of Infrastructure Inspection
Inspecting miles of flood control waterways, reservoirs and other infrastructure is getting a lot easier thanks to new technology. The use of...
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EPA Agrees to Revisit Rules for Polluted Runoff
A federal court has approved a settlement in which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will update its national regulations for stormwater runoff, one of...
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Snowmastodon! Reservoir Project Unearths Fabulous Fossils
To the Snowmass (Colorado) Water and Sanitation District it’s known as the Ziegler Reservoir Enlargement Project. To scientists at the Denver Museum...
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News Briefs: Savannah to Replace 19th Century Brick Pipelines
The City of Savannah, Georgia, plans to spend about $500,000 for a new drainage line to replace the aging 19th century stormwater...




















