Entries Tagged Texas

Dallas, Texas' storm sewers, designed and built in the 1930s, are no match for the dense neighborhoods of a 21st-century city. Despite...

As part of one of the oldest cities west of the Mississippi River, the San Antonio Water System’s wastewater collections operation has...

Entry 338919A 1.6 million gallon spill of untreated wastewater into Miami-Dade, Florida’s Oleta River has been contained, according to officials. The leak...

To say that Princeton, Texas, is growing is something of an understatement. The city’s population is on track to top 16,500 people by...

Entry 339268A former employee of the City of Bedford (Ohio) Water Department was recently indicted for two counts of theft in office...

Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged...

Entry 339294A 27-year-old worker in Harris County, Texas, says being trapped for six hours in a collapsed trench was the scariest event...

Entry 339300A recent report by the Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University finds that 610 locations in 43 states are contaminated with...

The secret to infrastructure improvement while limiting debt may be as simple as two words: impact fees. Round Rock, neighbor of Texas capital...

Entry 339468A solution to Austin, Texas’ zebra mussel infestation could still be 18 months away, according to Austin Water officials. Residents in the...

Entry 339487Utility workers in Albany, New York, recently uncovered a wooden water main that likely dates back to the 1700s underneath the...

When one of the state’s oldest cities is also its fastest growing, there are bound to be infrastructure issues. Such is the case...

Entry 339516Austin Energy in Austin, Texas, recently offered to help federal workers affected by the government shutdown pay their utility bills, according...

How many wastewater utilities can handle 51 inches of rain in 72 hours? Probably none. But that’s what challenged the Houston Wastewater Operations...