Entries Tagged Theft

In this week’s news briefs, a former Las Vegas Valley Water District employee admits to $4.5M in fraudulent purchases, and the City of Abilene is increasing security measures after thieves steal pumps and pipeline inspection equipment.

In this week's news, a municipal worker is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of city equipment, a massive stormwater project was completed in Ohio, and a California city taps public pool water to clean sewers.

Actor accused of taking water from a public hydrant reaches a settlement with Calleguas Municipal Water District

In this week's news, China has a new way of tracking its missing manhole covers, a California city sues the state over water use restrictions, and Denver addresses stormwater concerns.

Municipalities sometimes resort to unconventional means to keep its metal infrastructure from ending up at the scrapyard.

Manhole covers and sewer grates are being stolen from city streets. This is not only costly for municipalities, but dangerous for passersby.

Manhole security system from SewerLock