The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service has announced that more than $4 billion in Direct Loan funds and $1...
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Hawaii’s Groundbreaking Wastewater Project Officially Unveiled
The completion of Hawaii’s largest ever wastewater system upgrade was formally announced last week by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. The project cost...
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Utility Finds Unique Add-Ons For Pump Station Upgrade
When the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District in Wisconsin needed to upgrade a four-decade-old pump station, it decided the site could provide value...
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$46M Water, Sewer Project Underway in the Bronx
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection recently announced that a $46 million project recently got underway to upgrade more than 5...
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City Finds Good in Old Pipe
Just a few blocks away from the brunt of the work on the Downtown Streetscape Project in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, sits a large...
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Update: Rhinelander Sewer and Water Project Hits Halfway Point
Despite some surprises, significant rain events, and project add-ons, officials in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, say the massive Downtown Streetscape Project is still on...
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Rebuilding a Downtown’s Infrastructure
When you’re digging up streets that haven’t been dug up for decades, surprises are sure to emerge. The Northern Wisconsin city of...
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New York Receives $187M for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted $187,379,000 to the State of New York to help finance improvements to water projects that...
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New Jersey Receives $70M for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allotted $70,413,000 to the State of New Jersey to help finance improvements to water projects that are...
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EPA Provides $165 Million for New England Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded over $165 million to help finance improvements to water projects throughout New England. The funds will be...
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EPA Enters Settlement With Puerto Rico To Improve Water Infrastructure
Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority...
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Root Force
The Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) of Knoxville, Tenn., is engaged in an assertive program to renew its wastewater infrastructure. The effort consists...
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Decades in the Making
The problems facing many of our older Northeastern cities are widely known — population loss, economic woes, deteriorating infrastructure.
Fall River,...
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Maximum Efficiency at Minimum Cost
The Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA) in Roanoke, Va., was formed in 2004 from existing city and county utilities. Much progress has...

















