The hilly topography in and around Asheville, N.C., makes the city a prime tourist destination. The Blue Ridge Mountains, local waterfalls, hiking...
Entries Tagged Water Loss
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What is a Valve Maintenance Program?
No one likes being called in the middle of the night to the scene of a broken waterline. What’s even more frustrating...
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Top 10 Issues Facing the Water and Wastewater Industries
In June, global water consulting engineering firm Black & Veatch released its second annual report highlighting the top 10 concerns for the...
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Fix a Leak Week bridges nationwide efforts to cap water loss
Municipal water managers are well aware of the waste caused by leaks, from cracks in large transmission systems to slow drips at...
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Project H2O saving Madison customers hundreds of dollars
Though only 20 percent complete, Project H2O, Madison (Wis.) Water Utility’s initiative to upgrade outdated water meters and transition to monthly billing,...
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Two Tales of a City
Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in the country but the Philadelphia Water Department's (PWD) approach to stormwater management, sewer overflow...
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Eliminating Loss
From the moment Public Water Supply District No. 1 of Ralls County, Mo., turned on the pumps in 1971, the new distribution...
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Fixing the Leaks
No one cries when thousands of gallons of treated water leak out of a transmission main several feet below their daily...
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Waste Not, Want Not
Futurists warn that we're heading into an era when clean, fresh water will grow harder and harder to find.If they're right, Aurora,...
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Leading a Town to Water
A firm handshake and concern for the customer were as important as backhoes and budgets to the success of a $16 million...
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Many Hands Make Light Work
Patsy Mortimer is not a municipal employee, but she does work closely with several municipal organizations. Mortimer, coordinator for the Flint Creek...
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Leak Hunters
At the beginning of 2000, the Clayton County (Ga.) Water Authority discovered it had some significant water loss issues. A six-year leak...

















