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Straight From the Source
People stay in certain places for all kinds of reasons. For Kathleen Cahall, it’s all about the water.
But it’s not the beauty...
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High Schoolers Get Hands-On Training at Madison Water Utility
Most high schoolers probably don’t think much about water meters. “Honestly, I’d never seen a water meter before,” admits 17-year-old Erika Hosokawa.
Or about...
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Survey Shows a Third of Consumers Have Water-Quality Issues
A recent survey by J.D. Power is giving water customers a voice on their level of satisfaction with local utilities. The recently...
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Salinity and Alkalinity Increasing in US Waterways
A recent study is shedding more light on the scope of a problem that has ramifications for both drinking water quality and...
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How Storage Tanks Play Into Water Quality
Your utility’s storage facilities are an important part of maintaining water quality in the distribution system.
This three-part video series produced by the...
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Protecting Distribution System Water Quality
Producing high-quality water for customers at your treatment facility is only the first part of the equation. That quality also has to...
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Scientists Study Wildfires’ Effect on California Utility’s Drinking Water Source
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have spent a decade studying the factors behind the success of Sonoma, California’s riverbank filtration...
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AWWA Calls for Farm Bill Measures that Protect Drinking Water
With excess nutrients impacting water quality nationwide, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) this week urged Congress to use the upcoming Farm Bill...
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Mueller’s Hydro-Guard S.M.A.R.T. Water Quality Monitoring and Flushing System
A new technical animation demonstrates the operation of the Hydro-Guard S.M.A.R.T. Water Quality Monitoring & Flushing System, Mueller Co.’s latest cellular communication-based...
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What Does the National Tap Water Database Mean for Utilities?
By now, most water utilities have likely heard that the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its national Tap Water Database, which allows...
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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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News Briefs: Budget Deal Protects Rural Water Loan and Grant Program
The Trump administration’s proposed cuts that would have impacted the nation’s water infrastructure will not come to fruition for now.The president signed...
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News Briefs: Bill Could Bolster California Stormwater Capture
The California Senate has passed a bill that would make it easier for utilities to build stormwater capture projects.“We’re losing hundreds of...

















