Entries Tagged Water Usage

In the wake of the strain Hurricane Matthew put on collections systems on Florida’s east coast in late September and early October,...

Opa-locka, Florida, has granted control of its water and sewer system to Miami-Dade County following a series of illicit activities going back...

Despite drought conditions that persist in California, 84 percent of the water agencies in the state have a conservation target of zero...

The Virginia Tech researchers who exposed Flint, Michigan’s lead problem say the city’s water quality is improving. Of the 162 homes tested...

Editor's Note: This blog was originally posted on Think at the Sink, a public education arm of Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department. Here...

Following especially dire drought conditions because of the lack of snowmelt, the state of California currently has water restriction mandates in place....

Utilities nationwide are facing incredible costs to upgrade aging and inadequate infrastructure and address challenges related to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater management...

Shortly after praising a landmark climate change agreement in Paris, President Barack Obama released a report last month on how to address climate-related challenges faced...

Workers upgrading water mains under New York City’s Washington Square Park discovered a burial vault containing the remains of at least a...

A rural water district seized equipment from an Arkansas fire department after it said it discovered that some firefighters there were tapping...

Water conservation is a team effort in drought-stricken California.As water suppliers search for new ways to meet the mandatory water use reductions...

After five punishing years, drought conditions have reached critical mass in California and much of the western United States. Smart infrastructure technology...

3M and TaKaDu recently signed an agreement designed to help water utilities learn how to improve efficiency and ultimately save water. The...

Josephina Guzman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.An underground explosion shot a nearly 300-pound manhole cover through the floor of...