Forty-seven years ago next month I was born, the third (and last) child of Marilyn and John Laggis.I have an older brother...
Entries Tagged Water Utility
Editorial
Stormwater Modeling for the Future
Everyone knows that rainwater runoff impacts water quality. Hydrology technicians at the San Antonio River Authority want to know more than that....
Editorial
Founding Principles
It’s Oct. 6. I’m finishing up this column, the last piece of the last issue of Municipal Sewer & Water for 2020. And what...
Online Exclusives
A Photographic Salute to Municipal Sewer and Water Work
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are a thousand pictures worth?
Over the years, Municipal Sewer &...
Videos
Residential Growth Creates Challenges for Water Utility
The Rainbow Municipal Water District in Fallbrook, California, serves one of the largest agricultural areas in the state. Yet the utility is...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Officials Want State Oversight for Pittsburgh Water Utility
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority could be on its way to being under state oversight.Last week, members of the Pennsylvania House...
Editorial
Water and Wastewater Utilities All Have a Story
So much of what you do is unseen. Even when a light is cast on your work, it usually illuminates only the...
Online Exclusives
Study Investigates Lining and Coating Lead Service Lines
The Water Research Foundation has released a new report that found certain lining and coating technologies are effective in reducing or eliminating...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Milwaukee’s Water Utility Head Moves On
Milwaukee Water Works must begin a search for a new superintendent now that its longtime head, Carrie Lewis, has moved on to...
Editorial
Every Day Presents Opportunity
Make the most of your opportunities. Grab ahold of the moment. You never know if it’ll be your last.One of my colleagues,...
Editorial
Following the Flow of Water Resources
I was hanging out with family this past summer, sitting outside my brother’s house along the Wisconsin River in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The...
Online Exclusives
Headfirst Plunge By Utility Worker Goes Viral
As is usually the case when something goes viral, that wasn’t Andrea Adams intention when she recently snapped a photo of a...
Blogs
Protecting Drinking Water by Becoming 'Climate Ready'
From Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Homer, Alaska, drinking water and wastewater utilities across the country are working with EPA to prepare for...
Blogs
Celebrating 10 Years of WaterSense
Did you know that two-thirds of the continental U.S. has experienced drought in the last few years? It has left many utilities...















