A year ago, Breanne Martin simply wanted to get her foot in the door at the Prince William County Service Authority.Halfway through...
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News Briefs: Santa Barbara to Restart Desalination Plant
City Council Votes to Reactivate Desalination Plant
Santa Barbara City Council members voted unanimously July 21 in favor of spending $55 million to...
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Water Utility Roundtable: Building a Culture of Innovation
"Building an Innovation Culture in a Utility" is the focus of an insightful new industry roundtable being offered at the Smart H2O...
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News Briefs: Body Recovered After Man Falls Into Manhole
An act of kindness ended tragically earlier this month in Syracuse, New York, and the good Samaritan’s body was found two days...
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Water Suppliers Wrestle with Decreased Sales
The ongoing California drought has led to an apparent paradox for water utilities and agencies throughout the state: Water conservation reduces revenue.Based...
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News Briefs: Union Rejects Water Utility's Latest Proposal
Public employees of the Halifax Regional Water Commission (Halifax Water) and the utility were back at the bargaining table earlier this week...
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Detroit Utility Lease Approved
As part of its bankruptcy recovery plan, the City of Detroit will lease out its water and sewer systems to the Great...
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News Briefs: China Experiments With GPS to Curb Manhole Cover Thefts
A new manhole cover design, complete with GPS tracking, has been created in response to an estimated 240,000 stolen manhole covers in...
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Massachusetts Awards Grants for Water Infrastructure Improvements
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the office of Gov. Charlie Baker have announced that nearly $400,000 in grants have been...
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Hundreds of Halifax Water Workers On Strike
More than 300 unionized workers at the Halifax Regional Water Commission have been off the job for over a week in what...
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Meeting Customer Demands Over Diverse Service Areas
You are all responsible for providing the same level of clean water and quality service to all your customers. It’s a challenge,...
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Water Utilities Use Infrastructure Week to Educate Stakeholders
Across the country, water providers are rising to the challenge and creating innovative solutions to solve water-centric problems both at the local...
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Outreach Steps Up in Response to Drought
As the California drought enters its fourth year, Gov. Jerry Brown has put forth mandatory water restrictions aimed at reducing the state’s...
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News Briefs: Mayor Declares Infrastructure Emergency
Mayor Tony Yarber of Jackson, Mississippi, has taken initial steps to declare an infrastructure emergency on the city’s sewer system. Yarber is...

















