Entries Tagged Wisconsin

Sixteen former employees of the Las Vegas Valley Water District have filed a civil lawsuit against the utility, claiming they were forced...

"Toilet uses recycled water."The simple placards posted in every restroom stall at Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility's Olin Ave. office building are among the...

The City of Wyoming, Minnesota, has filed a class-action lawsuit against six makers of wet wipes, claiming the flushable wipes cause harm...

Mayor Tony Yarber of Jackson, Mississippi, has taken initial steps to declare an infrastructure emergency on the city’s sewer system. Yarber is...

Residents of the Spring Harbor neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin, say their drinking water is a little on the salty side these days....

When temperatures plunge below zero each winter, the City of Rhinelander (Wisconsin) Public Works Department is prepared. Officials know calls are coming...

Editor’s note: Look for a full profile on Madison Water Utility in the February 2015 issue of Municipal Sewer & Water ("Nothing for...

Even though the city is nearly surrounded by lakes, Madison, Wis., doesn’t take water for granted.To protect its water supplies and infrastructure,...

First it forms. Then it multiplies. Then it attaches to underwater structures like water system intakes.It’s frazil ice, and it’s led to...

To sell or not to sell. That’s the question several New Jersey towns need to answer as they prepare to upgrade drinking-water...

It’s winter here in the Midwest, and we’ve been trapped in a pocket of January-like weather for the past couple of weeks....

The water and wastewater utility in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., is successful because of where they are and who they are.The village draws...

The Burns Funeral Home in Hobart, Ill., is taking stormwater management seriously. Owner Jim Burns recently installed a waterfall and mini-stream near...

The first wastewater treatment plant in Waukesha, Wis., was built in 1890. While some of the original pipes from that era are...