Entry 338572A recent study by DigDeep and US Water Alliance claims more than 2 million Americans are living without running water, indoor...
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Largest Pipeline Project in Decades Nears Completion in Madison, Wisconsin
It’s easy to see that something is happening in Madison, Wisconsin's Bowman Park on Fish Hatchery Road. Backhoes dig deep trenches into...
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Utility Makes Major Operational Improvements
Shorewood Water Works may be old, but that doesn’t discourage the staff from doing everything they can to make the system current...
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News Briefs: Newark to Continue Lead-Testing Homes for a Few Weeks
Entry 338916The city of Newark, New Jersey, will continue testing residential tap water for the next few weeks to get a read...
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Sustainability Efforts Lead to Fuller Aquifers in Madison, Wisconsin
The last five years may not seem all that unusual when it comes to water use — we still take showers, flush...
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News Briefs: Wisconsin Governor Creates Coordinator Position for Lead Contamination
Entry 339051Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin has signed an executive order to create a new position in the state’s government tasked with...
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Water Team Delivers Excellence
Todd Hanson can observe his community’s entire drinking water system from the SCADA screen in his office at the water treatment plant.
At...
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What Happens When a Water Main Breaks Under an Airport Taxiway?
On a cold December day in 2017, Madison Water Utility (MWU) got a call.
“It was the airport saying ‘there’s water bubbling up...
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I Make America Joins Super Products for Expanded Facility Groundbreaking
I Make America — the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) national grassroots campaign — joined Super Products LLC April 25 for the...
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Madison's Unique Flushing Program Gets Other Utilities' Attention
It’s a tall order. Every spring, Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility crews set out to clear mineral sediment from some 900 miles of...
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Midwest Floods Causing Problems for Water/Wastewater Utilities
Heavy rainfall and rapid snowmelt throughout the Midwest has triggered widespread catastrophic flooding, which is causing major problems for water and wastewater...
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News Briefs: Melting Snow Is Polluting Milwaukee Waterways
Entry 339378The leftover trash and road salt from Wisconsin’s winter are now polluting waterways in Milwaukee, according to WTMJ News.
Jake...
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News Briefs: Century-Old Main Breaks in Portland, Floods Neighborhood
Entry 339402A century-old 30-inch cast iron water transmission main recently burst in Portland, Oregon, leaving some streets in the northeast part of...
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Wild February Weather Takes Toll On Madison, Wisconsin's Water Mains
It’s 10:30 p.m. in the middle a February deep freeze when the call comes in — a 6-inch wide water main has ruptured beneath...














