The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has authorized the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to establish the UW System’s first Bachelor of...
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News Briefs: Workers Uncover Wooden Water Main Dating Back to 1700s
Entry 339487Utility workers in Albany, New York, recently uncovered a wooden water main that likely dates back to the 1700s underneath the...
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News Briefs: Rapid Freeze-Thaw Cycle Breaks Pipes in Midwest
Entry 339496Rapid thawing after a deep freeze in the Midwest has some utilities working around the clock to fix cracking water pipes.
Bloomfield,...
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Annual Water Use in Madison, Wisconsin, Drops by a Billion Gallons in Six Years
After hitting a 50-year low in 2017, water use in Madison was down once again in 2018. Madison Water Utility pumped 9.2...
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News Briefs: Crews Remove 800-Ton Fatberg in Wales
Entry 339560An 800-ton fatberg was removed from a sewer in Cardiff Bay, Wales, according to itv.com. The blockage was caused by residents...
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News Briefs: Wisconsin Town Abandons Public Water Service
Entry 339653The town of Dalton, Wisconsin, has announced it will abandon its public water service and that homeowners in the area will...
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News Briefs: Hurricane Florence Tests the Carolinas' Sewer/Water Infrastructure
Entry 339674Numerous sewer systems and treatment plants have been overwhelmed in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, as the storm tested the infrastructure...
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High Schoolers Get Hands-On Training at Madison Water Utility
Most high schoolers probably don’t think much about water meters. “Honestly, I’d never seen a water meter before,” admits 17-year-old Erika Hosokawa.
Or about...
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News Briefs: Boy Miraculously Survives Getting Sucked Into a Flowing Drainage Ditch
Entry 339692Authorities in Harrison, Wisconsin, are calling it a miracle. An 11-year-old boy was unharmed after being sucked into the culvert of...
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Wisconsin City Works to ‘Get the Lead Out’
The Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) City Council recently passed an ordinance requiring citizens to replace the private side of lead service lines...
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Technology Leads the Way for System Improvements at Water Utility
Technology can be daunting, but the city of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is learning to let it work for them, simplifying day-to-day...
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News Briefs: Two Mississippi Water Workers Accused of Embezzlement
Entry 339719Two women in Mississippi will likely face indictments after being accused of embezzling money from the North Lee Water Association, where...
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News Briefs: Puppy Rescued From Sewer Drain Is Reunited With Family
Entry 339774A 5-week-old puppy was rescued from a sewer drain in Ballantyne, North Carolina, after it had fallen 6 feet into a...
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News Briefs: Firefighters Rescue Sewer Worker Stuck in Concrete
Entry 339851First responders recently rescued a sewer repair worker who was stuck in concrete at an excavation site in Lamay, Missouri.
The worker...












