When you’re digging up streets that haven’t been dug up for decades, surprises are sure to emerge. The Northern Wisconsin city of...
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Photos: Flash Flooding Cuts Off Wisconsin City
A massive storm washed out roads, bridges and critical underground infrastructure in northern Wisconsin earlier this week.Officials continue to survey the destruction,...
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News Briefs: Flash Flooding Washes Away Sewer Pipes
“In 40 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”That was the reaction of Sterling Excavation project superintendent Danny Piles after flooding in...
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Map of Downtown Rhinelander
A map of downtown Rhinelander, Wisconsin, showing the area involved in the Downtown Streetscape Project. Click on the map to view a...
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News Briefs: Court Ruling Puts Water Projects on Hold
Missouri American Water Co. says it has canceled $20 million in water main replacement projects this year due to uncertainty related to...
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News Briefs: Great Lakes States Approve City’s Water Request
The Great Lakes Compact Council, representing governors of eight states, voted unanimously June 21 to approve a request by the City of...
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Congressman Aims to 'Save the Bay' By Reducing Runoff
“Never forget that you live at the mouth of the largest freshwater estuary in the world. And never forget the great responsibility...
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Worried Customers? Here's How to Discuss Lead Contamination
The systemic lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply has created a national dialogue about infrastructure and lead service pipes. “Could...
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News Briefs: Manhole Cover That Killed Driver Replaced
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation replaced the manhole cover that flew off and killed a driver on Interstate 93 in Boston last...
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Lead Abatement: Treat the Water or Replace the Pipes?
It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...
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How Madison Water Utility Eliminated Its Lead Problem
Editor's note: This article first appeared on the Madison Water Utility blog in response to recent news events in Flint, Michigan.You can’t see it....
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National Green Infrastructure Certification Program in Development
DC Water and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have signed an agreement to develop a National Green Infrastructure Certification Program aimed at...
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News Briefs: Detroit Pistons Owner Pledges to Raise $10M for Flint
Tom Gores, owner of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, has pledged to raise $10 million from the private sector for relief efforts in...
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Keeping Runoff in Check
Presto Geosystems’ GEOPAVE porous pavements were utilized along with other environmental and sustainable products in a popular Wisconsin nature preserve, The Ridges Sanctuary,...



















