After hitting a 50-year low in 2017, water use in Madison, Wisconsin, was down once again in 2018. Madison Water Utility pumped...
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Infrastructure Corrosion Is a Major Threat to Public Health, Says Study
A recent report based on input from more than 1,300 corrosion professionals identifies aging water infrastructure as a pressing, costly yet fixable...
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Reclaimed Wastewater Will Soon Revive a Landmark Arizona River
Drought and decimated water bodies have become common in recent decades, but Tucson, Arizona, is fighting against the death of their once-great...
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Lead Contamination Found in Hundreds of Chicago Taps
Lead contamination was found in 70 percent of the 2,797 homes tested in Chicago as part of a program allowing residents to...
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Alaskan Hydrant Ops Foreman Fights Elements for Public Safety
Earl Stewman is on a mission: Make sure the fire hydrants in Anchorage, Alaska, work when they’re needed — all 7,400 of...
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Town’s Water System Recovers Quickly After Direct Hit From Hurricane Harvey
The water system in the small bayside community of Holiday Beach, Texas, is back on, a development Neil Adams, general manager of...
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News Briefs: Pennsylvania Operator to Spend Six Months in Prison for Falsifying Reports
A wastewater treatment plant operator in Lake City, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by submitting false reports...
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Phosphorus Allies: Unraveling Wisconsin’s Dairy/Wastewater Connection
Phosphorus — a water-quality nemesis and the target of tighter treatment regulations — might actually be bringing point-source and nonpoint source dischargers...
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FiberSystems Provides Cost-Efficient, High-Performance Option for Corrosive Environments
FiberSystems is helping customers curtail costs and boost performance with its corrosion-resistant methacrylate epoxy FRP composite pipe, duct and fittings. Custom engineered for...
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Multi-Tasking Operator Builds Award-Winning Career
What do you do when you need your town’s water well up and running? How do you get an old municipal building...
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Tap Water Turns Black in Texas Town Embroiled in Scandal
Crystal City, Texas — a city that found itself in the headlines earlier this month when top officials were arrested for bribery — suddenly...
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ISO Publishes Treated Wastewater Standards for Agriculture
In regions where water is scarce, treated wastewater can provide a lifeline to the agricultural community. Not only does it provide a...
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Lead-Free, Metal-To-Metal Swing Check Valves Certified For Drinking Water
Swing check valves from Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing, offered with either drop-tight resilient seating or aluminum bronze metal, are designed for municipal...
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Ohio Operator Brings Heart to Management Style
Caring. Karen Hawkins and co-workers use that word a lot. As superintendent of Fairborn (Ohio) Utilities, Hawkins has made concern for employees...
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Solution From Kupferle Foundry Speeds Basin Cleaning
The City of O’Fallon (Missouri) Wastewater Treatment Plant has two rectangular equalization basins: a 75- by 200-foot sized basin with a 3-million-gallon...
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NRDC Website Helps Cut Water Losses
Water utilities and the state agencies that regulate them are concerned about water losses in distribution systems. But how effective are their...
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News Briefs: Wastewater Super Indicted for Falsifying Reports
A grand jury in Hughes County, South Dakota, has indicted Greg Mohr, a former sewer works superintendent in Pierre, on 10 misdemeanor...













