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Fifth annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition set for Oct. 3-5
The fifth annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas will serve as a platform for water-efficiency professionals from...
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Duluth unveils an 8.2 million gallon tank designed to protect Lake Superior from SSOs
The City of Duluth, Minn., has completed a $20 million tank to store diluted wastewater during rain events and help prevent overflows...
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Charlie Anderson takes the gavel as the next AWWA president
At the American Water Works Association’s 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE12), new president Charlie Anderson accepted the gavel and committed to...
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Water Environment Federation announces 2012 Fellow Recognition Program inductees
The Water Environment Federation has announced 23 distinguished members as 2012 WEF Fellows. The designation recognizes members’ achievements, stature, and contributions in...
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Parkson launches large WashPress designed for outsized jobs
Parkson Corporation has introduced a larger version of its popular Aqua WashPress, which integrates with Parkson screen systems to handle some of...
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Cave-in causes serious injury to a contractor employee at the wastewater treatment plant in Bradento
The Bradenton Herald newspaper reports that 42-year-old contractor employee was hospitalized June 11 after soil caved in on him while he worked...
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Black & Veatch Report: Aging infrastructure, capital costs and funding are top concerns for water ut
Black & Veatch’s first Strategic Directions in the U.S. Water Utility Industry Report identifies top challenges in the water and wastewater industries....
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Black & Veatch Report: Aging infrastructure, capital costs and funding are top concerns for water ut
Black & Veatch’s first Strategic Directions in the U.S. Water Utility Industry Report identifies top challenges in the water and wastewater industries....
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American Water receives 18 national awards for excellence in water quality
American Water has received 18 Directors Awards of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. Fifteen plants received awards for maintaining Phase...
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WEDECO Spektron e UV solution delivers high-level disinfection for drinking water
Xylem has launched an ultraviolet UV) closed-vessel reactor that delivers high-level, environmentally friendly disinfection for drinking water. The WEDECO Spektron e UV...
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Innovative process is said to reduce sludge production by a factor of 10 in industral treatment
Scientists have developed a process that can cut the amount of sludge generated from wastewater treatment plants by a factor of 10,...
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California study finds centralized sewer system more energy efficient than onsite cluster
Onsite cluster wastewater treatment systems may cost less to install and maintain than central sewer systems and allow more flexibility for growth....
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Communities along Great Bay Estuary oppose strict wastewater nitrogen limits
Officials representing five cities along Great Bay in New Hampshire asked Congress to intervene on strict U.S. EPA nitrogen discharge limits for...
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WEF offers a series of summer webinars on current topics
The Water Environment Federation is offering a series of free summer webinars. Professional Development Hours may be earned for participation in most...
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Hiring veterans into water workforce is a focus at AWWA ACE12 conference
With the water sector workforce aging, water utilities and government agencies will explore how to bring veterans into the water workforce during...
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Study shows viruses in drinking water where communities do not disinfect
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on a new study showing that human viruses appeared in drinking water from 14 Wisconsin communities that...
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Milwaukee marks 85 years of producing Milorganite fertilizer
Eighty-five years ago, Milwaukee began turning its wastewater biosolids into a lawn and garden fertilizer, call Milorganite (for MILwaukee ORGANic NITrogen), the...
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New England Freshwater Forum advances ideas to achieve integrated ‘one water’ management
How can New England improve the management of its freshwater resources and systems to make them more resilient, efficient and responsive to...





