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EPA Awards $13 Million in Small System Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $12.7 million in grants to help small drinking and wastewater systems – those serving fewer...
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Prevent Disasters With Tank Inspections
You’ve read about it in the news. A storage tank ruptures or leaks and the results are not good — a waterway...
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Exam Study Guide: Backwash Rate
When operators are faced with licensing exams, they sometimes struggle with test anxiety because they don’t fully understand how to properly study...
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Runners Chase Leaks for 2014 Fix-A-Leak Week
For a homeowner, the slow, methodical dripping of a kitchen sink in the middle of the night is merely an annoyance. For...
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How Much Are You Worth?
After submitting a letter of resignation, a valued water utility leader in Indiana received monetary recognition — a whopping $20,000 — for...
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What Are the Top 10 Water Sector Technology Innovations?
The water industry is continually facing difficult issues. Many factors contribute to these difficulties, including failing infrastructure, population growth and climate change,...
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Water Plant Operators Save Flood-Ravaged Town
The small town of High River is among flood-ravaged communities in Alberta still recovering after what is being called Canada’s costliest natural...
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Top 10 Utilities to Follow on Facebook
Social media has evolved significantly since Facebook debuted 10 years ago. The company’s initial target audience — Harvard college students — has...
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American Water Wins Distinguished U.S. Water Prize
American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, announced today it was selected to receive a 2014 U.S....
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Water School Draws Younger Generation Into Industry
Steve Christianson saw the need for younger folks to enter the water distribution and water treatment world.After receiving his certifications several years...
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Greenville Water Awarded for Outstanding Plant Performance
Greenville Water’s Stovall Water Treatment Plant received the rarely achieved Phase IV Presidents Award recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water.The Partnership...
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Toilet-To-Tap Programs Conserve California Water
According to the California Department of Water Resources, 2013 closed as the driest year on record for many areas of the state....
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Public-Private Partnerships Alleviate Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Deficits
Nations on both sides of the Atlantic are struggling with water and wastewater infrastructure deficits. An international panel at the 21st Annual...













