The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the State of Oklahoma’s revised rule for regulating total coliform in drinking water. With this...
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Wisconsin Rapids Earns Best-Tasting Water Blue Ribbon
The Wisconsin Rapids Water Utility won the 2015 title of "Best-Tasting Water" during the Wisconsin State Fair.The competition — sponsored by the Wisconsin...
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News Briefs: Worms Invade Neighborhood Drinking Water
Residents from the Woodland Acres Subdivision near Houston, Texas, are dealing with wormy tap water after a power outage disrupted services at...
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What Pope Francis Has to Say About Clean Water
This past week, Pope Francis released the Laudato Si, an encyclical addressing climate change and its effects on the world’s most vulnerable populations....
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From Lake Michigan to the tap, Cudahy treats water right
Frank Miller, superintendent of the Cudahy Water Utility (WI), gives a tour of his plant and describes the processes and equipment used...
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EPA Report Reviews Effects of Fracking on Drinking Water Resources
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft assessment on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources in the United States....
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Exam Study Guide: Pipe Measurement
When faced with a licensing exam, don't struggle with test anxiety! Use the question below and others from our Exam Study Guide series to...
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News Briefs: U.S. Government Lowers Fluoride Recommendation
The Department of Health and Human Services has lowered its fluoride suggestions, recommending that public tap water not exceed .7 ppm. Previous...
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Pennsylvania Water Awards Grants for Local Watershed Projects
Pennsylvania American Water has awarded financial support to seven watershed initiatives across the state through the company’s 2015 Environmental Grant Program. The...
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AWWA 2015 American Water Scholarship Presented to University of Illinois Doctoral Student
American Water recently announced that Allison Bergquist, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, has been chosen to receive the American Water Works...
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Road Salt Infiltrates Drinking Water Supplies
Residents of Spring Harbor Neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin, say their drinking water is a little on the salty side these days. And...
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EPA Designates Mahomet Aquifer as Sole Source in East-Central Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision to designate a portion of the Mahomet Aquifer system as a sole source aquifer....
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News Briefs: Benzene Found at Montana Plant After Oil Spill
An oil spill in the Yellowstone River has created problems for the residents of Glendive, Mont. Elevated levels of benzene were found...
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Water Works To Sue Neighboring Counties
Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa — alarmed by rising nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers —...











