When the National Guard can’t get to you, you know you’re in trouble.Such was the case in October 2015, when historic rainfall...
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Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters
In today’s volatile political arena, water is perhaps more important than it has ever been. And with new regulations and technological changes...
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News Briefs: Wastewater Beer? The Craze is Spreading
A newly organized brewing competition in Arizona is making waves because of its key ingredient: reclaimed wastewater. In a YouTube video, Pima...
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Devastating Flash Floods Cut Off Wisconsin City, Overwhelm Treatment Plants
A massive storm has washed out roads, bridges and critical underground infrastructure in northern Wisconsin, essentially severing the area from the rest...
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News Briefs: Police Sting Centers on Olympic Venue's Wastewater Plants
Police are investigating some of Rio de Janeiro’s largest wastewater treatment plants to determine if the facilities are actually treating sewage.In a...
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Picking Up the Pieces: St. Louis Plants Recover From Historic Flooding
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District plans to have its flood-damaged Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant restored to full treatment capability by April...
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News Briefs: Severely Flood-Damaged Plant Offline Until Spring
Officials from the St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District confirmed a flood-damaged wastewater treatment plant in Fenton, Missouri, will remain offline until at...
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News Briefs: Water Employee Dies in Chemical Explosion
An employee at Water Rescue Services near Midland, Texas, died in a chemical explosion on Monday, Jan. 4. Authorities reported that the...
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Storm-Ravaged Columbia Continues Recovery Efforts
Some areas of the East Coast are still reeling from a historic rain event that hit the region in early October. South Carolina —...
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Utilities Recover, Adapt in Hurricane Joaquin’s Aftermath
Although East Coast utilities might have been relieved to hear that Hurricane Joaquin would remain out to sea instead of hitting the coastline...
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News Briefs: 'Thousand-Year Storm' Triggers Boil Advisory
Water customers in Columbia, South Carolina, were placed under a boil advisory this weekend after historic flooding damaged waterlines throughout the city’s...
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News Briefs: Hawaiian Beaches Close After Wastewater Spills
Heavy rains caused several wastewater discharges across Oahu, Hawaii, early this week, including a 500,000-gallon spill that resulted in the closure of...
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10 Images From Flood-Weary Houston
After a nearly five-year drought, Texas swung abruptly in the other direction as torrential rains caused deadly flooding this week. The storms...
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Remembering the Rhode Island Floods of 2010
Today marks the fifth anniversary of serious flooding in Rhode Island, which some heralded as a 500-year flood. The flooding overwhelmed the Warwick...

















