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Entries Tagged Lake Michigan

News Briefs: Milwaukee Tests Pipes in Advance of Switching to Lake Michigan Water​

News Briefs: Milwaukee Tests Pipes in Advance of Switching to Lake Michigan Water​

In this week's water and wastewater news, the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, is looking to avoid the same mistakes Flint made during its switch to Lake Michigan for source water
Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters

Initiating Water Culture Through Water Clusters

Water groups throughout the nation are aiming to provide networking and innovation as they blaze a trail for the future of the world's most important natural resource.
Why Milwaukee's Water Business is Booming

Why Milwaukee's Water Business is Booming

Water technology is exploding in Milwaukee. A second Global Water Center will soon be built, and businesses are flocking to this “great place on a Great Lake.” Here’s why.
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How to Eliminate Algae Taste and Odor With Activated Carbon

The Cudahy (Wisconsin) Water Utility, which is affected by seasonal algae growth on Lake Michigan, added activated carbon caps to its sand filters to resolve taste and odor problems
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Better Than Bottled? Kenosha Shows Off Water With Traveling Tap

Kenosha Water Utility’s Traveling Tap promotes environmental and economic benefits of micro-filtered Great Lakes water.
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From Lake Michigan to the tap, Cudahy treats water right

Wisconsin utility takes extra steps to better serve its customers
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News Briefs: Water Workers Sue Over Age Discrimination

In this week's water and wastewater news, water workers sue over lost jobs, Detroit resumes water shutoffs and Iowa waters get a failing grade.
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News Briefs: Diabetes Drug Discovered Near Lake Michigan Treatment Plants

In this week's water and wastewater news, a study finds metformin in Lake Michigan, increased expenses could end a biosolids program, and New York City christens sludge boats.
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What the Heck is Frazil Ice?

This cold-weather phenomenon requires a particular set of variables: a clear night, a slight offshore wind and plunging temperatures. Learn why it can mean disaster for water system intakes.
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Happy 100, Evanston! Here's to a Century of Clean Water

Every water plant has a story. But not every water plant has roots in the Great Chicago Fire, cholera outbreaks and a severe typhoid epidemic.