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Entries Tagged Public Awareness
Editorial
Idea Of The Month: See It, Appreciate It
The City of Helena, Mont., had tried public meetings, water festivals and citizen committees to raise awareness of issues facing the Tenmile...
Blogs
Dr. Oz Vows to Stop Flushing Wipes
Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of the Dr. Oz Show, has been a big proponent of “flushable” wipes. He’s touted their health benefits,...
Online Exclusives
King County Is So Flushing Awesome
Listen to it once, and you’ll be humming the wastewater-themed Macklemore parody often. It’s an earworm, all right — a catchy little...
Blogs
Stop and Taste the Chocolate: Water Utility Hosts a Sweet Fundraiser
With robin’s egg blue skies and temps in the 70s, Madison, Wis., was a good place to visit this past weekend. And...
Editorial
While The Iron Is Hot?
Water system managers and superintendents often tell how concerned they are about recruiting a new generation to the profession. The concern is...
Blogs
California Water Goes Behind-the-Scenes For Water Awareness Month
Water operators at California Water Service are enjoying a little stardom as the utility kicks off Water Awareness Month. And actually, it’s...
Online Exclusives
3 Extraordinary Ways to Educate Your Water Customers
The words “public education” bring to mind quite a few standard approaches, including PowerPoint presentations, brochures and fact sheets. But that doesn’t...
Online Exclusives
Aspiring Water Scientists Attend U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize National Competition
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the 2013 state winners of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) — the most prestigious...
Blogs
Art and poetry increase water awareness
New York City Department of Environmental Protection recently announced its 27th annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest. Open to students in...
Blogs
Charity raises awareness for water crisis with photo contest
Oklahoma City charity Water4 launched a photo contest to bring awareness to the worldwide water crisis. Water4 is inviting Facebook friends, Twitter...
Editorial
Its Own Story
After a survey showed that fewer than half of Mesa Consolidated Water District’s customers knew the independent utility was their water provider,...











