Just as in any community, the waterlines in Laredo, Texas, run underground, at least for the most part.
In one new city facility,...
Editorial
A Laredo Museum Helps Educate Children From Schools, Scout Troops and Other Organizations
Entries Tagged Public Education
Editorial
Here's a Test: Citizens in a Texas Community Face a Watery Challenge
Suppose you were shown four jars of water representing stages of water and wastewater treatment. Could you identify them?
Perhaps as a water...
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A Children's Book Takes Wing as a Potent Tool for Water Education
It’s an axiom in the water industry that protecting and conserving water is everyone’s job. The authors of a new book from...
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Education for All Ages Is the Approach at a Unique Environmental Learning Place in California
The EcoCenter in San Francisco’s Heron’s Head Park holds classes and sponsors activities to teach students and adults about ecosystems and habitat...
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Public Outreach Doesn't Have to Be by Mail or Door to Door. Here's an Innovative Approach by a Major Utility
A website created by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services delivers public information that has helped engage residents and reduce I&I.Metropolitan Council Environmental Services,...
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A Popular Canadian Water Festival Celebrates a Decade of Effective Public Education
An annual event that lasts a decade has to be doing something right.
This year, the Chatham-Kent & Lambton (Ontario) Children’s Water Festival...
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A Work of Public Art Pays Homage to a Former Treatment Plant Leader Who Had a Vision
Fulfilling a long-held dream of a retired wastewater treatment plant superintendent, a large mural in the California city of Santa Cruz greets...
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Kids' Posters Carry a Message in a Water District's Outreach Program
A poster contest sponsored by California’s Monte Vista Water District encourages K-12 students to promote water efficiency.
The contest was created in 1990...
Online Exclusives
Clear Chattanooga: Rebranding a Consent Decree, Revitalizing a City
The wastewater infrastructure system in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is undergoing a massive makeover, mostly in an effort to boost the system’s ability to...
Blogs
Raw vs. Flint: A Tale of Two Waters
Searching “Can I drink the tap water in the United States?” in online travel forums will deliver comments that range from “yes”...
Editorial
Tours and Activities Give Residents New Appreciation for Wastewater Treatment
An annual fall open house at the Water Reclamation Center in Carol Stream, Illinois, has been a popular attraction for the past...
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A State Association Models a Quality Outreach Program Others Could Emulate
A part of public outreach for clean-water industry groups is taking part in community events.
To that end, speakers from the New York...
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Redirecting Water to Create a Sustainable Plant Environment
There are huge benefits to the rain gardens at the two wastewater treatment plants in Fayetteville, Arkansas, says Tim Luther, operations manager...
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A Massachusetts Agency Takes Education to the Treatment Plant
For 15 years the Springfield (Massachusetts) Water and Sewer Commission has hosted fifth-graders from the Springfield Public Schools at the wastewater treatment...
