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New Tool Aids Utilities in Implementing Low-Income Discounts for Water/Wastewater Services
New Tool Aids Utilities in Implementing Low-Income Discounts for Water/Wastewater Services
Online Exclusives
June 29, 2023
It Works Like a Soda Fountain Mixer and Helps an Anaerobic Digester Produce More Methane
It Works Like a Soda Fountain Mixer and Helps an Anaerobic Digester Produce More Methane
Editorial
May 13, 2020

A linear digester mixer and other sustainability improvements help a growing Idaho city keep rates down and make use of resources.

When High-Quality Tap Water Is Available, Why Buy It in Bottles?
Editorial
May 16, 2019

The world is awash in plastic trash. Activists are railing against drinking straws. Meanwhile, bottled water occupies entire aisles in our stores.
Here's a Way to Get Beyond Extremist Rhetoric and Have Productive Water Issue Discussions
Editorial
June 18, 2018

Issues like improving water infrastructure need people willing to swear off extreme positions and approach problems in practical ways.
An Oregon City Saves $55 Million With a Natural Approach to Wastewater Treatment
An Oregon City Saves $55 Million With a Natural Approach to Wastewater Treatment
Editorial
March 20, 2018

A wetland complex provides effective treatment for an Oregon city and saves some $55 million in capital costs for a facility expansion.
New Legislation Proposes Rate Assistance for Low-Income Families
Editorial
May 18, 2017
Major water infrastructure improvements can come with major rate increases. How can utilities shield low-income customers from expenses they can’t afford?
Ice, Ice ... Infrastructure Revenue?
Ice, Ice ... Infrastructure Revenue?
Online Exclusives
April 20, 2015
At Spartanburg Water, ice sales from treated water have supplied $1.5 million in revenue for infrastructure improvements.
News Briefs: Spark from Saw Starts Treatment Plant Fire
News Briefs: Spark from Saw Starts Treatment Plant Fire
Online Exclusives
March 11, 2015
In this week's water and wastewater news, a fire ignites at a Minnesota plant, East Lansing responds to worker lawsuit and Alabama utilities could lose tax exemption.
UN Experts Declare Detroit Shut-Offs 'Contrary to Human Rights'
UN Experts Declare Detroit Shut-Offs 'Contrary to Human Rights'
Blogs
October 22, 2014
The Detroit water shut-offs beg the question: Where does the right to water begin and end?
Detroit Pauses Water Shutoffs Amidst Harsh Criticism
Detroit Pauses Water Shutoffs Amidst Harsh Criticism
Online Exclusives
July 23, 2014
An effort to collect on unpaid water bills throws the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department into the international spotlight.