Denver Water began addressing lead in drinking water long before the crisis in Flint hit the news in late 2015.
Today the water...
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A Major City Prepares to Say ‘So Long’ to Lead in Drinking Water
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The EPA Is Cracking Down on Water System Cybersecurity
A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency survey found that over 70% of water systems have critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities. This means they are...
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EPA Proposes Improvements to Lead and Copper Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems across...
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One Central Data System. Simpler Permit Compliance.
Nearly 90% of water and wastewater utilities still collect their operations data on paper and then store it across multiple, static files.
That’s...
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Michigan Adopts Strongest State Laws to Get the Lead Out of Schools’ Water
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a trio of bills to prevent lead contamination of water in Michigan's schools and child care...
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EPA Withdraws Cybersecurity Guidance for Water Systems Amid Litigation
The Environmental Protection Agency has retracted its earlier guidance on bolstering cybersecurity measures within the country's water system infrastructure. This means that...
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A Tough Situation Didn’t Stop Chelsey Little From Stepping In
Every wastewater professional in western Massachusetts knew the U.S. EPA and state regulators were looking at the Montague Clean Water Facility.
When the...
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BIOCOS Treatment Fits This Small Community’s Needs
In today’s economic and social climate, federal and state agencies are tightening wastewater discharge permits and pushing clean-water facilities to adopt more...
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A Move From the Landfill to the Water Plant Launched This Oklahoma Operator Into a Dream Career
Jennie Woods is a cheerleader for water management careers.
It’s what she teaches students in her beginner water lab course for the Oklahoma...
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AI Chatbot Can Help Parse Complex Water Regulations, Say Researchers
Safe, clean and affordable drinking water is a human right. But making that legal requirement a reality is a difficult challenge exacerbated...
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Blazing a Trail: KC Area Government Embraces a Treatment Process New to the U.S.
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City needed a cost-effective and compact wastewater treatment process to replace an aging package...
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Here's Some Advice on Navigating the Murky Waters of PFAS Measurement
Drinking water professionals are familiar with PFAS, but in many cases these synthetic chemicals have not been on wastewater treatment operators’ radar.
That...
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Three States Challenge EPA's Cybersecurity Mandates on Critical Infrastructure
The states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa have filed a legal petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...
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FLOW Act Aims to Expedite Financing for Lead Pipe Replacement Projects
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies recently applauded new bipartisan legislation that will help drinking water systems nationwide more efficiently finance the...
