According to new research conducted by global research agency Opinium on behalf of American Water, Americans underestimate the amount of what they use daily...
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Case Studies - November 2021
Ozone and oxygen reduce odor at collection system and lift station
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A Pacific Northwest regional wastewater authority received multiple odor complaints especially during summer....
Editorial
Reuse Will Become the Default Option for Clean-Water Utilities in the Sunshine State
Last August, national news reported a historic low water level in Lake Mead, the source of water for much of the Southwest.
As...
Editorial
Round Rock Utility Proves It: There Are Many Ways to Conserve Water
In the drought-prone region between Dallas and Austin, the water utility in Round Rock takes water conservation seriously.
The utility encourages conservation by...
Editorial
This Utility Proves That Less Water Does Not Mean a Less Beautiful Landscape
Two acres of land next to the 42 mgd Tollefson Water Treatment Plant in Colorado Springs are the showpiece of water conservation.
The...
Editorial
Operators Turn From the Art of Treatment to Supporting the Art of Education
Conserve. Protect. Use less water. Those are behaviors the Wisconsin Rural Water Association looks to instill in children through its annual poster...
Editorial
Creative Efforts and Competition Help This California Agency Engage Youths and Their Families
Each year, Anaheim (California) Public Utilities hosts a water poster contest for first through eighth graders.The Water Is Life contest was created...
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Study Finds Water Efficiency Achievable in U.S. Without Harming Economy
A recent study co-authored by two Northern Arizona University researchers showed that targeted efforts to increase water efficiency could save enough water...
Editorial
There's Only One Water — and Its Quality and Quantity Are Inseparable
It seems water is a lot more important and integral to life than we routinely think.Some years ago, scientists began talking about...
Editorial
Americans Were Asked for Their Views on Water Recycling. Here's What They Said.
Even in the largely water-rich U.S., a majority of people see water scarcity as a major environmental concern and support water recycling....
Editorial
This High Desert City Proves That the Right Landscape Can Be Beautiful and Save Water
Despite receiving just 15 inches of precipitation each year, the Colorado city of Greeley has found a way to promote gardening to...
Editorial
The AWWA George Warren Fuller Award Recognizes Raed Armouti for Multiple Contributions to the Water Industry
Raed Armouti grew up understanding water in a way few people do.
Although he didn’t know it as a boy, water would form...
Editorial
Diligent Care for the Water System Earned an Illinois Village a Utility Water Saver Award
The Illinois village of Mount Prospect has not had its own water plant for decades. It does have plenty of challenges to...
Editorial
A Laredo Museum Helps Educate Children From Schools, Scout Troops and Other Organizations
Just as in any community, the waterlines in Laredo, Texas, run underground, at least for the most part.
In one new city facility,...

















