Jim Pouliot always liked a challenge. That’s a big reason he signed on four years ago as water and sewer superintendent in the...
Entries Tagged Water Quality
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Water Quality Association Releases National Opinion Survey
Emerging from the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are more positive about their household drinking water quality, less likely to depend on government oversight...
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Great Lakes Water Authority Develops Collaboration to Improve Water Quality
The Great Lakes Water Authority has announced the first tangible example of regional thinking that has occurred as a result of its...
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Aquatic Informatics Calls for Proposals for New Water Data Management Grant
Aquatic Informatics’ new software donation program, Ripple Effect, is calling for submissions from Indigenous communities for projects on sustainable monitoring of watersheds.
The...
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...
Videos
COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Might Make Our Buildings Sick, Too
In response to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, many building plumbing systems are not being used. As they remain unused, water quality can...
Videos
Why Test Water for Legionella Bacteria?
With many buildings sitting empty during the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of having a severe outbreak of Legionella bacteria increases. This bacteria...
Editorial
Successful Publishing
For more than 20 years, the Portland (Maine) Water District has had an in-school education program delivering lessons to about 1,000 middle...
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Researchers Say COVID-19 Building Closures Could Affect Water Quality
While restaurants, gyms, schools and other buildings are closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the quality of water left sitting...
Editorial
Here's an Argument for a More Collaborative and Flexible Approach to Regulating Water Quality
Entry 225943No one questions the importance and success of the Clean Water Act. It has without a doubt led to better technology,...
Editorial
St. Bernard Parish Implements a New and More Efficient System for Flushing Water Mains
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused devastation to St. Bernard Parish, southeast of New Orleans, and cut its population from 67,000 to 45,000....
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
The Craigsville Water Plant Team Pulls Together to Tackle Challenges and Steadily Improve the Process
Anyone can see the main challenge confronting the team at the Craigsville (West Virginia) Public Service District. It’s the red-tinted water that...
Editorial
Award-Winning Lab Supervisor Wendy Schultz Takes Performance to New Heights in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wendy Schultz took an interest in water and the environment after spending summers at a Michigan lake.
“My mom, aunt, and uncle were...














