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Trump signs water bill, authorizing nationwide infrastructure projects
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 authorizes more than $6 billion in spending over 10 years.
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Simple, low-cost E. coli test wins MIT Water Innovation Prize
Microbe-contaminated drinking water is a major issue across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, at least 2 billion people worldwide use contaminated drinking water, causing diseases such cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio, and […]
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How X-rays helped to solve mystery of floating rocks
Shares 114 [embedded content] VIDEO: This animation, produced from a series of X-ray microtomography images collected at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, shows a cube-shaped sample of pumice (blue-gray) and pockets of trapped gases (other […]
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Pennichuck, N.H., water line to expand; serve Litchfield residents
CONCORD, NH, AUGUST 25, 2016 — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics are today announcing that Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has arranged with Pennichuck Corporation to secure bids to extend the […]
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Settlement reached in Kentucky American Water rate case
LEXINGTON, KY, AUGUST 25, 2016 — The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced its approval of a settlement granting Kentucky American Water a rate adjustment for water bills that will increase its annual revenue by […]
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DC Water awards CH2M/Parsons joint venture team major water and wastewater capital improvement program
DENVER, CO, AUGUST 24, 2016 — CH2M and Parsons, as part of a joint venture team, have been selected by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) to perform program management services for the […]
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Xylem to highlight sustainable ozone treatment solutions at 2016 IOA-PAG Conference in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, AUGUST 24, 2016 — Xylem will share expertise and highlight cutting-edge, sustainable solutions to optimize the efficiency of ozone oxidation and disinfection processes at the International Ozone Association’s Pan American Group Conference taking place in […]
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DIPRA appoints Tom Holliman as western regional engineer
GOLDEN, CO, AUGUST 23, 2016 — The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) has appointed Thomas R. Holliman, PE, as regional engineer in the western continental states as well as Hawaii and Alaska. Holliman brings more than 35 years […]
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Emergency project brings water to East Porterville residents
SOURCE: ACWA CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 23, 2016 — The first of several East Porterville neighborhoods that have been without a safe water supply for up to three years was connected to the Porterville city water supply Aug. […]
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Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s Jones Ferry Water Treatment Plant honored for plant performance
Orange Water and Sewer Authority. CARRBORO, NC, AUGUST 23, 2016 — The Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s (OWASA) Jones Ferry Water Treatment Plant recently received the prestigious Phase IV 5-Year Excellence in Water Treatment Award from the Partnership […]