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Front Range growth spurs major wastewater buildout in Colorado Springs

As the city welcomes new residents and businesses, Colorado Springs Utilities is tasked with ensuring reliable utility services.

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How Athens Utilities Board sustains decades of wastewater excellence

Athens Utility Board's two plants—Oostanaula and North Mouse Creek—have logged decades of permit compliance and earned a long string of awards from the state.

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San Diego residents hope cross-border agreement can finally clean up Tijuana River pollution

The complex Tijuana River cross-border problem has been worsened by years of neglect and an overall lack of funding.

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San Antonio set to secure water future with expanded underground storage

The San Antonio Water System, a utility over 2 million people, secured a $26.7 million state loan to design an expanded underground water repository.

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Chemung County, N.Y., receives national award for unique wastewater project financing approach

Thanks to an aggressive grant writing approach, Chemung County has successfully obtained over $72 million in grants and $22 million in zero-percent interest hardship loans for the consolidation project.

Not just a map: The data-driven craft of the U.S. Drought Monitor

Weekly updates to the drought monitor are a blend of physical indicators and field observations from a wide-ranging network of specialists.

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Delaware dealing with brackish wells, ‘ghost forests,’ as saltwater creeps onto land

Delaware is grappling with a saltwater invasion, an issue that intensifies during the summer heat and the more frequent dry periods of recent years.

Akron’s BioCEPT project: Real-time innovation in a high-stakes consent decree

BioCEPT—short for Biological Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment—helps Akron manage massive inflows during storm events.

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Lake Mead recreation navigates new normal amid receding waters

Dwindling waters and 20 years of ongoing drought have reshaped Lake Mead’s shorelines.

Inside Detroit’s major water main failure: A warning sign for utilities facing extreme weather

A major Detroit water main break highlights how climate change is accelerating infrastructure failures. Learn how aging pipes, temperature swings, and corrosion are pushing cities like Detroit to rethink their water systems.

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Bacteria shows promise in breaking down toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Leading the fight against PFAS is chemistry professor Diana Aga and her team at the University at Buffalo, who are harnessing bacteria that can degrade these so-called “forever chemicals.”

Engineering a comeback: How a $33-million channel revived water rights on the Colorado River

The newly completed Colorado River Connectivity Channel reconnects a long-blocked section of the river for the first time since the 1980s.

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