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Treating wastewater for reuse as drinking water has long been controversial. However, as technology advances and water resources become scarce, more cities are considering direct reuse. El Paso exemplifies the effective use of wastewater reuse to enhance and diversify its freshwater supplies, …
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Infrastructure is the foundation of our modern economy and society and essential for its growth. We must ensure that our infrastructure is strong, efficient, and able to withstand the increasingly severe weather events brought on by climate change. Infrastructure disruptions can significantly …
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Aging infrastructure, underinvestment by water utilities, population growth, increased industrial demand on the system, and heavy rainfalls due to climate change overwhelm UK sewers, spilling them into its waterways. Privatization of waterworks began during Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's …
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The US drinking water is one of the world's safest and most reliable, but its aging infrastructure can disrupt supplies and threaten water quality. Extreme weather events due to climate change also push these systems beyond their capacity, causing them to break with cascading impacts on other …
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Miami, a coastal metropolis in south Florida with the third-largest US skyline and the country's third-most prosperous city, has a waste problem. The city is also famous for attracting residents from other states fleeing rising crime, higher taxes, and cold weather. But its overflowing garbage …
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The Philippines has started to provide recycled potable water to its residents through Maynilad Water Services Inc. to meet growing demands and augment water supplies. The water and wastewater service provides water to the 17 cities and municipalities comprising the West Zone of the Greater Metro …
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Queenstown, a popular tourist destination on the South Island of New Zealand, has been placed under a boil notice following several confirmed cases of cryptosporidium, an illness caused by the protozoan. Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers says the town's reputation has taken a hit with the recent water …
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Hoboken, New Jersey, residents are no strangers to frequent water main problems. The city regularly experiences water main breaks, low water pressure from their pipes, and discolored water. On 8 November 2022, reports of a water main break on one of the city's streets, Clinton Street, prompted …
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Living with the Great Lakes, Ontario enjoys a seemingly endless water supply. But providing clean water to its residents has a cost arising from accessing the water, treating it, and distributing it. Additionally, wastewater must be treated to avoid contamination and becoming a health and …
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Wipes made from plastic are now among the top environmental polluters and the cause of sewer blockages – around 100 a day in the UK. We should not be flushing wipes down into the toilet as they can block the pipes and lead to flooding or littering on beaches because they turn to microplastics in …
Water utilities duties have been expanding in the last decades. Apart from providing clean drinking water and wastewater services, it has grown into resilience planning and acted as a conduit between water users and the water environment while coping with customers' expectations. Thankfully …
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Water is a necessity in all aspects of life, and one cannot overstate the importance of having access to a reliable and clean water supply. In our modern age, access to clean water translates to being able to open one's tap or faucet and expecting that potable water to flow from it, or at least …
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