Monthly Archives: December 2011

Fix a Leak Week 2012- March 12-18

Posted on December 23, 2011 by chicagolandh2o

It’s time to remind homeowners to dig out their wrenches and pipe tape – Fix a Leak Week 2012 is just around the corner! For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. EPA’s WaterSense and its partners will raise awareness about the importance … Continue reading →

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WaterCon2012, March 19-22, 2012

Posted on December 23, 2011 by chicagolandh2o

Mark your calendars—Illinois Section AWWA and Illinois Water Environment Association are pleased to announce another Joint Conference – WATERCON2012. The 2012 Conference will be held on March 19 through March 22, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center … Continue reading →

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Saving Water, Creating Jobs

Posted on December 20, 2011 by chicagolandh2o

By Josh Ellis I was going to take the e-mail pasted below and rework it it a bit for this post, but it does such a good job of explaining the opportunity inherent in rehabilitating our nation’s aging water systems … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Low Water Rates

Posted on December 20, 2011 by chicagolandh2o

By Christina Blackston Recently, The Atlantic Cities featured an article about the need for increased water rates across the nation. In the piece, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was highlighted as taking long overdue steps to replace Chicago’s thousands of miles of pipes … Continue reading →

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Good riddance, radium: Ion-exchange provides clean water in Lake Zurich, Ill.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by chicagolandh2o

Story by Marie Donahue, Photos by Emily Cikanek When one reads “radioactive material” and “groundwater” in the same sentence, it is easy to get a little nervous. Yet many people don’t realize that trace levels of radioactive materials, or “radionuclides,” … Continue reading →

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