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Vermont towns participate in CDC COVID testing program

The Municipal Posted on July 15, 2022 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
COVID

You may have heard that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was working on ways to test wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 — the respiratory pandemic that’s gripped the world over the last two years. Several Vermont towns took part … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged covid, july 2022, public works, The Municipal

Broomfield, Colo., brings innovative team approach to snow removal

The Municipal Posted on July 9, 2022 by Kevin KilbaneAugust 2, 2023
Snow

A Colorado community’s innovative team approach to snow response could offer an idea for other communities seeking to improve efficiency while recruiting and retaining employees in a tight labor market. The combined city and county government of Broomfield, Colo., provides … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2022, public works, snow, The Municipal

Aiken S.C. honored for stormwater project

The Municipal Posted on July 7, 2022 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxAugust 2, 2023
stormwater

Remember playing in the woods and coming across a little pool? It seemed almost magical, because they came and went. The cool, flower-child thing to do if you found a stream or any other small body of water was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2022, public works, stormwater, The Municipal

Greeley sought external analysis to uncover improvements in public works

The Municipal Posted on August 19, 2021 by Dani MessickAugust 2, 2023
public works

After years of steady growth, the city of Greeley, Colo., decided to place matters of its public works department’s development into someone else’s hands. In May 2020, the Greeley Public Works Department finished its first-ever external analysis, following the human … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged august 2021, public works, The Municipal

Denison, Iowa plans for the future

The Municipal Posted on July 29, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
denison

The city administration of Denison, Iowa, found itself in a bit of a dilemma last year when two key employees of the public works department decided to retire within a short time of each other. The announcements got City Manager … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged denison, july 2021, public works, The Municipal

Provo, Utah prepares for future water needs

The Municipal Posted on July 27, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
water

When it comes to water, rainfall and snowfall can seem like a feast or famine commodity. Right now, it’s definitely famine in the western United States. In March 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that nearly half the … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2021, public works, The Municipal, water

Reston receives distinctions for aquatic center makeover

The Municipal Posted on July 23, 2021 by Dani MessickAugust 2, 2023
reston

When it became clear their 40-year-old community center pool was obsolete, management and community residents agreed to spend an estimated $5.5 million to remodel the entire aquatics center. Built in 1979, Reston, Va.’s, Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center initially consisted … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2021, public works, reston, The Municipal

Teamwork kept Hot Springs’ water flowing

The Municipal Posted on July 19, 2021 by Amanda DemsterAugust 2, 2023
water

Winter 2021 wreaked icy wrath on much of the southern part of the United States. Cities throughout the region made the news daily, with tales of mass power outages, water shortages and even fatalities. Despite the tragedies that arose, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2021, public works, The Municipal, water

Proactive about lead service pipe replacement in Nappanee, Indiana

The Municipal Posted on July 13, 2021 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
lead

The city of Nappanee has taken a proactive approach to lead service line replacement. The city’s water main was installed in 1892, and despite being that old, Water and Wastewater Superintendent Gale Gerber said the pipes are not lead, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2021, lead, public works, The Municipal

Newark accelerates its lead line replacements

The Municipal Posted on July 12, 2021 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
lead

There’s no denying that the Flint, Mich., water crisis in 2014 shone a light on the issue of lead in drinking water and the potential hazards lurking underground in many cities and towns. There’s also no denying the nation’s infrastructure … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2021, lead, public works, The Municipal

Building bright futures in public works

The Municipal Posted on June 7, 2021 by Amanda DemsterAugust 2, 2023
public works

Finding qualified employees for any job can be difficult, and public works is no exception.           With this in mind, Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Mich., has teamed up with municipalities and other entities in the surrounding area … Continue reading →

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