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When to shut down your home’s outdoor irrigation system

Dave Gaylinn posted on 10/24/2024 9:33:00 AM
When to shut down your home’s outdoor irrigation system
The crisp autumn air marks different things to different people. To those of us in cooler climates, it means shutting down our home’s irrigation system until spring.
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| Categories: | Tags: irrigation, winter, pipes, freeze, department of agriculture, landscape, plants | View Count: (246) | Bookmark and Share
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Flooding in Northeast United States reminds us to plan for emergencies

Dave Gaylinn posted on 9/13/2023 2:43:00 PM
Flooding in Northeast United States reminds us to plan for emergencies
Recent flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall in New England, particularly Massachusetts, highlights the importance of being ready for emergencies.
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| Categories: | Tags: emergency, flood, Massachusetts, New England, prepare, plan, store, boil water | View Count: (904) | Bookmark and Share
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Tips for a successful Smart Irrigation Month

Dave Gaylinn posted on 6/21/2023 12:12:00 PM
Tips for a successful Smart Irrigation Month
July is Smart Irrigation Month, and we’d like to help your home’s landscape make the grade while also conserving water.
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| Categories: | Tags: conservation, irrigation, plants, landscape, outdoor, water, use, drip, watering, smart irrigation month, July | View Count: (1296) | Bookmark and Share
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Do pipes feel cold?

Dave Gaylinn posted on 12/21/2022 11:15:00 AM
Do pipes feel cold?
As much of the United States braces for frigid temperatures this week, we thought we’d post some reminders that humans aren’t the only ones that need to be bundled up.
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| Categories: | Tags: pipes, freeze, frozen, cold, winter, burst, temperature, tips, precautions, plan, prepare | View Count: (1220) | Bookmark and Share
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What’s your water emergency plan?

Dave Gaylinn posted on 11/29/2022 4:20:00 PM
What’s your water emergency plan?
Although it’s rare that a water utility experiences an interruption in its ability to deliver safe and reliable drinking water, the recent boil water advisories in Houston shine a light on the value of being prepared for emergencies.
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| Categories: | Tags: boil, water, advisory, utility, plan, emergency, plan | View Count: (1624) | Bookmark and Share
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The IIJA in action

Dave Gaylinn posted on 3/15/2022 1:28:00 PM
The IIJA in action
In late 2021, the White House announced the Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan, which will distribute funding made available from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) to benefit you and your local water infrastructure. We're already seeing some results.
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| Categories: | Tags: Infrastructure, White House, Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan, U.S. Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, IIJA, EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Michael Regan | View Count: (1318) | Bookmark and Share
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NASA study suggests Mars hydrogen never left

Dave Gaylinn posted on 3/30/2021 2:30:00 PM
NASA study suggests Mars hydrogen never left
NASA's new study revealed that water, which once entirely covered Mars, has never left the planet's atmosphere but rather taken a different form.
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Water discovered in outer space

Dave Gaylinn posted on 9/17/2019 2:17:00 PM
Water discovered in outer space
An out of this world discovery has us excited!
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| Categories: | Tags: water, science, space, planet, NASA, discovery | View Count: (1612) | Bookmark and Share
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Get prepared during National Preparedness Month

Amber Wilson posted on 9/15/2017 2:17:00 PM
Get prepared during National Preparedness Month
When natural disasters happen, it can get our minds going as to what we can do to be prepared if we're ever faced with such disasters or other emergencies.
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| Categories: | Tags: National Preparedness Month, natural disasters, hurricanes, flooding, Department of Homeland Security, Ready.gov, emergency kit, emergency plan, water emergencies | View Count: (2182) | Bookmark and Share
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Let's Take a Virtual Tour of a Water Plant

Amber Wilson posted on 12/12/2016 3:44:00 AM
Our colleagues at the Dania Water Treatment Plant in south Florida sent along this video recently.
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| Categories: | Tags: tour, video, students, water treatment plant, Florida | View Count: (5591) | Bookmark and Share
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