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Houseboats that create their own water

Amber Wilson posted on 12/15/2015 4:16:00 AM

There may soon be houseboats or floating homes that can create their own heat, electricity and even water, according to a recent Gizmag article.

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Water supply and sanitation in a galaxy far, far away

Amber Wilson posted on 12/14/2015 5:06:00 AM

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in Cleveland, an American Water Works Association member, today posted a blog entry entitled "Star Wars sanitation: The flush awakens".

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The best tasting water goes to...

Amber Wilson posted on 12/10/2015 2:55:00 AM

The American Water Works Association's sections of Iowa and Alabama/Mississippi recently named the winners of their regional tap water taste tests.

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The Plain Talk Series - #42

Amber Wilson posted on 12/3/2015 8:16:00 AM

Today's question: What are cross-connections?

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Conserving this Thanksgiving

Amber Wilson posted on 11/23/2015 5:16:57 AM

Thanksgiving is in just a few days, so we have some ideas about how to conserve water during this time.

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World Toilet Day

Amber Wilson posted on 11/17/2015 7:56:00 AM

World Toilet Day is this week on Nov. 19.

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The Plain Talk Series - #41

Amber Wilson posted on 11/17/2015 7:54:00 AM

Today's question: How concerned should I be about a leaky toilet?

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Minneapolis-Saint Paul's decorated water towers

Amber Wilson posted on 11/17/2015 7:49:00 AM

We just read in Star Tribune, the Minnesota Department of Health Drinking Water Protection Program's newsletter, about three water towers in Minneapolis-Saint Paul that had been decorated.

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Water reuse in action in California

Amber Wilson posted on 10/30/2015 6:58:00 AM

We just wrote a blog post about water reuse last week, and now we are reading about a treatment plant in California that is putting the process into effect.

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Volcanic water is now a thing

Amber Wilson posted on 10/27/2015 4:48:00 AM

Started in 2012, the Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water company gets their volcanic water from snow and rain on an active volcano in Hawaii.

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