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Construction Hopes for Final WRDA in Lame Duck

November 16, 2016

Before the Trump administration takes office and the new Congress convenes, lawmakers have unfinished business to deal with in a lame-duck session.

Los Angeles Aims to Unify a Complex Water Infrastructure

Years of California drought and resiliency threats lead to drive for less imported water

Scott Blair

November 2, 2016

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Years of drought and threats to infrastructure resiliency spur a major planning effort.

Lead Poisoning

Crisis in Flint Underscores a National Drinking Water Quality Problem

Awareness grows of trouble in other drinking-water systems across the U.S.

Pam Hunter McFarland

Mike Anderson

October 12, 2016

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For Anthony Jones, 46, a Gulf War veteran and apprentice craftworker based in Flint, the work that he does—pulling out lead service lines to homes—is personal.

Water Infrastructure

Water Resources Bill Heads for House-Senate Conference

Strong September floor votes raise optimism about enacting a WRDA by yearend

Tom Ichniowski

October 3, 2016

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Each bill has funding for Flint, Mich., for drinking-water system upgrades.

Professional Ethics

Engineers on Trial: Will the Flint Water Crisis Charges Stand Up?

Controversial sampling methods aren't new in water quality testing

Richard Korman Erin Richey

July 13, 2016

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Did the engineers try to cover up mistakes?

Water Quality

Is Flint’s Drinking-Water Crisis Just the Tip of the Iceberg?

Natural Resources Defense Council analysis claims 5,000 U.S. water systems have not monitored lead and copper content

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 6, 2016

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Environmental group's new analysis cites lead and copper problems in 5,000 US drinking water systems, but EPA questions some report conclusions

Water Quality

Lead Tests in Capitol Hill Office Building Leave Legislators, Staff Members Dry

Source of months-old contamination still under investigation

Jim Parsons

July 6, 2016

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Flint Water Crisis

Michigan Claims Engineers’ Errors Prolonged Corrosion

LAN and Veolia say they worked responsibly, within scope

Richard Korman Erin Richey

June 29, 2016

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Only a few months ago, Michigan’s state agencies stood at the center of a circle of blame for the Flint water crisis.

Wide-Ranging Senate Water Resources Bill Advances

Tom Ichniowski

May 4, 2016

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A Senate committee has approved an $11-billion water-resources bill authorizing funds for 27 new Army Corps of Engineers projects. But in a striking change from similar past measures, the new one has an array of drinking-water and wastewater provisions, too, including a new trust fund.