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Residents living next to huge sewage pipe say they are woken by the sounds of POOS being flushed away

February 10, 2023

Residents living next to a huge sewage pipe which was built outside their front doors say they are woken up by the sound of POOS being flushed away. The above ground pipe snakes around Bovis Homes’ Wendelburie Rise development in Wellingborough, Northants. It was installed last November while Anglian Water fixed an underground pipe following… >> Read More

Jackson, Mississippi, preparing to go without water periodically for up to 10 years as crisis continues

January 29, 2023

JACKSON, Miss – Organizations in Jackson, Mississippi, are asking for help from other states as the water crisis dries up resources. It’s been over five months since the Pearl River crested and Jackson, Mississippi’s water system failed. Now, crews are working to replace the pipe system, but families and businesses are prepared to go without… >> Read More

Bellevue sues school in connection with landslide that wiped out Somerset home

January 12, 2023

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Another twist in the saga surrounding the Bellevue water main break and landslide that destroyed a home. The incident knocked the house off its foundation, causing it to partially collapse in Bellevue’s Somerset neighborhood last year. Now, the city of Bellevue is suing a school that owns the property where a troublesome… >> Read More

Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water)

December 27, 2022

BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Surrounded by miles of creosote and ocotillo in the Sonoran Desert, state officials and business leaders gathered in October against the backdrop of the ragged peaks of the White Tank Mountains to applaud a plan to turn 37,000 acres of arid land west of Phoenix into the largest planned community ever proposed… >> Read More

Ruptured pipes, leaks threaten water supplies across Alabama

December 26, 2022

The unprecedented cold front has left some Alabama cities overwhelmed with frozen pipes and leaks, causing water issues that could last until the middle of the week. Water supplies across much of central and west Alabama began to reach critical levels on Sunday and Monday, as warming temperatures caused some service lines to rupture. The… >> Read More

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