Glendale Begins 3,500-Location Water-Meter Replacement Pilot
Glendale’s summer 2026 pilot will replace about 3,500 mechanical water meters with electronic cellular meters designed to provide more detailed usage information and leak alerts.
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Muscle Shoals water report shows PFAS detections as utility begins state-funded treatment study
Muscle Shoals Utilities Board’s 2026 report lists 2025 PFOS at 17.0 parts per trillion and PFOA at 9.8 parts per trillion. ADEM has made $370,000 available for a proposed pilot study, while permanent treatment, costs and possible rate effects remain undecided.
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Weimar approves $23,395 tank repair contract following reported TCEQ violation
Weimar City Council unanimously approved a $23,395 bid from STW Consultants LLC to repair and repaint a 200,000-gallon ground-storage tank at Water Plant No. 3. The project was reported as following a February 2026 TCEQ-related violation, but the city has not reported the work as completed.
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Rhode Island directs $28 million toward proposed winter electric bill relief
Rhode Island has directed $28 million toward a proposed statewide electric-bill credit as the residential winter supply rate is expected to rise, but residents must wait for PUC approval before relief becomes final or automatic.
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One-Day-Per-Week Watering Limits Continue for Apollo Beach Through Oct. 1
Hillsborough County extended one-day-per-week irrigation restrictions through October 1, 2026. The schedule applies to qualifying properties in unincorporated Apollo Beach and includes private-well users.
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Pflugerville water system recovery leaves conservation rules in focus
Pflugerville moved to standard Stage 1 water rules on July 25 as treatment capacity improved, but city customers still face outdoor-watering limits while water infrastructure work continues.
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East Orange’s 2026 water report details 2025 lead, PFAS results and compliance notices
East Orange’s 2026 annual report says 2025 lead testing produced a 2.65 ppb 90th-percentile result, while PFOA and PFOS were detected below stated New Jersey limits and several notice and reporting deadlines were missed.
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Gilbert residents face ongoing road and waterline work in Val Vista Lakes
Phase 2 of Gilbert’s Val Vista Lakes Improvements project is 25% complete and scheduled through fall 2027, with road, drainage, sidewalk, driveway and waterline work.
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Huntsville approves $806,672.21 rehabilitation of wastewater chlorine building
Huntsville City Council approved a $806,672.21 contract and utility-fund budget amendment for rehabilitation of the chlorine-storage building at the A.J. Brown wastewater treatment plant at 94 Parker Creek Road.
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Fontana Sewer Bills Rise Under Five-Year Rate Plan That Took Effect July 1
Fontana’s first sewer-rate increase under a five-year plan took effect July 1, raising the regular city collection charge from $12.63 to $14.55 per equivalent dwelling unit per month.
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Henderson tables data-center moratorium and turns to project-by-project rules
The Henderson City Council tabled a proposed 180-day pause on new data-center applications July 21 and directed staff toward stronger project-specific standards for water, power, noise and residential setbacks.
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Duncanville’s smart-meter rollout moves from planning to installation
Duncanville’s planned replacement of residential and commercial water meters has reached its scheduled installation period, bringing possible short service interruptions and more precise usage readings for city utility customers.
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Margate water customers are in the middle of the city’s annual chlorine conversion
Margate’s temporary switch from chloramines to free chlorine runs through Aug. 20, with possible taste, odor and appearance changes for some water customers.
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Wetumpka Water Works listed for more than $4.1 million in state sewer financing
Wetumpka Water Works and Sewer Board project CS010460-06 is listed for $4,163,906 in Clean Water State Revolving Fund financing at 2.20% interest. A May 27, 2026 notice confirmed completion of the wastewater-treatment-plant contract, while broader project closeout and customer-rate effects remain separate questions.
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Poway’s New Clearwell Tanks Enter Service as Lake Poway Ballfield Restoration Begins
Poway’s new treated-water clearwell system entered service in early July 2026, allowing contractors to begin removing temporary tanks from the Lake Poway softball field. The field is expected to be restored, but the city has not announced a reopening date.
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Cocoa Schedules North Range Road Lane Closures Through Sept. 25
Intermittent utility-work lane closures are scheduled on North Range Road between Lake Drive and Delys Street through Sept. 25, with daytime work generally planned from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
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Hialeah’s 2026 Water Report Says No Lead Service Lines Are Known in Public System
Hialeah’s July Consumer Confidence Report uses 2025 monitoring data and says no lead service lines have been identified in the public distribution system. A July repair notice shows why residents should distinguish temporary service effects from active water advisories.
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Fort Worth council faces Aug. 11 vote on data-center moratorium process
Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to consider starting the legal process for a possible temporary pause on new data-center applications. The vote would not impose a moratorium, and the city says final action would not be considered until December.
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Hawthorn Woods, IL Water Upgrades Move Ahead as Lake Michigan Plan Remains Preliminary
Lake County is advancing reliability work for the Hawthorn Woods/Glennshire water system, including meter-pit improvements, while a possible Lake Michigan connection remains preliminary and unfunded for construction.
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Fresno’s finalized water-shortage plan sets five stages but declares none
Fresno published its finalized five-stage water-shortage framework in July. The plan gives the City Manager authority to activate conservation measures, but adoption alone does not place the city in a shortage stage.
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Bolingbrook water-rate case remains pending as ICC reviews Illinois American Water request
The July 14 Bolingbrook forum added customer testimony to the record, but Illinois American Water’s proposed water and sewer rate increase remains undecided before the Illinois Commerce Commission.
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Portland utility bills rise after new water, sewer and stormwater rates take effect
Portland’s July 1 utility-rate increases are beginning to appear on bills. The city estimates a typical single-family customer will pay about $10.20 more per month from the rate changes, plus a separate flood-safety fee of about $1.20.