[Water News] DJ Gongol & Associates Water News - November 24, 2009

[Brian Gongol]

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Highlights from the past week
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How much is a water tower worth if it isn't holding water anymore?
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/11/16/

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's water system loses or gives away 1.5 gallons 
for every gallon it sells
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/11/17/

A major water-plant security bill has passed the US House and moves to 
the Senate:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/11/18/

A good example of why we think life-cycle costs matter more than they 
are often believed to:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/11/19/

A couple of water workers in Nebraska save their co-worker's life:
http://www.pumpstoreusa.com/newsletter/2009/11/20/


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We're getting to the time of year when the rain will be replaced by 
snowfall and much outdoor construction will slow. But it will pick up 
again in the spring, as will activity on many farm fields. One of the 
important but often-overlooked ways to keep water clean is to keep 
construction debris and soil from getting into rivers and streams. 
Runoff from construction sites and ordinary erosion (especially around 
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