A federal study shows municipalities nationwide need more than $300 billion worth of essential upgrades to long overlooked water and sewer systems over the next 20 years.

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UW-Eau Claire geology majors Tim Molitor and Katy Grant dipped a plastic bottle attached to a long plastic handle into Little Niagara Creek, where it flowed behind Phillips Science Hall, and removed a water sample.

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Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced Thursday the state will invest $750,000 in the next three years to pay tenant costs for start-up water technology companies in Milwaukee.

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A geologist already had told Chuck and Meredith Ogilby that the chance of successfully tapping hydrothermal water beneath their family's guest ranch above the Crystal River was less than 50 percent.

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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s reuse and recycling flood management project at times has shared a refrain with Kermit the Frog: it's not easy being green.

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Citing aging buildings and crumbling roads, the Port of Milwaukee has given itself a "C" grade for quality and "maybe just a little bit below a 'C'" in meeting shipping industry needs, said Larry Sullivan, the port's chief engineer.

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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District will manage a $100,000 federal grant to create a storm water permit pilot program that will streamline permitting for up to 28 municipalities.

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A federal appeals panel Wednesday refused to order closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but warned that it might reconsider if the government lags in its efforts to block the dreaded fish's path.

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Three years ago, Ted Christopher moved to San Diego to work in the sheet-metal shop of his cousin and to spend his nights and weekends tinkering on a project he thinks could transform the water currents of rivers into energy.

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By Adam Wise A Coloma man and a Madison nonprofit want further review of a $35 million farm project proposed for Adams County. In a petition for judicial review filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Bob Clarke, a seasonal resident, ...

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