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January 14, 2023 What is Non Revenue Water? Non-revenue water (NRW) is essentially produced, cleaned water that is misplaced throughout the water distribution system and never makes it to its intended...

November 15, 2022 Make Improvements That Put Money Back In Your Pocket In the winter, utility prices typically increase as you turn up the heat to stay warm. But heating an entire home …...

August 7, 2022 An Ounce Of Maintenance Is Worth A Pound Of Cure A fire hydrant like any other mechanical device needs to be inspected and maintained to ensure it is in perfect …...

April 22, 2022 Turning Your Water Back On The summer months are rapidly approaching, which means that Maine’s cold winter has come to a close. Now you’ll want to get started with turning …...

February 14, 2022 How Do You Thaw A Frozen Fire Hydrant? A Century Old Method. Winter has arrived and dealing with sub-zero temperatures now becomes a reality. From a utilities standpoint, these low …...

October 20, 2021 How to Prevent Freezing Pipes Nobody wants to return home to find their pipes have burst. Take the necessary time to inspect the building’s plumbing and identify the pipes that...

August 14, 2021 What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or PFAS compounds, are man made, carbon, and fluorine based chemicals. PFAS compounds are incredibly resistant to breaking down....

August 2, 2021 Water utilities across the United States started phasing in automated meter reading (AMR) in the mid-to-late 1980s. Then in the mid-2000s, the water industry began using drive-by AMR...

July 29, 2021 As always, MWUA is hard at work on a number of initiatives to benefit the industry today. From small to large, there is something for everyone and we are excited …...

July 26, 2021 MWUA’s training programs are constantly evolving and growing to meet your needs. Through all the updates, we have always promised to offer the best training and professional development...