Resources & Know How

April 27, 2023 In 2011 President Obama signed into law the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act. This act amended section 1417 of the existing Safe Drinking Water Act. This act changed the definition...

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 or apartment may be...

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 operating condition. Because...

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 your seasonal...

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 temps...

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 are...

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 to show them to you. On the...