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                <title><![CDATA[ Utility &amp; communications construction: Investment trends and sector growth update ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2024/october-2024-vol-79-no-10/features/utility-communications-construction-investment-trends-and-sector-growth-update</link>
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                    Strong investment by investor-owned utilities, the federal government, states and municipalities have led to quality project opportunities that brought significant growth to the contractors serving those markets.
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                <title><![CDATA[ OSHA hits Georgia-based company with $300,000 fine after fatal trench collapse ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/march/osha-hits-georgia-based-company-with-300-000-fine-after-fatal-trench-collapse</link>
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                    A Georgia-based company faces a hefty fine exceeding $300,000 from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) due to alleged safety breaches stemming from a trench collapse incident that resulted in the death of a worker in Macon.
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                <title><![CDATA[ North Carolina to invest $238 million in drinking water, wastewater, stormwater projects ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/february/north-carolina-to-invest-238-million-in-drinking-water-wastewater-stormwater-projects</link>
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                    North Carolina is set to allocate $238 million towards water infrastructure projects. The funding will support 114 projects aimed at improving drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.
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                <title><![CDATA[ State audit finds thousands of dollars missing or misspent by Dunklin County Sewer District ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/october/state-audit-finds-thousands-of-dollars-missing-or-misspent-by-dunklin-county-sewer-district</link>
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                    (UI) — A state audit led to a state police investigation into the Dunklin County Sewer District, according to the office of the Missouri State Auditor.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Texas to vote on $1 billion water infrastructure proposal ]]></title>
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                    (UI) — Texas voters will have a chance to weigh in on securing safe, clean, and accessible drinking water for communities statewide. Proposition 6 would amend the state constitution to create the Texas Water Fund and provide $1 billion dollars to address aging water infrastructure and gaps in access to clean drinking water.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Former fiscal officer repays mishandled sewer fees in Ohio&#39;s Gallia County ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/august/former-fiscal-officer-repays-mishandled-sewer-fees-in-ohios-gallia-county</link>
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                    (UI) — A former fiscal officer has reimbursed $7,047 in sewer receipts collected from customers but not deposited into the Village of Centerville&#39;s accounts in Gallia County, as announced by Auditor of State Keith Faber.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Pittsfield, Mass., officials approve $206 million budget plan, including 12% water, 25% sewer rate hike ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/june/pittsfield-mass-officials-approve-206-million-budget-plan-including-12-water-25-sewer-rate-hike</link>
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                    (UI) — By a 7-4 vote, the council approved raising water and sewer rates to cover the increasing cost of materials and rebuild savings within city enterprise funds. The plan set aside $18 million for the city&#39;s water, wastewater, and sewage budgets.
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                <title><![CDATA[ EPA releases 7th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/april/epa-releases-7th-drinking-water-infrastructure-needs-survey-and-assessment</link>
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                    (UI) — The Safe Drinking Water Act requires that the EPA conduct a survey and assessment every four years to examine the needs for infrastructure improvements and maintenance at public water systems. The 7th DWINSA estimates that $625 billion will be needed for infrastructure improvements over the next 20 years — a 32% increase from the $472.6 billion projected in 2022.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Biden approves federal disaster relief for utilities in Vermont communities affected by winter storm ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/march/biden-approves-federal-disaster-relief-for-utilities-in-vermont-communities-affected-by-winter-storm</link>
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                    On Tuesday Gov. Phil Scott and the three members of the state’s congressional delegation said a preliminary damage assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency identified nearly $3 million in eligible costs from public and non-profit utilities in communities recovering from the storm.
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                <title><![CDATA[ New Jersey American Water Announces Water Infrastructure Investment Program ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2020/07-july/new-jersey-american-water-announces-water-infrastructure-investment-program</link>
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                    New Jersey American Water is partnering with state authorities to develop a state-wide water and wastewater infrastructure investment program.
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