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                <title><![CDATA[ Missouri enacts new standards for safe digging following fatal gas explosion ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2025/july/missouri-enacts-new-standards-for-safe-digging-following-fatal-gas-explosion</link>
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                    Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Monday signed SB133, intended to reduce the risk of damage to the state’s buried utility lines, the type of incident that caused&#160;the fatal April 9 explosion in Lexington. The bill adopts&#160;Common Ground Alliance&#160;(CGA) Best Practices for properly marking buried utilities in advance of digging.
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                <title><![CDATA[ $51 million settlement adds to delays on Hartford, Conn., 41-million-gallon sewer tunnel ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2025/may/51-million-settlement-adds-to-delays-on-hartford-conn-41-million-gallon-sewer-tunnel</link>
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                    Hartford, Connecticut’s massive South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel project is now expected to cost $335 million and won’t be completed until 2026 after a legal dispute over groundwater conditions delayed progress.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Report outlines strategies to strengthen water infrastructure in underserved communities ]]></title>
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                    Many low-income and rural communities face deteriorating water infrastructure, leading to leaks, contamination, and unreliable access to clean water. In some areas, outdated systems waste billions of gallons of water annually, while families struggle to afford costly repairs and upgrades.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Michigan awards $267 million to rebuild state water infrastructure ]]></title>
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                    Michigan has awarded over $267 million in grants to cities, villages, and townships across the state to improve water infrastructure and protect public health.
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                <title><![CDATA[ New Mexico launches AI-powered initiative to spot water leaks ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/september/new-mexico-launches-ai-powered-initiative-to-spot-water-leaks</link>
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                    New Mexico is teaming up with Google Public Sector and Woolpert Digital Innovations on a new initiative called Hydro Delta, which uses artificial intelligence to detect water leaks, many of which are hidden underground and difficult to identify.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Pipeline incident in Missouri town triggers natural gas leak, no injuries reported ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/september/pipeline-incident-in-missouri-town-triggers-natural-gas-leak-no-injuries-reported</link>
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                    A natural gas pipeline operated by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline was struck by a construction crew in Missouri’s Cass County on Sept.6.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Port Townsend, Wash., lifts water conservation notice after main line repair ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/september/port-townsend-wash-lifts-water-conservation-notice-after-main-line-repair</link>
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                    The leak, caused by a cracked fitting on the main water transmission line, was discharging around 400 gallons of water per minute and eroding soil around the pipeline on a steep hillside near Snow Creek.
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                <title><![CDATA[ First look: PipeSense uses pressure waves for leak detection ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2024/august-2024-vol-79-no-8/features/first-look-pipesense-uses-pressure-waves-for-leak-detection</link>
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                    Pipelines, especially those that carry water, can be hundreds of miles long – so it may not always be simple to know for certain that a leak has occurred, let alone pinpoint the problem.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Rochester, N.Y., begins $5 million lead service line replacement project ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/august/rochester-ny-begins-5-million-lead-service-line-replacement-project</link>
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                    Construction has begun on a critical drinking water project in Rochester to replace 772 residential lead and galvanized water service lines.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Aging water infrastructure causes major water losses in Texas cities ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/july/aging-water-infrastructure-causes-major-water-losses-in-texas-cities</link>
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                    Texas’ largest cities lost around 88 billion gallons of water last year due to old water infrastructure and extreme heat, resulting in significant financial losses and increased pressure on the state&#39;s water supply.
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