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                <title><![CDATA[ Oil pipeline struck during fiber optic construction spills into L.A. storm drains ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2026/may/oil-pipeline-struck-during-fiber-optic-construction-spills-into-la-storm-drains</link>
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                    A fiber optic construction crew ruptured a 16-inch crude oil pipeline in East Los Angeles, sending oil into storm drains and portions of the LA River while triggering a large-scale environmental response.
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                <title><![CDATA[ New Orleans weighs stormwater fee to fund aging drainage infrastructure ]]></title>
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                    New Orleans is considering a parcel-based stormwater fee to help fund aging drainage and water infrastructure as officials confront rising climate risks and long-term system maintenance needs.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Wastewater spill tied to RDU construction reaches North Carolina creek ]]></title>
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                    Raleigh Water crews are continuing cleanup efforts after wastewater tied to airport construction activities was mistakenly discharged into a storm drain flowing to Turkey Creek.
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                <title><![CDATA[ North Chicago begins stormwater project targeting chronic flooding ]]></title>
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                    North Chicago has started construction on a major stormwater detention basin and drainage improvement project designed to reduce chronic flooding and upgrade aging infrastructure.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Canada ramps up water infrastructure upgrades as system losses grow ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2026/april-2026-vol-81-no-4/features/canada-ramps-up-water-infrastructure-upgrades-as-system-losses-grow</link>
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                    Canada is increasing investment in water and wastewater infrastructure as aging systems, climate pressures and growing water losses strain utilities nationwide.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Delays threaten $245 million tied to Houston flood mitigation projects ]]></title>
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                    More than $245 million tied to Harris County flood mitigation and stormwater projects could be at risk as infrastructure work falls behind schedule ahead of federal funding deadlines.
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                <title><![CDATA[ San Antonio sewer main collapse triggers spill after heavy rain ]]></title>
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                    A 24-inch sewer main collapse in San Antonio caused a spill after heavy rain, with crews installing a bypass and working to complete repairs.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Jacobs launches AI tool to help cities predict flooding, manage drainage systems ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2026/april/jacobs-launches-ai-tool-to-help-cities-predict-flooding-manage-drainage-systems</link>
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                    Jacobs has introduced an AI-based platform designed to help utilities and cities forecast flooding, manage stormwater systems and improve emergency response.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Pipe failure spills nearly 70,000 gallons of wastewater into Lake Wylie, N.C. ]]></title>
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                    A pipe failure at a Charlotte lift station sent nearly 70,000 gallons of wastewater into a Lake Wylie, N.C., cove, highlighting ongoing sewer infrastructure risks.
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                <title><![CDATA[ FEMA funds Beaumont drainage project in $117 million flood package ]]></title>
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                    FEMA has approved more than $117 million for flood mitigation projects in Texas and Louisiana, including a drainage and detention basin project in Beaumont.
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