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1300 drinking water projects meet Recovery Act deadline Of the $6 billion allocated for drinking water and clean water state revolving funds by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, 100 percent was committed to signed contracts in time for the Feb. 17 deadline. EPA adds 9 contaminants to contaminant info tool USEPA's Office of Water announced a major expansion of the Water Contaminant Information Tool with the addition of nine new contaminants. ALSO: •  Canada undertakes first national infrastructure survey •  FY2011 budget "chips away" at water infrastructure needs •  Hot Topics — EPA priorities, security, sustainability … •  Legislative roundup — small systems, EDCs … •  In the news — Nevada water ruling, fracking ... •  AWWA Breaking News

TECHNOLOGY & PRACTICE

Report calls for standardized water conservation metrics
A report from AWWA's Conservation Division recommends standardizing definitions of water customer types and classifications and investigating the use of conservation indexes for indoor and outdoor use for benchmarking.

Can reservoirs trigger earthquakes?
The question of reservoir-induced seismicity captures the imagination: Are earthquakes caused by filling or changing water levels of large reservoirs?

Utility Briefs — Denver, Sonoma County, New York City …

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