8 public works problems solved

Readers explain how they will maintain their communities’ quality of life this year.

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Editor’s Note: Late last year we held a kind of contest. We told folks who receive our weekly e-newsletter that we were going to profile one public works department from each EPA region in our January issue.

The catch? Whoever responded first got the honors.

Candidates had to submit a high-resolution photo (or other graphic) and answer two questions: What’s the toughest thing on your plate in 2014 and how are you addressing it?

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EPA Region 1: Department of Public Works, Engineering Division
Town of Wellesley, Mass.

EPA Region 2: Mount Laurel Township Municipal Utilities Authority
Mount Laurel, N.J.

EPA Region 3: Public Works
City of Annapolis, Md.

EPA Region 4: Right-of-Way Management Section
City of Charlotte, N.C.

EPA Region 5: Department of Public Works
Waterford Township, Mich.

EPA Region 6: Bernalillo County Operations and Maintenance Department
Albuquerque, N.M.

EPA Region 8: Department of Public Utilities, Water Services
Ogden City, Utah

Region 10: Public Works, Sewer System & Wastewater Treatment Facilities
City of Vancouver, Wash.

About the Author

Stephanie Johnston

As editor in chief, Stephanie Johnston oversees Public Works’ print magazine, website, e-newsletters, and digital initiatives. Before joining the staff 10 years ago, she worked on publications owned by the American Bar Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, and agriculture-industry publisher Century Communications. In 2015, she became editor of Concrete Construction sister publication Concrete Surfaces. She has a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and lives in a Chicago suburb. E-mail sjohnston@hanleywood.com or follow her on Twitter at @StephanieatPW.

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