News Briefs: Water Employee Dies in Chemical Explosion

In this week's water and wastewater news, Texas reports a fatal chemical explosion, Missouri treatment plants come back online after flooding, and Des Moines sets denitrification records
News Briefs: Water Employee Dies in Chemical Explosion

An employee at Water Rescue Services near Midland, Texas, died in a chemical explosion on Monday, Jan. 4. Authorities reported that the man, Julian Gallardo, was mixing chemicals when the explosion occurred.

“There was some sort of chemical reaction, or spark, that caused the...

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