An ongoing investigation into Sioux City, Iowa’s wastewater treatment plant has led FBI agents to obtain a search warrant and seize computer data at the city’s information technology department.The plant’s management has been under investigation since early 2015, when it was discovered that two supervisors had altered treatment chemicals, causing effluent into the Missouri River to contain high levels of E. coli.Since the state Department of Natural Resources caps its penalties at $10,000, the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission asked Iowa’s attorney general to pursue a federal case.It hasn’t yet been reported what the FBI agents were looking for or what
News Briefs: Sioux City Treatment Plant Management Under FBI Scrutiny
In this week's water and wastewater news, the FBI is investigating a treatment plant in Sioux City, Iowa; Johnson Utilities and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality are releasing conflicting statements about the utility's water quality; a significant chlorine spill in Lee, New York, hospitalizes two workers; and Israel is commended for recycling 90 percent of its wastewater.
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