A worker in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was seriously injured earlier this month in an explosion that occurred while he was welding a wastewater solvent holding tank.Gary Patton, 41, was thrown approximately 50 feet from the tank. He was taken via ambulance to local hospital escorted by police.Patton had been working at an industrial wastewater treatment facility called Aqua Treat. Plant officials say the public and environment weren’t in danger from the explosion.Sources: Times Free Press and WRCB TV.Iowa Governor Seeks $850 Million for Clean WaterA proposal from Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad that asks to spend around $850 million over the next
News Briefs: Welder Thrown 50 Feet in WWTP Explosion
In this week's water and wastewater news, a worker in Tennessee is seriously injured in a welding accident at a wastewater treatment plant; and the governor of Iowa is asking for $850 million for waterway improvement projects
May 03, 2017
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