News Briefs: Federal Judge Sentences WWTP Operator for Falsifying Tests

A federal judge has sentenced the former supervisor of Sioux City, Iowa’s wastewater treatment facility to two years of probation, including two months of home confinement, for falsifying test results. The judge also issued a fine of $5,000 to the 71-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and knowingly falsifying test results.According to prosecutors, the former supervisor and other workers would increase chlorine levels on the days when samples were tested for E. coli.COVID‑19 Spread Via Wastewater Could Affect Marine Mammals, Says Study Certain species of whales, seals and other endangered marine mammals could fall victim to COVID-19 infection through