News Briefs: Austin Water Director Resigns After Citywide Boil-Water Notice

Austin (Texas) Water Director Greg Meszaros has resigned and three employees have been placed on leave following a citywide boil-water notice resulting from employee error. In a resignation letter to the city manager, Meszaros wrote that he took full responsibility for any shortcomings at the utility.Meanwhile, the city’s mayor is moving forward with a call for an independent external audit of Austin Water.EPA Administrator Visits WWTP Impacted by Climate Change Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan recently visited a wastewater treatment plant in Saco, Maine, to promote $68 million allocated to the state for infrastructure funding.Climate change has caused flooding issues for