Our industry moves fast. New equipment hits the market, crews adapt to changing regulations and infrastructure demands, and municipalities continue searching for smarter ways to maintain treatment plants and sewer/water systems. To help readers stay caught up, we’re rounding up some of the most-read online stories from April on Treatment Plant Operator.
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5. AWWA Report Finds Rising Water Infrastructure Costs Put Affordability at Risk
A new report reveals that updating U.S. drinking water infrastructure will require up to $2.4 trillion over the next 25 years, threatening to double household water bills. Read about the compounding costs driving this crisis and why experts warn that increased federal funding is essential.
4. Austin Water Breaks Ground on Huge WWTP Expansion
In our weekly News Briefs roundup, we cover Austin Water’s $1.5 billion treatment plant expansion, DC Water’s launch of a massive tunnel boring machine, and the EPA’s new $30 million grant program for small water systems.
3. Survey Shows High Public Trust in Municipal Water
In this edition of News Briefs, we examine a nationwide survey on public trust in municipal water and reports on the tragic death of an AEP Texas utility worker in a Corpus Christi manhole. We also highlight the EPA's call for feedback on its water affordability tool.
2. EPA Proposes Adding Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals to Contaminant Candidate List
This News Briefs post highlights the EPA's proposal to monitor microplastics and pharmaceuticals in drinking water, alongside the launch of Texas State University’s innovative One Water conservation hub. We also report on a sudden manhole explosion that injured two police officers in New York.
1. Wisconsin Volunteers Stack Sandbags to Save Treatment Plant Amidst Flood
Our weekly News Briefs roundup returns to highlight a community's urgent fight to save a Wisconsin wastewater plant from flooding, alongside the mounting lawsuits facing DC Water over a historic sewage spill. We also cover the Bureau of Reclamation's aggressive plan to slash water releases from Lake Powell as the Colorado River Basin battles severe drought.
