Property owners in the coastal California city of Malibu preferred a local wastewater treatment solution to a regional approach. The choice is...
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Editorial
A Work of Public Art Pays Homage to a Former Treatment Plant Leader Who Had a Vision
Fulfilling a long-held dream of a retired wastewater treatment plant superintendent, a large mural in the California city of Santa Cruz greets...
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News Briefs: WWTP Supervisor Dies After Falling from Catwalk
Entry 244303A longtime public employee in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, died after falling into a wastewater treatment tank, according to CBS...
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Array of Contaminants in California Water Could Cause 15,000 Cases of Cancer
An assortment of toxic pollutants in California drinking water could cause more than 15,000 cases of cancer, according to a peer-reviewed EWG study...
Editorial
Kids' Posters Carry a Message in a Water District's Outreach Program
A poster contest sponsored by California’s Monte Vista Water District encourages K-12 students to promote water efficiency.
The contest was created in 1990...
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News Briefs: President Trump Signs Colorado Drought Contingency Plan Into Law
Entry 244344President Donald Trump recently signed off on a piece of bipartisan legislation that aims to help manage ongoing drought conditions and...
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News Briefs: Utility Worker Finds Colossal Crayfish
Entry 244352A utility worker in Bowling Green, Kentucky, recently found a giant crayfish in a water filtration system at an intake plant....
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How Adding Food Waste Can Double Gas Production
A slate of new legislation in California has spurred a movement to remove all food waste from landfills, and the Sanitation Districts...
Editorial
A California City Tries Different Approaches to Renewable Energy. Here Are the Two That Produced.
As Sonoma Water developed renewable and other carbon-free energy sources, the utility learned what does and doesn’t work in the wine country...
Editorial
The Sun Is Part of the Art on This Public Sculpture in Davis, California
The abstract mural on the East Area Water Tank in the California city of Davis is much more than a painting. It...
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News Briefs: Utility Shuts Down Well Waiting for PFAS Guidance
Entry 244424Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility has announced it is shutting down a drinking water well in an effort to protect customers from...
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News Briefs: Fire Destroys Water Treatment Plant in Saskatchewan
Entry 244435Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation in Saskatchewan is under a state of emergency after a fire burned down its water...
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News Briefs: Los Angeles Aims to Recycle All Its Water By 2035
Los Angeles, California, Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced a new goal for the city to recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by...
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News Briefs: EPA Won't Limit PFAS in Nation's Drinking Water, Says Politico
Entry 244474An exclusive report by Politico claims the federal Environmental Protection Agency will not regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...











