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

A state bill aims to create standards for direct potable reuse by the end of 2021

In this week's water and wastewater news, the owner of a Texas-based septic pumping company claims he wasn't allowed to dump waste as often as white-owned companies; and San Diego is one step closer to recycling wastewater for potable use

In this week's water and wastewater news, a San Diego brewing company makes five barrels of ale from treated wastewater and gets the mayor to taste-test it; and the president of a private wastewater company is charged with falsifying samples at three condo facilities.

Researchers replace membrane proteins in bacteria with a molecule they created and gain control over their ability to produce electricity

In this week's water and wastewater news, a group of 500 citizens in New Mexico is looking at starting its own utility to solve water problems; and water testing near Atlanta uncovers nearly 50 schools with lead contamination.

In this week's water and wastewater news, flooding has caused damage at a Seattle WWTP and effluent will likely violate clean water standards for months; and a $722 million lawsuit was filed against the U.S. EPA over the Flint water crisis.

In this week's water and wastewater news, an operator in Orange County makes a computer error that pumps excess fluoride into the water system; a treatment plant team is suspended for negligence; and customers in Louisiana find pink water coming from their taps.