Entries Tagged Chemical Spill

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News Briefs: Sioux City Treatment Plant Management Under FBI Scrutiny

In this week's water and wastewater news, the FBI is investigating a treatment plant in Sioux City, Iowa; Johnson Utilities and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality are releasing conflicting statements about the utility's water quality; a significant chlorine spill in Lee, New York, hospitalizes two workers; and Israel is commended for recycling 90 percent of its wastewater.

December 07, 2016

Treatment Plant Chemical Spill Hospitalizes 55 People

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Treatment Plant Chemical Spill Hospitalizes 55 People

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News Briefs: Worker Dies After Falling Into Wastewater Tank

In this week's water and wastewater news, a worker dies after becoming trapped in a wastewater treatment tank, the EPA gives Flint a list of demands to address its water issues, a utility in El Paso boosts its safety program, and Gary Hanson is recognized with the George F. Bernauer Award in Wisconsin.

November 09, 2016

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News Briefs: Diesel Fuel Spill Creates Water Supply Woes

In this week's water and wastewater news, a fuel spill shuts down a Virginia water supply, a federal report calls for rural system funding, and the U.S. House takes on algal toxins.

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News Briefs: Plant Employees Sue City for Asbestos Exposure

In this week's water and wastewater news, worker safety triggers an East Lansing lawsuit, a Texas loan program receives positive response and subzero temps cause problems in Canada.

February 19, 2015

News Briefs: Air Force Fuel Spill Headed Toward Municipal Wells

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News Briefs: Air Force Fuel Spill Headed Toward Municipal Wells

Chemical Leak Threatens 300,000 Water Customers

Chemical Leak Threatens 300,000 Water Customers

State of emergency declared for nine West Virginia counties affected by chemical spill

January 13, 2014