Entry 243273The Associated Press recently reported that two employees of the city of McCook, Nebraska, were found dead within the sludge pump...
Entries Tagged COVID-19
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Industry News - October 2020
ClearSpan Structures expands, now offers rentals
ClearSpan Structures now offers commercial building rental offerings. Previously, the company’s structures were only available for purchase,...
Online Exclusives
News Briefs: Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 Pays Off for Utah State University
Entry 243279There are stories emerging about college campuses throughout the nation testing wastewater for traces of COVID-19 in an effort to predict...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Water Security
Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises, say experts at the University of...
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Federal Agencies Announce National Wastewater Surveillance System for COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with agencies throughout the...
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WQA Offers Guidance On Sanitizing Water Treatment Systems
General guidance on sanitizing water treatment systems after a prolonged period of stagnation — such as during the recent COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders...
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Expert Panel Finds Low Risk of Coronavirus for Wastewater Workers
A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded...
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News Briefs: Wastewater Testing Predicts Minnesota COVID-19 Outbreak
Entry 243293Wastewater testing for COVID-19 has continued around the nation, including testing at 22 treatment facilities in Minnesota thanks to the University...
Editorial
Industry News - September 2020
Xylem succeeds in exceeding its GHG target
Xylem announced it had succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity, exceeding its planned target. Xylem’s...
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Researchers to Examine COVID-19 Virus in Biosolids
Most of the water and wastewater industry has at this point seen the stories about tracking COVID-19 in sewage, but what happens...
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Industry News: August 2020
Entry 243330ClearSpan Structures expands, now offers rentalsClearSpan Structures now offers commercial building rental offerings. Previously, the company’s structures were only available for...
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Why Wastewater Testing Is Critical in the Fight Against COVID-19
Almost certainly you’ve seen headlines about wastewater treatment plants around North America joining the fight against COVID-19 by testing wastewater in an...
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Experts Offer Recommendations for COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) recently published the recommended best practices from global experts that contributed to WRF’s international water research summit on wastewater...
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Declining Revenue, Social Distancing Among Water Sector Concerns During Pandemic
Most water utilities are returning to normal operations as they reopen their offices and relax some of the measures they put in...









