Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Wisconsin utilities have largely ignored a request from the Department of Natural Resources to test for PFAS

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, nearly 600 former EPA officials sign a letter asking House of Representatives leaders to investigate the EPA

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, check out a video of what people are calling the Sistine Chapel of Sewage in London, England

At WEFTEC in Chicago this September, the EPA announced a program called the Water Workforce Initiative to help U.S. municipalities face staffing shortages in the water/wastewater sector

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a treatment plant supervisor is charged with theft and a city mayor faces accusations of cronyism during the bid process for a water treatment facility

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a U.S. EPA official calls treatment plant operators 'silent everyday unsung heroes'

States have used the Clean Water Act's Section 401 to delay and block natural gas pipeline projects in an effort to protect drinking water sources