The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside federal partners, will release the National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation, a collection of...
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News Briefs: Wisconsin WWTPs Decline to Test for PFAS
Entry 243536The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reporting that more than 100 wastewater treatment facilities have declined to participate in a...
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Worth Noting - March 2020
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The Township of Edison, New Jersey, hired Robert Smith as director of its Water and Sewer Utilities Department.
The Town of Bridgton, Maine,...
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Feds Making Moves on PFAS Research and Regulation
As the conversation around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and biosolids fertilizer grows increasingly louder in the public sphere, many...
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Water Diversions Are so Last Century. The Focus Has Turned Toward Reuse and Conservation
Entry 225727Water scarcity is a growing problem, both in North America and globally.
Traditionally, water-scarce areas of the U.S. have been supplied by...
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News Briefs: California Blackouts Cause Water Shortage in Vallejo
Entry 243689In the midst of historic blackouts across the Bay Area of California, one water utility in the city of Vallejo faced...
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News Briefs: Two Workers Hospitalized After Fire at Water Treatment Plant
Entry 244112Two employees of the Greenfield Water Reclamation Plant in Gilbert, Arizona, were hospitalized after a fire broke out at the facility.
Firefighters were...
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News Briefs: California Finds Widespread PFAS Contamination in Wells
Entry 244124Recent news out of California is serving as another part of a growing concern nationwide surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...
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A Massachusetts Operator Didn't Shy Away From a Challenge to Take on a New Career Role
Paula Ely was surprised a couple of decades ago when her clean-water plant superintendent took her aside and said, “I want you...
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Taking on Retirement Gap Is an Industry Priority
At the same recent event in Salt Lake City, during which David Ross — the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator for water...
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PFAS Update: EPA to Seek Input on Adding PFAS to Toxic Chemical List
As public concern continues to mount surrounding the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, groundwater and biosolids, the U.S. Environmental...
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News Briefs: WWTP Operator Hospitalized After 20-Foot Fall
Entry 244147A worker was hospitalized after falling 20 feet into a cylinder container at the Upper Brays Wastewater Treatment Plant in West...
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News Briefs: Firefighters Rescue Deer From Water Treatment Plant Tank
Entry 244162A video recently surfaced showing firefighters in St. Helens, Oregon, rescuing a deer that was trapped in a contact tank at...
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EPA Seeking Comment on National Water Reuse Action Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a draft National Water Reuse Action Plan Sept. 10 at the 34th annual WaterReuse Symposium in San Diego. The...








