While restaurants, gyms, schools and other buildings are closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the quality of water left sitting...
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Agencies, Organizations Cooperate on Water Sector Response to COVID-19
As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, agencies and organizations like the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have been working to provide current and accurate...
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Florida Epoxy Manufacturer Repurposes Facility to Make Hand Sanitizer
When hand sanitizer started running low at Epoxytec’s south Florida headquarters, no one at the company imagined they’d soon repurpose their entire facility...
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Montana WWTP Saves Money on Phosphorus Reduction Using Brewery Barley
Beer breweries are increasing in popularity throughout the U.S. and can pose complications for treatment plants receiving their wastewater. Recently, a wastewater...
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COVID-19 Guidance for Wastewater Workers
[Editor's note: This story was edited to clarify a misstatement and to add recommendations for wastewater operators from the Centers for Disease...
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EPA’s National Water Reuse Action Plan Makes Reuse a National Priority
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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USBR Awards Funding for 19 Projects to Inform Water Management Decisions
The Bureau of Reclamation recently selected 19 projects to receive $3.5 million in WaterSMART Applied Science Grants to develop tools and information...
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10 Tips to Keep Your Career on the Right Track
At times, careers can be as unpredictable as the sewage coming down the line at a wastewater treatment plant. Most of it's straightforward,...
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Researchers Testing Floating Treatment Wetlands' Winter Survivability
The grasses are dormant, their brown leaves poking the sky as they float in one of the now-frigid lily ponds in Lincoln,...
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IWA Announces Inaugural Digital Water Summit April 27-30 in Spain
The International Water Association recently announced it's organizing the first IWA Digital Water Summit. Targeting all stakeholders involved in the water sector digitalization,...
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'Big Tex' to Bore 5-Mile Tunnel to Alleviate Dallas Flooding
Dallas, Texas' storm sewers, designed and built in the 1930s, are no match for the dense neighborhoods of a 21st-century city. Despite...
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UV Disinfection Could Minimize Antimicrobial Resistance, Says Study
Conventional wastewater disinfection using chlorine could facilitate the spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, and treating some types of wastewater with UV...
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How WWTPs Can Remove Pharmaceuticals
A recent study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern U.S. reveals a mixed record when it comes to removing medicines...
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New Map Shows 305 Military Sites That Used PFAS-based Firefighting Foam
Environmental Working Group recently published a map of 305 military installations that used the firefighting foams made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have...














