Lead in drinking water reared its head again in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Why are we worried about PFAS while lead service lines threaten to continue poisoning children?
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a judge rejects a request by former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to dismiss misdemeanor charges for his role in the Flint Water Crisis
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, beaches near Puget Sound have reopened after power outages caused significant overflows at a King County wastewater treatment plant and pump stations
Louisville Water joins an elite group of utilities that have removed all lead drinking water services on the public side of the meter. Now those on the homeowner side are the target.
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, San Francisco is awarded a $513 million WIFIA loan to finance pretreatment and other improvements to its Southeast Treatment Plant
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a boil-water advisory will likely remain in effect until September for Fort McMurray in Alberta due to local flooding
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago announced its noncritical employees will be on call and telecommuting during the COVID-19 outbreak
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, water company officials advise the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to stop accepting water from Newark
As the full extent of Newark, New Jersey's lead contamination problem emerges, residents are doing a lot of waiting — waiting in line for bottled water and waiting around for officials to give them a solution
