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The Flint Water Crisis: A Timeline
Nov. 29, 2011: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appoints Michael Brown the first emergency manager of four to help deal with a declared...
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News Briefs: Sebring, Ohio, Operator Denies Falsifying Reports
A small-system water operator in Sebring, Ohio, has denied misleading the public about unsafe lead levels in the town’s drinking water. According...
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The (So Far) Untold Story of Flint Lead Pollution
Editor's note: We invite water operators to share their perspectives on the lead contamination problem in Flint, Michigan. Send an email to editor@tpomag.com. We...
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Statement from AWWA CEO David LaFrance on Flint Water-Quality Crisis
On Jan. 16, President Barack Obama issued an emergency declaration that makes available federal aid for the drinking water crisis in Flint,...
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News Briefs: So Much Lead — Flint, Michigan, Declares State of Emergency
A water crisis in Flint, Michigan, hit an alarming level this week as Mayor Karen W. Weaver declared a state of emergency,...
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News Briefs: Worker Rescued After 24-Foot Fall
A contract worker at the Piscataway Wastewater Treatment Plant near Accokeek, Maryland, was rescued Nov. 17 after falling 24 feet from scaffolding...
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News Briefs: Lightning Strike Damages Wastewater Facility
Lightning hit a wastewater treatment facility in Harvard, Massachusetts, on Nov. 12, causing about $100,000 in damages. The strike traveled through the...











