Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the award of more than $13.6 million for innovative technologies and short-term solutions to aid in...
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News Briefs: Construction Supervisor Faces Charges in Canada WWTP Drowning
A trial has commenced in Burton, New Brunswick, for a construction company supervisor accused of criminal negligence in the 2018 drowning death of an...
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Oldsmar ‘Cyberattack’ Was Actually Employee Error, Says Former City Manager
An alleged 2021 cyberattack on the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant — which sparked global concerns about the security of critical infrastructure...
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News Briefs: Nestlé's Push to Change Arizona Water Law Sparks Controversy
A Nestlé factory in Glendale, Arizona, is facing a water supply issue as it seeks to produce a large amount of high-quality...
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News Briefs: Tampa Leaders Oppose Water Reuse Proposal
The Tampa (Florida) City Council wants to permanently stop a proposal to turn treated wastewater into tap water. The council has repeatedly told city...
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A Water District Awards Grants Over 20 Years Totaling More Than $4 Million for School-Based Water Education Projects
A water management district’s Splash! School Grant Program has benefited more than 60,000 students from 12 counties in the past 10 years.The...
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News Briefs: Plant Employee Charged With Urinating Into Equipment in Pennsylvania
Entry 241411PennLive reports that police in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have charged a water treatment plant employee after finding out he had urinated...
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News Briefs: Employees Evacuated After Chlorine Leak at Jackson Water Treatment Plant
Entry 242012Employees were evacuated and safety personnel were notified of a chlorine leak in the chemical building at O.B. Curtis Water Treatment...
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News Briefs: Poliovirus Detected in New York Wastewater
Entry 242076New York health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against poliovirus after it was detected in wastewater samples near New...
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News Briefs: Florida Governor Announces Funding to Support Red Tide Research, Mitigation
Entry 242188Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced a commitment to nearly $14 million in the Fiscal Year 2022-‘23 budget to continue Florida’s...
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South Florida Completes Largest Environmental Restoration Project In U.S. History
The South Florida Water Management District recently marked the completion of the C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) — a 6,300-acre manmade wetland...
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News Briefs: Mississippi City's WWTPs in Jeopardy Due to Lack of Qualified Operators
Entry 242402The public works director for Jackson, Mississippi, recently urged the city council to pass an emergency order to pay its staff...
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Sanitation System Invented by University of South Florida Begins Commercialization
The latest version of the University of South Florida's NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering...
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News Briefs: Water Treatment Failures Put Irish Public at Risk
Entry 242469Two recent failures at water treatment plants in Ireland — at Ballymore Eustace and Gorey — have resulted in illnesses and...










