In this week's water and wastewater news, a report from the American Geophysical Union highlights future water shortages; a group forms to take on lead pipe replacements; a Florida plant gets a warning letter from the state; and Flint could see its new plant in 2019.

In this week's water and wastewater news, four wastewater treatment plant workers in Apopka, Florida resigned saying they had health and safety concerns; attorneys are gathering evidence for a class-action lawsuit against flushable wipes manufacturers; a Pennsylvania city plans to replace its water lines after finding elevated levels of lead; and thieves on Long Island are posing as water employees to gain access to homes.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a 52-year-old city worker dies after getting pinned between a dump truck and front-end loader; a group of men posing as water company employees rob an elderly couple; city workers in New Jersey allegedly accept bribes to reduce a water bill; and a California judge strikes down a ban on the use of biosolids as fertilizer on farmlands.

See what’s going on around the country in this listing of new water and wastewater projects.

Over the past 30 years, Florida's Water Conserv II project has helped recycle more than 200 billion gallons of reclaimed water, making the state a national leader in water reuse.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a woman from Florida cuts power to lift stations in Bay County; a report from the EPA shows six treatment plants in Arizona's Navajo Nation have violated the Clean Water Act for years; an Iowa man drives his Chevy into a wastewater lagoon; and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality lifts its warning about Johnson Utilities' drinking water.

Grant funding is provided to the St. Johns River Water Management District to restore three springs in 2016-'17.

In this week's news briefs, a wastewater treatment plant operator in Pennsylvania pleads guilty to violating the Clean Water Act; a New Mexico utility is ordered to pay a $1 million fine; a series of projects near Los Angeles will treat 5.3 billion gallons of water per year; and a Tampa Bay wastewater leak puts a hold on swimming and fishing in Rocky Creek.

See what’s going on around the country in this listing of new water and wastewater projects.