The agreement marks an important step forward to ensure products marked "flushable" don't damage sewer systems
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, St. Louis makes progress on a massive 4.3-mile sewer tunnel
Product standards? Education? Grinding? What will solve the wipes problem? Clean-water agencies and wipes industry groups have differing perspectives.
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, wastewater treatment facilities continue to fight against a surge of wrongfully flushed disposable wipes
Patty Potty helps deliver messages about protecting wastewater collections systems in a humorous, memorable fashion.
Michigan’s fatberg problem: “flushable” wipes and clogged pipes
If Miami-Dade's recent troubles with 'flushable' wipes aren't proof enough, a study our of Ryerson Urban Water claims none of the wipes they tested break down properly in a sewer
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a pump failure in Atlanta, Georgia, leaves untreated waste flowing into a river for days