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Entries Tagged Hawaii

News Briefs: Research Finds PFAS Decline in Great Lakes Fish

News Briefs: Research Finds PFAS Decline in Great Lakes Fish

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a 48-inch water main ruptures in Uptown New Orleans, causing significant flooding

Surviving Without a Plant: How Small Towns and Remote Areas Make It Work

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News Briefs: SF Bay Water Board Unveils Major Nutrient Reduction Initiative

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a worker sustains serious injuries after falling into a manhole at the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Honolulu, Hawaii
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Health Advisory for Hawaii Waters Following Wastewater Treatment Plant Incident

News Briefs: Hawaii DOH Fines Navy, Orders WWTP Repairs

News Briefs: Hawaii DOH Fines Navy, Orders WWTP Repairs

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, vandals cause a sewage overflow in Oregon
News Briefs: Wisconsin Water Groups Ask DNR to Rethink PFAS Regulations

News Briefs: Wisconsin Water Groups Ask DNR to Rethink PFAS Regulations

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Navy says a jet fuel spill is what led to contaminated tap water in military households in Honolulu, Hawaii
News Briefs: Wastewater Testing Plays Key Role in Tracking Omicron Variant

News Briefs: Wastewater Testing Plays Key Role in Tracking Omicron Variant

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, San Francisco declares a water shortage emergency in response to a statewide drought
News Briefs: Hawaii Hiker Finds Stream That Smells of Beer and Tests at 1.2% ABV

News Briefs: Hawaii Hiker Finds Stream That Smells of Beer and Tests at 1.2% ABV

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a city worker in Honolulu dies after being trapped in a tank at a Honolulu wastewater treatment facility
News Briefs: City of Honolulu Wins Award for Children's Book About Wastewater

News Briefs: City of Honolulu Wins Award for Children's Book About Wastewater

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, an indirect reuse project is slowed down in Tampa, Florida
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This Water Operator Loves His Job Just as Much as the Place Where He Does It

Jeff Pearson helps keep the Hawaiian island of Maui supplied with water from a mixture of surface and underground sources.
News Briefs: Two Workers Hospitalized After Fire at Water Treatment Plant

News Briefs: Two Workers Hospitalized After Fire at Water Treatment Plant

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, nearly 600 former EPA officials sign a letter asking House of Representatives leaders to investigate the EPA
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Coral Study Traces Excess Nitrogen to Maui WWTP

This study is related to a potentially far-reaching U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility and the Clean Water Act
News Briefs: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear WWTP Case Involving Clean Water Act

News Briefs: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear WWTP Case Involving Clean Water Act

The court's decision could have a far-reaching impact as it makes a decision on the scope of Clean Water Act liability
Hawaii’s Groundbreaking Wastewater Project Officially Unveiled

Hawaii’s Groundbreaking Wastewater Project Officially Unveiled

Sewer tunnel and pump station facilities enhance Oahu’s utility infrastructure