An appeals court recently denied a request by Maui County (Hawaii) for a full-panel review of the court’s ruling that the county...
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News Briefs: Companies Bottling Untreated Drinking Water, Marketed as 'Raw'
According to a recent article by The New York Times, startups are emerging around the nation selling “raw water” to people eager...
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December 2016 Project Roundup: Groundbreaking Ceremonies, Construction and More
Editor’s Note: Each month, we’ll bring you a roundup of new water and wastewater projects from across the country. If you would like...
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EPA Awards Hawaii $18.6 Million to Improve Water Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Hawaii Department of Health a $10.3 million grant for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund...
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Tunneling in Paradise: Honolulu Completes Gravity Sewer Project
After 13 months of boring beneath the Oneawa Hills, contractors have holed through on a new wastewater tunnel that will connect the...
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News Briefs: Olympians Attempt to Avoid Rio's Sewage Splash
In Rio de Janeiro, a successful trip to the 2016 Olympics means more than a medal for those competing in water sports....
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News Briefs: Mold! Wet Conditions Create Safety Hazard at Plant
Workers at a wastewater treatment plant in Hilo, Hawaii, have had to take special precautions recently, thanks to a mold problem in...
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News Briefs: FTC Halts Nice-Pak Flushable Wipes Advertising
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order that requires Nice-Pak Products to stop advertising that its moist tissue and...
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Reservoirs, Rainwater and the Big Island of Hawaii
Ancient civilizations collected rainwater for drinking. That practice continues even today on the Big Island of Hawaii, where rainwater is a major...
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News Briefs: Hawaiian Beaches Close After Wastewater Spills
Heavy rains caused several wastewater discharges across Oahu, Hawaii, early this week, including a 500,000-gallon spill that resulted in the closure of...
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News Briefs: Two Die During Wastewater Plant Repair
Two contractors died on Oct. 23 at the Roberto R. Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant in El Paso, Texas, while performing repair work...
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Weekly News Briefs: Researcher Harvests Energy from Ammonia
Stanford University researcher Yaniv Scherson has developed a process that captures ammonia from wastewater, converts it to nitrous oxide, and then burns...















