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Entries Tagged Louisiana

Lsu Wastewater Testing

​LSU Researcher Invents Whole New Ball Game to Boost Public Health Research​

News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure

News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, sinking levees in New Orleans require more than $1 billion in upgrades
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News Briefs: Balloon Hits Power Line and Triggers Boil-Water Advisory in New Orleans

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a former clerk-treasurer in Indiana is accused of embezzling nearly $80,000 from the town’s water utility payments
Bottled water

When Communities Face Drinking-Water Crises, Bottled Water Is a ‘Temporary’ Solution That Often Lasts Years and Worsens Inequality

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News Briefs: Researchers Design Sponge to Capture Microplastic Pollution

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, New Orleans faces a growing threat of saltwater intrusion affecting its tap water
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Underwater Sill Being Built to Stop Salt Water Intrusion in Mississippi River

Unsafe salinity levels have been detected at municipal drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
News Briefs: New York Plastics Company Agrees to PFOA Settlement

News Briefs: New York Plastics Company Agrees to PFOA Settlement

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, pump failure at a WWTP in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, results in a plant shutdown and localized flooding
News Briefs: Hurricane Ida Triggers Boil-Water Advisories in New Orleans

News Briefs: Hurricane Ida Triggers Boil-Water Advisories in New Orleans

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Tampa Bay Water announced that it isn't getting enough liquid oxygen to treat its water due to Florida’s current COVID-19 surge
Worth Noting - February 2021

Worth Noting - February 2021

News Briefs: Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 Pays Off for Utah State University

News Briefs: Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 Pays Off for Utah State University

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, damage from Hurricane Laura leaves hundreds of thousands of residents without access to clean water
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St. Bernard Parish Implements a New and More Efficient System for Flushing Water Mains

Automatic flushing units help save labor, improve water quality and prevent growth of pathogens in a Louisiana parish water distribution system
The Water Environment Federation Gets in on the Act of Outreach With a Special Event at Its Conference

The Water Environment Federation Gets in on the Act of Outreach With a Special Event at Its Conference

A daylong education fair held in conjunction with WEFTEC teaches elementary and middle school students about the value of water.
News Briefs: 'Brain-Eating Amoeba' Returns to Louisiana Parish

News Briefs: 'Brain-Eating Amoeba' Returns to Louisiana Parish

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Salem, Oregon, continues its fight against cyanotoxins; and designers are making wedding dresses out of toilet paper
News Briefs: Utility Worker Loses Foot After Getting It Stuck in Pump

News Briefs: Utility Worker Loses Foot After Getting It Stuck in Pump

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a dog is rescued from an aeration pond in Colorado; and a New Orleans-area utility is under fire for bullying customers