Two Michigan State University labs will receive nearly $6 million for projects to conduct COVID-19 wastewater surveillance and testing.
The funding is part...
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News Briefs: Michigan Announces Grants to Support COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance
Entry 242542The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently announced $49 million in grant funding to support 19 projects around the...
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News Briefs: Mystery Chemical Dump Causes Issues at Minnesota WWTP
Entry 242691The city of Princeton, Minnesota, is asking its residents to be more careful about what they dump down the drain after...
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Three Local Professionals Sustain Quality Water and Wastewater Operations in Jonesville, Michigan
The Michigan city of Jonesville didn’t have to look far to find a top-notch team to operate its water and wastewater systems.
Superintendent...
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Flint Lead Free 2021 Report Highlights Positive Trends and Economic Benefits
Flint Lead Free has released its 2021 report with the goal of sharing the widespread community efforts to reduce lead exposure, highlighting progress from...
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MABR Technology Could Optimize Wastewater Treatment, Say Researchers
Wastewater treatment systems that combine conventional setups with a relatively new technology could reap a host of benefits, including smaller plant sizes,...
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News Briefs: Michigan Plans to Charge Ex-Governor in Flint Water Crisis
Entry 243124Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, along with his health director and other officials, will be charged with crimes related to the...
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News Briefs: Crews Cleaning Up Diesel Spill at Alaskan WWTP
Entry 243177Crews are working to clean up a diesel fuel spill at a wastewater treatment facility in Selawik, in the Northwest Arctic...
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News Briefs: WWTP Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Wastewater Samples
Entry 243239Associated Press is reporting that a former wastewater treatment plant superintendent has pleaded guilty to manipulating water sample test results so...
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News Briefs: Michigan Governor Announces Big Investment Into Water Infrastructure
Entry 243248Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced MI Clean Water — a $500 million comprehensive water infrastructure investment in Michigan’s water systems from source to tap. The...
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GLWA Graduates Inaugural Class of Technician Apprentices
The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has graduated its first cohort of apprentices from the Authority’s inaugural three-year Electrical Instrumentation Control Technician –...
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Researchers to Examine COVID-19 Virus in Biosolids
Most of the water and wastewater industry has at this point seen the stories about tracking COVID-19 in sewage, but what happens...
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In Need of a New Generation of Operators, a Midwest Agency Looks to Young People
The Great Lakes Water Authority’s three apprenticeship programs in Michigan are helping to resist the wave of retirements sweeping the industry.The initiative...
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News Briefs: Colorado WWTP Sees 40% Flow Reduction After Virus Closes Ski Resorts
Entry 243418Wastewater treatment plant operators working for the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District serving Vail and Aspen, Colorado, recently saw a...










