Entry 243421Some wastewater treatment plant operators in Michigan are concerned about potential exposure to COVID-19 and are asking state regulators to relax...
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News Briefs: Flint Isn't Spending EPA Funding Fast Enough
Entry 243499According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than $87 million in federal funding earmarked to fix Flint, Michigan’s infrastructure hasn’t...
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Dale Clark and His Team Achieved $22,000 in Annual Energy Savings for Only a Tiny Investment
Saving energy in clean-water plants often starts with the efficient use of air.
Dale Clark and his team at the lagoon-based clean-water facility...
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The Great Lakes Water Authority's Newest Water Plant Rises From the Bones of the Oldest One
The newest of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s five water treatment plants operates in the oldest building. It is also the latest...
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News Briefs: New San Francisco Apartment Building Targeting Water Reuse
Entry 243574A new 754-unit luxury apartment building in San Francisco is aiming to reuse some of its wastewater, according to a report...
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News Briefs: Trespasser Opens Valves at WWTP, Releases 400,000 Gallons
Entry 243589An unknown trespasser recently broke into a wastewater treatment plant in Fife Lake, Michigan, and released hundreds of thousands of gallons...
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News Briefs: Minnesota WWTP May Feature Public Display of Pumps Clogged With Wipes
Entry 243637The Hutchinson (Minnesota) Wastewater Treatment Facility may soon put a gallery of valves and pumps clogged with wet wipes and rags...
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How a Michigan Fatberg Turned Into an Educational Opportunity
Massive sewer accumulations of fats, oils and grease are on the rise. The system impact of FOG is greatly exacerbated by a...
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News Briefs: Illegal Oil Dumper Costing WWTP Thousands Per Week
Entry 244191The town of Speedway, Indiana, is looking for more information about illegal dumping activity that is costing the wastewater treatment plant...
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News Briefs: Worker, Police Officer Hospitalized After WWTP Chemical Spill
Entry 244272A police officer and a wastewater treatment plant operator were decontaminated and hospitalized after a peroxyacetic acid spill at the plant...
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News Briefs: Former WWTP Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Violation
Entry 244306Gary Hallinan — the former superintendent of the Oswego (New York) Wastewater Treatment Plant — has pleaded guilty in federal court...
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News Briefs: Man's Body Discovered on WWTP Conveyor Belt
Entry 244327Operators at a wastewater treatment plant in Muncie, Indiana, discovered the body of a local 41-year-old man, identified as Michael Donald...
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Renewable Revolution: A Michigan City Looks to Leave Fossil Fuels Behind
When the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, committed to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, Mike Lunn knew the water utility...
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News Briefs: Firefighters Respond to Hazmat Incident at WWTP Near Boston
Entry 244366Firefighers from Boston, Massachusetts, recently responded to a hazmat incident at a wastewater treatment facility in Deer Island.
The emergency call came...









