The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a $500 million loan to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to modernize wastewater and...
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Water Prize Winners Tap Into Innovation to Replace Lead Pipes Faster
The Environmental Policy Innovation Center has announced the winners of its Water Data Prize, demonstrating how lead pipes across America can be replaced...
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News Briefs: Austin Water Director Resigns After Citywide Boil-Water Notice
Entry 242290Austin (Texas) Water Director Greg Meszaros has resigned and three employees have been placed on leave following a citywide boil-water notice...
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This New Jersey Professional Makes Teaching a Vital Part of His Role in Facility Operations
After only eight months on the job, John Perry faced a water crisis.
In the summer of 2020, an explosion of toxic cyanobacteria...
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Industry News - July 2021
EnBiorganic expands its network into Texas
EnBiorganic Technologies welcomed Fuquay of New Braunfels, Texas, to its licensed network of EBS-Di Installers and service...
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Industry News: May 2021
EnBiorganic expands its network into TexasEnBiorganic Technologies welcomed Fuquay of New Braunfels, Texas, to its licensed network of EBS-Di Installers and service providers....
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Jersey Water Works Releases Innovative Data Hub for Water Utilities
Water customers in New Jersey looking for information about whether their local water system contains lead service lines, meets regulations for bacteria...
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Microplastics Turn Into 'Hubs' for Pathogens and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Says Study
It’s estimated that an average-sized wastewater treatment plant serving roughly 400,000 residents will discharge up to 2 million microplastic particles each day in its effluent. Yet,...
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Worth Noting - April 2021
People/Awards
Four City of Houston wastewater treatment plants won Peak Performance Awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies:
Kingwood Cedar Bayou Plant, Platinum Award
Forest Grove...
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News Briefs: Operator Who Ignored Broken Centrifuge Avoids Jail Time
Entry 244141The former manager of the Oswego (New York) Wastewater Treatment Plant avoided jail time and was sentenced probation and a fine...
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News Briefs: Scottsdale Treatment Plant Approved for Direct Potable Reuse
Entry 244174The Advanced Water Treatment Plant in Scottsdale, Arizona, recently became the third facility in the nation permitted to treat recycled water...
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News Briefs: Goats Clearing Brush at Massachusetts WWTP
Entry 244203Instead of relying on manual clearing of brush and overgrowth at the Barnstable (Massachusetts) Wastewater Treatment Plant, workers are relying on...
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Newark's Lead Contamination Woes Continue
There’s a lead contamination emergency making national headlines and drawing comparisons to the Flint Water Crisis, and it’s in Newark, New Jersey. For...
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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...












