Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Department of Energy announces the National Alliance for Water Innovation will lead an Energy-Water Desalination Hub

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, water company officials advise the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to stop accepting water from Newark

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the World Health Organization releases a report saying there's likely no health risk associated with microplastics in drinking water

As the full extent of Newark, New Jersey's lead contamination problem emerges, residents are doing a lot of waiting — waiting in line for bottled water and waiting around for officials to give them a solution

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, four homes in Melrose, Massachusetts experience a sewage backup of epic proportions after a sewer main became blocked

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, New Jersey's lead problem could cost billions of dollars to fix

Landis Sewerage Authority is one of the most environmentally friendly wastewater treatment plants in the Mid-Atlantic thanks to the work of Executive Director Dennis Palmer

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, an operator in Bolton, New York, is sentenced for falsifying wastewater samples

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a boil-water advisory is lifted in Anchorage, Alaska, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the city

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, scientists from Virginia Tech are researching antibiotic resistance in water reuse applications