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2026 News Briefs

News Briefs: Main Break Triggers State of Emergency in Michigan

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a jury in Iowa acquits a 47-year-old street artist of misdemeanor charges stemming from unauthorized paintings over manholes
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News Briefs: WWTP Operator in Georgia Charged With Falsifying Water Safety Reports

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, researchers at a Louisiana State University environmental lab push to expand a wastewater analysis program after discovering potent synthetic drugs in New Orleans
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News Briefs: Iran War Triggers National Fluoride Shortage

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Amazon teams up with Veolia to implement advanced water-reuse technology at its Mississippi data centers
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News Briefs: Wisconsin Volunteers Stack Sandbags to Save Treatment Plant Amidst Flood

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency file a civil complaint against DC Water over the Potomac spill
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News Briefs: Austin Water Breaks Ground on Huge WWTP Expansion

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, DC Water begins excavation on its $819 million Potomac River Tunnel Project, deploying a colossal tunnel boring machine
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News Briefs: EPA Proposes Adding Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals to Contaminant Candidate List

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, an underground electrical fire triggers a manhole explosion in Larchmont, New York, injuring two police officers
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News Briefs: Survey Shows High Public Trust in Municipal Water

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a utility worker is found dead in a manhole after a suspected electrical accident in Corpus Christi, Texas
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News Briefs: Pilot Program Finds Utilities Need Hands-On Cybersecurity Help

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, DC Water plans to launch a month-long Lidar drone survey of the Potomac Interceptor
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News Briefs: Alabama Water Utility Announces Mass Layoffs

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a 20-year-old urban explorer from Nebraska suffers a fatal head injury in a local sewer system
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News Briefs: DC Water Targets Mid-March to Return Flow to Potomac Interceptor

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a video of a sinkhole swallowing two vehicles at an Omaha, Nebraska, intersection has garnered over 20 million views on social media
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News Briefs: DC Water Begins Park Restoration After Potomac Spill

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Texas' Lake Corpus Christi is teetering on the brink of a historic low, with the city manager warning that the reservoir is expected to drop below 10% capacity for the first time
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​News Briefs: Study Links Treatment Upgrades to River Recovery in Waterloo, Ontario

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Hawaii Water Service selects Carollo Engineers to conduct a feasibility study for a new recycled water plant in Kapalua
News Briefs: President Orders Federal Takeover of Potomac Spill Cleanup

News Briefs: President Orders Federal Takeover of Potomac Spill Cleanup

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a two-alarm fire and explosion erupt at a wastewater treatment facility in Wilmington, Delaware
News Briefs: Pennsylvania Boil-Water Advisory Lifted

News Briefs: Pennsylvania Boil-Water Advisory Lifted

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, online credit and debit card payments for San Angelo, Texas, water bills are unavailable following a cyberattack on the city's payment processor