Entry 244366Firefighers from Boston, Massachusetts, recently responded to a hazmat incident at a wastewater treatment facility in Deer Island.
The emergency call came...
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News Briefs: Tornado Causes Serious Damage to Alabama WWTP
Entry 244381A wastewater treatment facility in Phenix City, Alabama, lost power and suffered significant damage in its offices and lab during a...
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News Briefs: Door-to-Door Water Treatment Salesman Faces 112 Charges
Entry 244390The Canadian province of Ontario recently filed 112 charges against a door-to-door salesman using misleading claims to offer water treatment services...
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News Briefs: Lawmakers Propose Abolishing Fluoridation in New Hampshire
Entry 244396Republicans in New Hampshire have proposed a bill to abolish fluoridation in municipal water systems. The House Resources, Recreation and Development...
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News Briefs: Residents Report Illness After Fluoride Pump Malfunction
Entry 244418
Sandy City, Utah, was recently cited by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality after testing revealed high levels of lead, copper...
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News Briefs: Utility Shuts Down Well Waiting for PFAS Guidance
Entry 244424Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility has announced it is shutting down a drinking water well in an effort to protect customers from...
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News Briefs: Fire Destroys Water Treatment Plant in Saskatchewan
Entry 244435Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation in Saskatchewan is under a state of emergency after a fire burned down its water...
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News Briefs: Los Angeles Aims to Recycle All Its Water By 2035
Los Angeles, California, Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced a new goal for the city to recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by...
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News Briefs: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear WWTP Case Involving Clean Water Act
Entry 244454
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a case about the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the highest court in the...
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News Briefs: Two Injured in Explosion at Missouri WWTP
Entry 244468Two workers remain hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during an accident at the Southwest Water Treatment Plant in Springfield, Missouri.
They had...
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News Briefs: EPA Won't Limit PFAS in Nation's Drinking Water, Says Politico
Entry 244474An exclusive report by Politico claims the federal Environmental Protection Agency will not regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
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News Briefs: Researchers Create Eco-Friendly Biosolids Bricks for Construction
Entry 244485A team at RMIT University in Australia recently created a environmentally friendly fired-clay building bricks made out of 10 to 25...
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News Briefs: Private Contractor Found Dead in Holding Tank
Entry 244499A private contractor hired to test and maintain several wastewater treatment plants was found dead in a holding tank after an...
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News Briefs: Former WWTP Supervisor to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for False Reports
Entry 244508A former supervisor of a wastewater treatment plant in Sioux City, Iowa, plans to plead guilty to federal charges that accuse...





