Entries Tagged News Briefs

Entry 244514A joint report by the The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer and The Herald Sun recently sought to answer a...

Entry 244538The residents of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, are under a boil-water advisory after city officials found elevated levels of the parasites...

Entry 244541A man from Springfield, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury for permit violations and untreated sewage discharges from...

Entry 244547Statistics Canada has released statistics from its wastewater-based epidemiology program showing that Canadian citizens consume between 400 and 1,600 tons of...

Entry 244550A $350 million project proposal could see indirect reuse of wastewater in the City of Tampa, Florida, but a city council...

Entry 244584A 28-year-old woman recently died after falling 100 feet from a water tower in McLeansville, North Carolina, while performing her duties...

Entry 244613The town of Wallingford, Connecticut, could soon pay more than $100,000 in plant repairs after sandpaper clogged its wastewater treatment system. In...

Entry 244641A 29-year-old man from Atlantic County, New Jersey, died after contracting Naegleria fowleri — also called the “brain-eating amoeba” — after...

Entry 244691The former water systems operator for Hounsfield, New York, is accused of stealing water from the same town he served using...

Entry 244697Numerous sewer systems and treatment plants have been overwhelmed in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, as the storm tested the infrastructure...

Entry 244703To avoid making the same mistakes as Flint, Michigan, the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, is taking precautions almost five years in...

Entry 244905A methane gas buildup and improper use of a torch is the likely cause of an explosion at a water treatment...

Entry 244913A chemical explosion at the Martinez (California) Water Treatment Plant injured a 32-year-old employee, who was taken to a hospital for...

Entry 244942A group of routinely intoxicated homeless men are using the Mill Creek Water Treatment Facility’s pond as a swimming hole, according...