Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Salem, Oregon, continues its fight against cyanotoxins; and designers are making wedding dresses out of toilet paper
In this week's water and wastewater news, a Minnesota city declares a state of emergency after a treatment plant fire; and the failure of a membrane system in Iowa leaves customers from nine counties boiling water
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, firefighters respond to a chlorine leak in Oklahoma City; and a brewery in Sweden is marketing and selling beer made from recycled wastewater
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a treatment plant worker in Manitoba dies after falling from a chemical storage tank; and scientists detect traces of opioids in Puget Sound's mussel population
In this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. EPA backpedals after disallowing some reporters to attend its National Leadership Summit on PFAS in drinking water; and Michigan gets closer to enacting the strictest lead-level regulations in the nation
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Niagara Falls Water Board says it doesn't anticipate another black discharge like those experienced in 2017; and the governor of Washington declares a state of emergency due to flooded WWTPs
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a dog is rescued from an aeration pond in Colorado; and a New Orleans-area utility is under fire for bullying customers
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, damage from a fire at a Georgia WWTP will cost $414,000 to repair; and the U.S. EPA announces $1.9 million in research funding for lead detection and control strategies
In this week's water and wastewater news, a wastewater superintendent in New York is facing four years in prison for allegedly falsifying test results; and a plant worker in Ohio turns himself in to the U.S. Marshals Service for theft
In this week's water and wastewater news, seven major cities in Canada will provide wastewater samples in an effort to track cannabis use; and recycled water bottles in Flint are being turned into clothing