Also in this week's water and wastewater news, first responders rescue a small dog that got stuck in a sewer pipe in Portland, Oregon

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the City of Hamilton, Ontario, discovers a 26-year-old sewage leak that spilled an estimated 337 million liters into Hamilton Harbor

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces that 99% of the lead service lines in Benton Harbor have been inspected and replaced

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. EPA releases its Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities in conjunction with National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. EPA releases its Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Action Plan supporting small, rural and tribal communities

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, with California's official water year in the books, officials say the state is preparing for another dry winter

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, vandals cause a sewage overflow in Oregon

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Bucks County (Pennsylvania) commissioners nix the privatization of the community's sewer and water system

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, an Arkansas woman who attempted to save an 11-year-old boy from a storm drain in late August has also died