Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a gasification plant in North Dakota is selling beverage-grade CO2 to water treatment plants due to a CO2 shortage

In this week's water and wastewater news, Hurricane Irma causes a massive power outage in Florida; and Williston, North Dakota, dedicates its $105 million wastewater plant

In this week's water and wastewater news, vandalism causes $30,000 in damage at a plant in Bismarck, North Dakota; and Flint, Michigan, accidentally lets its chlorine tote run dry

In this week's water and wastewater news, treatment plant burglary suspects are urged to seek medical care after coming into contact with E. coli bacteria, New York City looks at banning flushables, environmental scientists look into the carbon emissions of wastewater treatment plants, and Williston, North Dakota gets the OK for a lagoon.

For water utilities, zebra mussels can become more than just a nuisance. Find out how cities across the country are controlling this invasive species, and learn more about some of the monitoring programs in place.

In this week's water and wastewater news, drop cloths cause problems at a lift station, the NOAA releases a dire Lake Erie algae prediction and UCLA asks for $13 million in damages after a water main break.

In this week's water and wastewater news, the AWWA seeks more information on cyanotoxins, a Bakken town struggles to keep up with wastewater needs, and a plant studies high-rate treatment systems.