Also in this week's water and wastewater news, firefighters put out a blaze at a wastewater treatment facility in Virginia

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. EPA announces a $132 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment for important work to protect and restore estuaries of national significance

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a former water manager in California is charged with stealing more than $25 million of water over 23 years after installing an unmetered connection to siphon off a federal canal

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is reversing a decision by the state health commissioner to lay off 14 drinking water treatment plant employees across the state

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the EPA announces a $477 million WIFIA loan for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District in Virginia