Entries Tagged Alabama

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an Alabama man narrowly survives being sucked into a drainage pipe during a torrential rainstorm

Rural Alabama utility plays small ball to provide affordable wastewater treatment

Also in this week's sewer and water news, associations representing water utilities have filed court challenges against the new federal rule to limit PFAS in drinking water

Also in this month's sewer and water news, as health concerns escalate after a train derailment in Ohio spilled hazardous chemicals, utilities across state lines are enhancing water quality monitoring

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Ohio launches a new grant program that will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in water infrastructure

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the FBI is investigating the hacking of a water treatment facility in the San Francisco Bay Area

Also in this week's sewer and water news, lawmakers introduce legislation to curb cyberattacks against critical infrastructure

Birmingham Water Works takes a methodical approach to correcting the flaws in its sprawling system.

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning that a massive government data breach poses a grave risk to government and private networks

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Tropical Storm Barry brings enough rain to cause sewer overflows in Alabama and raise concerns for those in New Orleans

In light of the latest discovery of a massive fatberg in a Baltimore sewer, here are some of the ways utilities have found success defeating FOG

David McAlpin goes from university to utility and builds a life around water and wastewater in Blountsville, Alabama.

In this week’s news briefs, Miami-Dade County takes over the water and sewer operations of the city of Opa-locka, and a new California law aims to crack down on excessive water users during drought conditions.

In this week’s news briefs, the city of Baltimore says proactive maintenance has led to a significant reduction in water main breaks, and the state of Alabama sues Dothan over sewer overflows.