Entries Tagged Flint Water Crisis

As lead line replacement for homes nears completion, testing at non-residential sites increases

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a judge rejects a request by former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to dismiss misdemeanor charges for his role in the Flint Water Crisis

Also in this week's sewer and water news, hundreds of agricultural groups sign a letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging him to support investments into water infrastructure

Also in this week's sewer and water news, municipalities are facing decisions about how best to help customers keep up with sewer/water bills during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

University of Virginia corrosion experts propose modern strategies for water problems like the Flint Water Crisis

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the city of Los Angeles shuts off utility service at a party house in Hollywood Hills that violated COVID-19 orders

Also in this week's sewer and water news, San Francisco is awarded a $513 million WIFIA loan to finance pretreatment and other improvements to its Southeast Treatment Plant

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the state of Michigan opens a public comment period for a proposed $31 million wastewater project in Flint

Also in this week's sewer and water news, heavy rains cause a spill of 6.9 million gallons of diluted wastewater in Georgia

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a treatment plant in Scottsdale, Arizona, is approved for direct potable reuse of water

As the full extent of Newark, New Jersey's lead contamination problem emerges, residents are doing a lot of waiting — waiting in line for bottled water and waiting around for officials to give them a solution

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Michigan Attorney General has dismissed pending charges related to the Flint Water Crisis and plans to open a new investigation into the matter

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Flint, Michigan's water infrastructure is near 'catastrophic failure' from neglect, according to officials