Louisiana Articles

From getting treatment plants fully operational to assessing the damage of underground infrastructure, utilities have a lot of work ahead in the aftermath of the storm

In this week’s news briefs, a federal audit argues that FEMA shouldn’t have entered into the $2.04 billion deal to help repair New Orleans’ Hurricane Katrina damage, and a city in New York is looking at putting a halt to new development because of concern that its current water system can’t handle the growth

In this week’s news briefs, the EPA is receiving feedback about a new rule that would affect how utilities provide public notification about CSO discharges into the Great Lakes, and a Louisiana city is preparing to make a final push to fix infrastructure still affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Water groups throughout the nation are aiming to provide networking and innovation as they blaze a trail for the future of the world's most important natural resource.

In this week’s news briefs, Louisiana Tech develops a pipe-penetrating scanning system that can greatly benefit municipalities, and a study examines the presence of illegal drugs in Baltimore waterways.

Local leaders pull together to secure state funding for badly needed infrastructure upgrades in Tallulah, Louisiana.

In this week’s news briefs, Sioux City addresses its hydrogen sulfide problem and a photo of a Louisiana water tower destroyed by a tornado surfaces online.

In this week’s news, celebrities rally behind the people of Flint, Michigan, wastewater workers in Louisiana make a grim discovery, and the Wisconsin Public Service Commission reprimands a water utility for unapproved spending.

Government agency announces federal assistance to help upgrade and repair water and wastewater systems in rural communities

Funds will provide financial assistance to municipalities and state agencies for wastewater improvement projects

Inaugural awards program and winners were featured at WEFTEC 2015 in Chicago

Awards celebrate leadership in recycled water

“Unsung heroes” trapped inside New Orleans Pumping Station 19 during Hurricane Katrina until they could drain the city

In this week's news, a third Louisiana water system tests positive for brain-eating amoebas, new groundwater data reveals some unsettling news for California, and a water main break wreaks havoc in Wisconsin's capital.