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News Briefs: NYPD Investigates Sewer Trespassers Caught on Video

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has issued a two-year operating plan to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River, enforcing strict water reductions for Lower Basin states
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News Briefs: Sewer Workers in England Uncover Millions in Hidden Gold

Also in this week's sewer and water news, New Jersey's attorney general announces judicial approval of two groundbreaking settlements to remedy longstanding PFAS contamination
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News Briefs: Lake Mead Plunges to Unprecedented Record Low

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Senators Adam Schiff and Amy Klobuchar introduce the Water Cyber Shield Act in an effort to defend the nation's water infrastructure against digital threats
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News Briefs: Researchers Find Algal Blooms Cause Plastics to Break Apart

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Washington Department of Ecology launches a website to track and update the public on sewage spills
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News Briefs: Cyberattack Targets Dozens of Minnesota Water Systems

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an EF-3 tornado causes catastrophic damage to the Menasha (Wisconsin) Water Filtration plant
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News Briefs: Southern California Water District Paid to Keep Water in Lake Mead

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Office of National Drug Control Policy has released its first-ever wastewater monitoring newsletter, offering near real-time insights into illegal substance use across roughly 18% of the U.S. population
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News Briefs: Wichita Advances Direct Potable Reuse Pilot

Also in this month's sewer and water news, a scientist proposes draining Lake Powell and storing its remaining water downstream in Lake Mead
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News Briefs: Data Center Contaminates Cheyenne Recycled Water

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Wichita city leaders greenlight a pilot program to turn treated wastewater into drinkable tap water
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News Briefs: Haverhill Sewage Leak Contaminates Merrimack River

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing monitoring requirements for 30 unregulated contaminants in the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
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News Briefs: WHO Releases Third Addendum to Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Nvidia unveils a new liquid-cooling infrastructure for its AI servers designed to curb water depletion
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News Briefs: Iranian Hackers Say They Breached California Water Systems

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Lake Mead is on track to drop to its lowest water level since the reservoir was first filled in the 1930s according to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation data
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News Briefs: Iowa Utility Issues Lawn Watering Ban

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an explosion at a Baltimore wastewater treatment plant injures three contractors
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News Briefs: NYPD Investigates Groups of People Sneaking Into Manholes

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a 1.07-meter ball python recovers at an Ontario Humane Society after a startling discovery at an east Windsor treatment plant
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News Briefs: Congress Questions Officials About Potomac River Spill

Also in this week's sewer and water news, dozens of communities and environmental groups across the Colorado River Basin petition Congress for $2 billion in emergency funding