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2026 News Briefs

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
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News Briefs: EPA Proposes Partial Rollback of PFAS Drinking Water Regulations

Also in this week's sewer and water news, divers are clearing underwater concrete debris from New Orleans’ Industrial Canal after a boat collision ruptured a major sewer line last month
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News Briefs: Main Break Triggers State of Emergency in Michigan

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a jury in Iowa acquits a 47-year-old street artist of misdemeanor charges stemming from unauthorized paintings over manholes
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News Briefs: Western States Submit Proposal to Reduce Colorado River Water Usage

Also in this week's sewer and water news, researchers at a Louisiana State University environmental lab push to expand a wastewater analysis program after discovering potent synthetic drugs in New Orleans
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News Briefs: Municipal Emergency Declarations Spread Around Corpus Christi

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Amazon teams up with Veolia to implement advanced water-reuse technology at its Mississippi data centers
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News Briefs: DC Water Faces Federal, State Lawsuits Over Potomac Spill

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to cut water releases from Lake Powell to 6 million acre-feet, marking its lowest level in decades
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News Briefs: DC Water Launches Tunnel Boring Machine for Potomac River Project

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Austin Water breaks ground on a $1.5 billion expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, marking the beginning of key upgrades to critical infrastructure
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News Briefs: Manhole Explosion Injures Police Officers in New York

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the EPA proposes the addition of microplastics and pharmaceuticals to its Contaminant Candidate List for drinking water
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News Briefs: DC Water to Conduct Aerial Assessment of Potomac Interceptor

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a recent Microsoft report reveals that hands-on cybersecurity training is crucial for water and wastewater utilities
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News Briefs: Urban Explorer Dies in Nebraska Sewer

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an Alabama utility announces mass layoffs
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News Briefs: DC Water Targets Mid-March to Return Flow to Potomac Interceptor

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a video of a sinkhole swallowing two vehicles at an Omaha, Nebraska, intersection has garnered over 20 million views on social media
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News Briefs: Storms Damage Flumes, Causing Water Shortage in California County

Also in this week's sewer and water news, DC Water begins restoring parkland damaged by January's massive sewage spill