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Also in this week's sewer and water news, a 3-year-old boy is rescued after being trapped inside a sewer pipe in West Goshen, Pennsylvania

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Irvine Ranch Water District is initiating a major drawdown of Irvine Lake, the largest freshwater body in Orange County, California

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a report released recently by Food & Water Watch reveals that U.S. household drinking water bills surged 62% between 2015 and 2025

Also in this week's sewer and water news, drinking water prices across the U.S. surged faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income over the past decade, according to a recent report

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Washington County (Utah) Water Conservancy District is designing a $7 million water reuse demonstration facility as part of a public outreach effort

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the City of Wichita has announced that testing and repairs are fully complete at its new half-billion-dollar water treatment plant

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $7.9 million to establish the four-year PFAS Environmental Research Network

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a failed patch on a wastewater pipe releases over 4 million gallons of sewage into the Arkansas River

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

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

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

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

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an EF-3 tornado causes catastrophic damage to the Menasha (Wisconsin) Water Filtration plant

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