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Also in this week's sewer and water news, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announces four appointments to a new board charged with overseeing a plan to secure the state's water future

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Hawaii Department of Health orders the U.S. Navy to address a myriad of deficiencies at a wastewater treatment plant near Pearl Harbor

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Bucks County (Pennsylvania) commissioners nix the privatization of the community's sewer and water system

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act

Also in this week's sewer and water news, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces more than $232 million to seven municipalities for drinking water and sewer infrastructure projects that are crucial to protecting public health and the environment

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Green Bay (Wisconsin) Public Works cleans out 1,200 feet of sewer pipe and finds so-called “flushable wipes” clogging two of the city’s pumps

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the United States and Mexico sign a treaty to construct new wastewater treatment facilities near the international border to stop sewage spills into the Tijuana River

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a boil water advisory in Detroit is extended to three weeks after a break is found in a 120-inch main

Also in this week's sewer and water news, New York health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against poliovirus after it was detected in wastewater samples near New York City

Also in this week's sewer and water news, contaminated water flowing from the Gallinas River due to a burn scar results in Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declaring an emergency in Las Vegas, New Mexico

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. EPA announces a $132 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment for important work to protect and restore estuaries of national significance

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the City of Philadelphia will resume water shutoffs for residents who are past due on their bills, but there will be some policy changes

Also in this week's sewer and water news, view footage of firefighters in El Paso, Texas, rescuing a dog from peril as it swam in a water treatment plant canal

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a man faces felony charges after threatening Portland (Oregon) Water Bureau employees with a pitchfork and burglarizing an office building