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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

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Arizona Department of Water Resources says up to 70% of municipal water is being used for outside purposes like watering plants, grass and filling swimming pools

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a contractor mistake causes a wastewater overflow in Round Rock, Texas

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the City of Baltimore agrees to reimburse Maryland for help with repairs at Back River WWTP

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a pump failure causes a wastewater release into the Niagara River

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a water main break in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, leaves 40 homes flooded

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces funding to support red tide research and mitigation technologies

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the head of the Alliance for the Great Lakes praises Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's plan to eliminate CSOs

Also in this week's sewer and water news, environmental officials in Maryland warn that the Back River is unsafe for human contact

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a documentary highlighting the deteriorating sewers in Mount Vernon, New York, inspires a $150 million infrastructure investment

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the White House recently released its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural Playbook to help governments in rural areas unlock the benefits from recent federal infrastructure investments

Also in this week's sewer and water news, engineers in California measure the lowest April 1 snowpack the Sierra Nevada has seen in seven years, and the sixth lowest recorded in state history

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a parked semi truck with a punctured diesel tank leaks fuel into Madison, Wisconsin's sewer