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News Briefs: Denver Water Plans to Shut Down North Side of System Amidst Projects
Also in this week's sewer and water news, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announces a $500 million rural water/wastewater infrastructure proposal
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News Briefs: Benton Harbor, Michigan, Declares State of Emergency Over Lead Pipes
Also in this week's sewer and water news, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces $250 million in grant funding for water infrastructure projects as part of the new Ohio BUILDS initiative
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News Briefs: Moose Jaw Residents Avoid Toilet-Backup Catastrophe
Also in this week's sewer and water news, a boil-water advisory is lifted in Wichita, Kansas, after a main break affected 400,000 residents in the city
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News Briefs: El Paso Makes Progress in Wake of Massive Wastewater Spill
Also in this week's sewer and water news, pump failure at a WWTP in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, results in a plant shutdown and localized flooding
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News Briefs: El Paso Water Updates Public on Sewer Pipeline Breaks
Also in this week's sewer and water news, state governments in New York and Florida announce grant programs to fund water/wastewater infrastructure projects
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News Briefs: Public Wants to Invest More in Hurricane Prediction, Says Study
Also in this week's sewer and water news, two recent failures at water treatment plants in Ireland have resulted in more than 50 cases of illness
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News Briefs: Detroit Main Break Buckles Road and Causes Demolition of Cannabis Dispensary
Also in this week's sewer and water news, a study by USGS finds that intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality
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News Briefs: Pipeline Project Sees Backlash Amidst Colorado River Water Shortage
Also in this week's sewer and water news, three federal loans totaling nearly $200 million were recently announced to help fix pipes and fund a water treatment plant in the Bay Area of California
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News Briefs: U.S. Declares Water Shortage on Colorado River
Also in this week's sewer and water news, water utilities in four states are asking the U.S. EPA for help getting chlorine-based materials amidst an ongoing shortage
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News Briefs: New Jersey Governor Signs Bill to Nix Lead Pipes in State
Also in this week's sewer and water news, New York approves $47 million for water quality projects
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News Briefs: Alabama Officials Speak Out Against 'Flushable' Wipes
Also in this week's sewer and water news, Ohio launches a new grant program that will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in water infrastructure
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News Briefs: South Philadelphia Street Looks Like River Rapids After Large Main Break
Also in this week's sewer and water news, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the investment of $97 million for 25 water/wastewater projects across 19 counties
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News Briefs: Ongoing Megadrought in West Makes National Headlines
Also in this week's sewer and water news, a Missouri laboratory detects the Delta variant of COVID-19 weeks before the first case was reported in the state
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News Briefs: Worker Airlifted to Hospital After 30-Foot Fall Into Manhole
Also in this week's sewer and water news, the USDA is investing $307 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
