Online Exclusives News Briefs: Urban Explorer Dies in Nebraska Sewer Also in this week's sewer and water news, an Alabama utility announces mass layoffs March 19, 2026
Online Exclusives 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 March 12, 2026
Online Exclusives 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 March 05, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Study Links Treatment Upgrades to River Recovery in Waterloo, Ontario Also in this week's sewer and water news, Hawaii Water Service selects Carollo Engineers to conduct a feasibility study for a new recycled water plant in Kapalua February 26, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: President Orders Federal Takeover of Potomac Spill Cleanup Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a two-alarm fire and explosion erupt at a wastewater treatment facility in Wilmington, Delaware February 19, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Pennsylvania Boil-Water Advisory Lifted Also in this week's water and wastewater news, online credit and debit card payments for San Angelo, Texas, water bills are unavailable following a cyberattack on the city's payment processor February 12, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Water Main Break in New Orleans Causes Car-Swallowing Sinkhole Also in this week's sewer and water news, new research indicates a decline in PFAS within Great Lakes fish February 05, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Massive Sewage Spill Pollutes Potomac Also in this week's sewer and water news, President Donald Trump's administration has approved plans to construct the Sites Reservoir, a massive new off-stream lake situated north of Sacramento, California January 29, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Pipe Repairs Halt Tijuana River Sewage Flow Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Long Island Sound is showing significant signs of ecological recovery, with oxygen-depleted "dead zones" shrinking to their lowest recorded levels in nearly 40 years January 22, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Main Break Causes Widespread Water Outage in El Paso Also in this week's sewer and water news, the North Carolina DEQ releases data from a preliminary study that found PFAS in soil, wastewater and biosolids January 15, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: New York Sees Surge in Manhole Fires After Snowstorm Also in this week's sewer and water news, Sonoma County, California, health officials introduce an online dashboard to monitor the presence of drugs in local wastewater January 08, 2026
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Water Main Break Resolved in Waterbury, Connecticut Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. EPA announces "Minute 333," an agreement with Mexico designed to resolve the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis December 18, 2025
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Portland's 'Big Pipe' System Overflows Also in this week's sewer and water news, a coalition of governors from seven states petitions the U.S. EPA to collect data on microplastics in the nation's drinking water December 11, 2025
Online Exclusives News Briefs: Reuse Beer Launches in Several US States Also in this week's sewer and water news, a motorist starts a large fire at a Memphis, Tennessee, treatment plant on Thanksgiving December 04, 2025