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Also in this week's sewer and water news, a sewage study claims Massachusetts is significantly undercounting its COVID-19 cases

Also in this week's sewer and water news, utilities nationwide continue to battle with clogs as the use of wipes — and their wrongful flushing — surges

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a toilet paper shortage and increased use in disinfecting wipes due to COVID-19 is causing clogs for wastewater utilities nationwide

Also in this week's sewer and water news, heavy rains cause a spill of 6.9 million gallons of diluted wastewater in Georgia

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a Wisconsin utility asks its customers to stop flushing hypodermic needles and disposable wipes

Also in this week's sewer and water news, former workers claim Cleveland Water's call center ignores customer concerns

Also in this week's news briefs, an article in The Atlantic takes a look at Mardi Gras' role in damaging New Orleans' vital sewer system

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Portland, Tennessee's wastewater department experiences 15 overflows during a wet start to 2020

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a former water employee in Cartersville, Georgia, is sentenced to 18 months of house arrest for stealing water bill payments

In this week's sewer and water news, a cyberattack took phone and online payment systems offline for 500,000 customers at Greenville (South Carolina) Water

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an Iranian hacker takes a Texas utility's website offline

Also in this week's sewer and water news, thousands of water customers in St. Paul, Minnesota, are set to receive refund checks after settling a class-action lawsuit with St. Paul Regional Water Services

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Trenton, New Jersey, unveils a plan to replace all its lead pipes over the next five years

Also in this week's sewer and water news, illegal sump pump connections are causing headaches for officials in a flooded Michigan city