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News Briefs: Woman Survives Overnight After Fall Into Manhole, Rescued by Firefighters
Also in this week's sewer and water news, environmental groups petition the U.S. EPA to monitor microplastics in drinking water
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News Briefs: Federal Probe Finds 'Critical' Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Nearly 100 Water Systems
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the City of Asheville Water Resources Department officially lifts the boil water notice first issued after Hurricane Helene
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News Briefs: Carolinas-Based Utility Sues 14 Corporations for PFAS Contamination
Also in this week's sewer and water news, a study finds that foodborne pathogens can attach to microplastics, surviving wastewater treatment
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News Briefs: USDA Aims to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems
Also in this week's sewer and water news, Arizona is close to approving advanced water purification, which will allow utilities to treat wastewater for direct reuse
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News Briefs: Metro Vancouver Removes 50 Tons of Fatbergs
Also in this week's sewer and water news, the City of San Diego is paying a settlement after inaccurate utility maps prolong a sewer and water project
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News Briefs: Water Utility Employee Rescued After Fall While Working Underground
Also in this week's sewer and water news, officials are working to restore drinking water after flooding from Hurricane Helene leaves a wastewater treatment facility in North Carolina inoperable
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News Briefs: Officials Fight to Protect Drinking Water in Wyoming's Elk Fire
Also in this week's sewer and water news, DC Water assists in hurricane recovery efforts in Asheville, North Carolina
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News Briefs: American Water Hit by Cyberattack
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years
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News Briefs: Kansas Treatment Plant Hack Prompts FBI Investigation
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, NACWA urges both presidential candidates to prioritize critical clean water infrastructure issues
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News Briefs: EPA Launches Site to Support Development of Climate-Resilient Projects
Also in this week's sewer and water news, a 4.5 million-gallon wastewater spill floods streets and homes in Florida
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News Briefs: Person Hospitalized Following Detroit Manhole Explosion
Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. EPA announces the availability of $7.5 billion of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act funding
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News Briefs: News Crew Captures 'Hurricane-Like' Water Main Break
Also in this week's sewer and water news, a study takes a look at biodiversity in the Santa Cruz River, where effluent restored flow after the river had been dry for over 100 years
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News Briefs: AWWA's Water Infrastructure Conference Slated Sept. 8-11
Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. EPA announces $9 million in research grants to assess the impact of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater
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News Briefs: Man Rescued From Sewer Pipe in San Francisco
Also in this week's sewer and water news, Los Angeles agrees to spend over $20 million on WWTP improvements as part of a settlement with federal prosecutors
