Entries Tagged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Entry 337316Failure of a primary and backup power supply at a pump station in Greensboro, North Carolina, recently led to 9.8 million...

The forward-thinking initiatives of 65 water utilities are being recognized as they reimagine partnering and engagement, watershed stewardship, and recovery of resources...

Entry 337570The State of Michigan agreed to a $600 million settlement of the civil lawsuits brought against the State of Michigan by...

Sewer laterals often don’t get much attention during regular CCTV inspections. Because municipalities are not responsible for them, they’re rarely on the...

People/Awards The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York presented the 2020 Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence to the Stormwater Consortium of Rockland County,...

Entry 338176Two recent back-to-back sanitary sewer overflows in Durham, North Carolina, were caused by vandalism, authorities say. About 24,000 gallons of wastewater...

PEOPLE/AWARDS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented the Indianapolis Airport Authority with a PISCES award to honor its stormwater and de-icing capacity project,...

Entry 338241The Blue Mountain (Ontario) Public Works Department recently reached out to the public asking people to stop flushing disposable wipes, as...

The wastewater system infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is undergoing a massive makeover, mostly to boost the system’s ability to handle a high...

Entry 338623Federal officials are saying a dead body that was found stuck in a Tijuana, Mexico, lift station is responsible for sewage...

Entry 338761A 13-foot king cobra was removed from a sewer in southern Thailand, according to rescuers who spent an hour wrestling the...

Entry 338764A boil-water advisory was lifted Oct. 11 after a major water main break forced the closure of area businesses, offices and...

[Editor's note: This story was updated to include a statement from the American Water Works Association.] At a recent event in Green Bay,...

At the same recent event in Salt Lake City, during which David Ross — the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator for water...