Entries Tagged USDA

Also in this week's sewer and water news, California considers statewide testing for drugs like fentanyl in its wastewater

Also in this week's sewer and water news, contaminated water flowing from the Gallinas River due to a burn scar results in Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declaring an emergency in Las Vegas, New Mexico

The task force will help coordinate historic investment in conservation programs and natural resource infrastructure projects across the West

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the USDA is investing $307 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a new study will examine water infrastructure quality's impact on economic growth

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has announced the investment of $178 million for 14 drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects across the state

Also in this week's sewer and water news, first responders rescued a man in Tempe, Arizona, after he stepped into a hole created as a result of a water leak

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the EPA announces its final rule to reduce lead in plumbing materials used by public water systems

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the USDA is investing $281 million in 106 projects to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities

Also in this week's sewer and water news, lawmakers introduce a bill that aims to encourage competition among suppliers of construction materials for water infrastructure projects

In this week's sewer and water news, city officials in Newark, New Jersey, have announced water will be distributed to homes with lead service lines after finding out filters aren't solving the contamination issue

In this week’s news briefs, the three-year emergency drought order is over in California but some water-use restrictions remain, and a Tennessee worker suffers second-degree burns in a sewer lining accident