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Also in this week's sewer and water news, Austin Water breaks ground on a $1.5 billion expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, marking the beginning of key upgrades to critical infrastructure

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a recent Microsoft report reveals that hands-on cybersecurity training is crucial for water and wastewater utilities

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an Alabama utility announces mass layoffs

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

Also in this week's sewer and water news, DC Water begins restoring parkland damaged by January's massive sewage spill

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a two-alarm fire and explosion erupt at a wastewater treatment facility in Wilmington, Delaware

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

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced that it has been awarded a $1.9 million grant for lead testing at schools across the state

The tunnel also caught 900 tons of trash, solids and debris that would have ended up in the river

Two completed segments of the tunnel have diverted more than 2 billion gallons of stormwater to a treatment plant and have prevented more than 100 tons of trash from entering area rivers

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Minnesota faces a water/wastewater infrastructure funding crisis; and Montreal, Quebec, commits to significant water system upgrades over the next few years

Among all the special national week celebrations, one deserves special attention from members of the water and wastewater professions

In this week’s news briefs, the city of Amsterdam is the first in New York to apply for sewer repair funds available in the state’s new emergency assistance program, and D.C.’s new law banning non-biodegradable wet wipes is still set to take effect despite pushback from Congress