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Three weeks after a 72-inch sewage pipe burst along the Clara Barton Parkway, the Virginia Department of Health issued a recreational water advisory Friday telling residents to avoid…
Read more Virginia health officials warn to avoid contact with Potomac River due to sewage spill – WTOP NewsDC Water CEO David Gaddis resolved to do everything possible to reclaim the Potomac River after last month’s disastrous sewer pipe break, he said in an open letter…
Read more DC Water CEO addresses community in wake of massive sewage spill – WTOP NewsIt’s going to take at least another four weeks to repair a large sewer pipe that collapsed last month, spilling wastewater into the Potomac River. A recently placed…
Read more DC Water says it will take longer to repair broken sewer pipe in Potomac River spill – WTOP NewsRaleigh’s Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility treats 50 million gallons of wastewater a day and now produces natural gas used by GoRaleigh buses. City of Raleigh RALEIGH They…
Read more Raleigh’s wastewater treatment plant now helps fuel city busesThere are some encouraging signs that California’s summer COVID wave might be leveling off. That’s not to say the seasonal spike is in the rearview mirror just yet,…
Read more California’s summer COVID wave shows signs of waning. What are the numbers in your community?COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation — according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Read more COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to schoolDANA POINT, Calif., May 14, 2025 (Newswire.com) – The South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Amber Boone to the position of…
Read more South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) Appoints Amber Boone as New General ManagerCDC to publicly post wastewater data amid bird flu outbreak – CBS News Watch CBS News As bird flu spreads among cows in the U.S., the CDC plans…
Read more CDC to publicly post wastewater data amid bird flu outbreakWhat are forever chemicals? Lead and similar harmful chemicals can stick around in drinking water and cause dangerous health disorders like cancer. What are forever chemicals? Lead and…
Read more Could you be drinking ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap? – WTOP NewsCalifornia is set to adopt regulations that will allow for sewage to be extensively treated, transformed into pure drinking water and delivered directly to people’s taps. The regulations…
Read more California prepares to transform sewage into pure drinking water under new rulesA Fully Autonomous Plug-and-Play Machine Capable of Cleaning 100,000 Gallons per Day AUSTIN, Texas, December 1, 2023 (Newswire.com) – VVater, a U.S.-based, next-generation water treatment company that aims…
Read more VVater Announces the Birth of Alpha Unit – Next Generation Mobile Water Treatment MachineAUSTIN, Texas, March 28, 2023 (Newswire.com) – GAST Clearwater, a next-generation water treatment company, artificial beach, urban lagoon specialist, and property developer, announced today the appointment of Dick Anderson…
Read more GAST Clearwater Appoints Dick Anderson to Its Board of DirectorsMENTONE, Texas — A strong earthquake that struck a remote area of the West Texas desert caused damage in San Antonio, hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials…
Read more West Texas earthquake causes damage hundreds of miles awayJACKSON, Miss — An employee of a Mississippi wastewater hauling company pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for his part in illegally discharging industrial waste into the capital…
Read more Worker admits dumping raw waste into Jackson water system
