Water
Three Contractors Dead After Being Trapped in a Manhole
Three contractors died on Tuesday while working on a storm sewer project in Fort Wayne, Indiana after they became trapped in a manhole city officials said.
Thousands in Brazil Evacuate Homes After Water Pipe Ruptures
About 2,000 people were told to evacuate their homes in northeastern Brazil on Saturday after a water pipeline ruptured damaging a dam.
Chicago Plans to Replace Lead Water Pipes
Chicago water management officials say they are working on a plan to replace the lead service pipes that connect more than 350,000 homes to the city’s cast-iron street mains, but it is not clear how the massive program will be funded.
Michigan Reaches $600 Million Settlement in Flint Water Crisis
The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $600 million to residents of Flint, who were harmed by lead-tainted water in a disaster that made the city a nationwide symbol of government mismanagement.
Aegion Corporation Wins $8 Million Texas Wastewater Rehab Contract
Insituform, a subsidiary of Aegion, announced it has been awarded an $8 million large-diameter wastewater pipeline rehabilitation contract in Southwest Texas.
San Diego $3 Billion Water Project Receives Permit to Begin Phase 1
A $3 billion water infrastructure project has been granted the necessary permit to begin work on Phase 1.
North Carolina Utilities Told to Stop Disconnections Through August
Regulators in North Carolina have instructed the state's large, for-profit utility companies to continue delaying disconnections through the month of August.
USDA Invests $462 Million in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $462 million to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities around the country.
EPA Issues Final Rule for Drinking Water Pipelines
American environmental regulators have introduced a final rule that updates requirements for lead-free pipes used in drinking water infrastructure.
New Jersey American Water Announces Water Infrastructure Investment Program
New Jersey American Water is partnering with state authorities to develop a state-wide water and wastewater infrastructure investment program.
21 State Attorneys General Sue Over New Trump Water Rule
Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging that new federal rules undermine their ability to protect rivers, lakes and streams within their borders.
WEF Selects San Antonio River Authority, LAN and RESPEC as Recipients of the 2020 Project Excellence Award
The San Antonio River Authority (SARA), civil engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) and integrated solutions partner RESPEC have been selected by the Water Environment Federationsas the recipients of the 2020 Project Excellence Award.
California Announces $83.9 Million in Grants for Local and Regional Water Resilience Projects
California has awarded nearly $84 million in funding to help local and regional water infrastructure improvement projects around the state.
EPA Announces $6 Billion in New Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $6 billion in funding to support water infrastructure projects around the county.
New Orleans Neighborhood Pilots Innovative Stormwater Solution
A neighborhood in New Orleans recently completed the 50th of about 200 planned stormwater management projects designed to allow water to filter into the ground instead of pouring into storm drains.
EPA Announces $196 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Inland Empire, California
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided a nearly $200 million loan to improve wastewater infrastructure in San Bernadino County, California.
Brown and Caldwell, Carollo Engineers Joint Venture Selected for South County Ag Program
The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) has selected a joint venture of Brown and Caldwell and Carollo Engineers as project managers for $375 million recycled water infrastructure program.
Tennessee House Panel Passes Private Sewer Oversight Bill
A House panel passed a bill that would block Tennessee’s Department of Environment and Conservation from regulating how some types of sewage treatment systems are designed and built.
Epidemic of Wipes and Masks Plague U.S. Sewers, Storm Drains
While drain clogs aren’t new, cities say they’ve become a more costly and time consuming headache during the pandemic. Home-bound Americans are flushing more wipes, and discarded masks and gloves are gumming up treatment plants.
USDA Invests $281 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $280 million to help rural communities improve their water and wastewater infrastructure.
Stantec to Lead Major Wastewater Development Project in Egypt
Global engineering services company Stantec has been selected to head up a massive wastewater infrastructure improvement project for the Fayoum governate in Egypt.
USDA Invests $12 Million in Rural Water Infrastructure Improvements in Texas
The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $12 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across Texas.
Work Commences on Everglades Reservoir Project
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that construction has begun on a nearly $2 billion restoration project in the Florida Everglades.
Maryland, Virginia, D.C. Intend to Sue EPA on Bay Pollution
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia are planning to file a lawsuit against the EPA for what they claim is a failure for the organization to hold two other states accountable for meeting targets set to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Eight Texas Cities Partner for New Water Line
Eight cities in the Houston area are partnering together to replace a 75 million gallon water line.
WEF Panel to Study Biohazards, Safety for Wastewater Workers
To ensure the protection of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, the Water Environment Federation is convening a blue-ribbon panel of experts to evaluate information on biological hazards and safety precautions.
Supreme Court Rejects Narrow View of CWA in Maui Wastewater Case
The Supreme Court ruled that a Maui treatment plant's discharge of polluted water into the ground, rather than directly into nearby waterways, does not relieve it of complying with the Clean Water Act.
Vegas Giving up Bid to Pump, Pipe Water From Rural Valleys
Las Vegas water officials said they’re giving up a decades-long plan to pump and pipe groundwater from rural northeast Nevada to suburbs and tourist resorts in the state’s largest metropolitan area.
Corps of Engineers Examines Mississippi Pump Proposal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that it will re-examine the potential environmental impact of a proposal for massive pumps to drain floodwaters from parts of rural Mississippi, drawing immediate criticism from conservation groups that say the project would be harmful and expensive.
Project Lowers Flooding Risk in Albuquerque’s South Valley
When the final phases of the Black Mesa Project are completed, it will connect the drainage from three dams – Don Felipe Dam, Raymac Dam and McCoy Dam – into one pipe manifold and drain the water to the Rio Grande River.
- Intrepid Fiber breaks ground on fiber optic network in Superior, Colo.
- Excavator collides with I-95 overpass in Henrico, Va., causing multi-vehicle crash
- Shrewsbury, Mass., expands sewer inspections and cleaning efforts
- Two workers rescued after hours trapped in Mich. trench collapse
- Trump calls for Keystone XL pipeline revival, but developer has moved on
- Illinois overhauls Peoples Gas pipeline program, mandates focus on high-risk pipes
- Ameren Illinois to invest $140 million in natural gas pipeline replacement program
- Charlottesville, Va., to begin work on 24-inch water line for Rivanna River crossing
- Mass. governor slams Trump for ‘dangerous delay’ of $50 million in lead pipe replacement funds