News Articles
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What are Effluent Guidelines?
EPA effluent guidelines are standards developed for direct and indirect dischargers to reduce the discharge of regulated pollutants into receiving waters.
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities
Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural America
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What is a Sludge Blanket?
What is a sludge blanket? How does it work and what is its purpose in wastewater treatment?
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Microbial predators can affect wastewater bacteria with changing seasons
New research looks into how seasonal changes affect microbial communities in wastewater treatment, finding that temperature variations directly influence the microbial communities’ predators.
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What is a wastewater treatment lagoon?
The basics of wastewater treatment lagoons, why they are used, and how to maintain them.
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50 Years of the Clean Water Act
On October 18, 1972, Public Law 92-500, better known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), was approved and passed by the 92nd Congress. A look at how the landmark law changed the water industry.
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New Study Reveals Global Reservoirs Are Becoming Emptier
Using satellite data from more than 7,000 global reservoirs, Texas A&M researchers found that while total storage capacity has increased, the filling rate is lower than expected.
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Minnesota’s PFAS removal in wastewater could cost $21B over 20 years
A report published by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency finds that the removal and destruction of PFAS from certain wastewater streams in the state could cost $14-28 billion over 20 years.
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Nontoxic powder uses sunlight to quickly disinfect contaminated drinking water
Stanford University scientists have invented a low-cost, recyclable powder that kills thousands of waterborne bacteria per second when exposed to ordinary sunlight.
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Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply
Brewing beer, cooking food, and refilling water bottles with recycled wastewater could soon become standard practice in a state that’s synonymous with its pristine-tasting snowmelt and mountain springs.
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EPA invests $41M in technical assistance for communities’ wastewater challenges
The U.S. EPA announced that it is investing $41 million in new technical assistance funding to help rural, small, and Tribal communities address urgent wastewater challenges.
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INVESTING IN OUR PLANET: INSIGHTS FROM EARTHDAY.ORG’S EARTH WEEK 2023
Earth Day is an annual, poignant reminder of the profound impact human activity has had on the environment and the urgent need to Invest in Our Planet in order to protect our future.