Water sector officials were disappointed the final $9.9-billion water resources package that passed the House on Dec. 7 included so little for water utilities.
In 2019 total capital spending on water infrastructure projects at local, state and federal levels was approximately $48 billion, compared to investment needs of $129 billion—an $81 billion difference. That gap is only expected to widen, the report’s authors say.
Utilities and scientists around the world are using advances in epidemiological technology specific to wastewater to measure virus genetics and active form, says one industry expert in Michigan.
Water recycling and other forms of reuse—such as direct potable reuse—have become mainstream enough to attract the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The dust has settled from a methane explosion last month that brought down the roof of a sludge concentration building at the Calumet water reclamation plant on Chicago’s far south side, but there is still uncertainty as to what triggered the blast.
The East Valley Water District has received approval and funding for a $126-million wastewater treatment plant that will produce high quality recycled water in Highland, Calif.
