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With Portland’s $2B water treatment plant in limbo, top project leader quietly quits
The departure marks another setback for the costly and controversial project, which has become the most expensive public ...
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Portland begins building water plant to filter poop and wildfires, but not ‘forever chemicals’
When PFAS contaminate public drinking water, the source can typically be tied to firefighting facilities, industrial sites, landfills or wastewater treatment plants. PFAS can also enter drinking ...
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How poop could help feed the planet
giant rotating spindles turn steaming-hot septic sludge and biosolids from local wastewater treatment plants into what an engineer calls “poop crepes.” Giant scrapers then deposit the baked ...
Wichita Water Treatment Plant experiences mechanical failures, city says it’s still on track to be operational by year’s end
The City of Wichita has paused testing at the Wichita Water Treatment Plant due to mechanical failures. Public Works Director ...
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Poop and pee cause algae blooms in S.F. Bay. Water agencies will spend $11 billion to fix the problem
The new regulations were finalized at Wednesday’s meeting of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control ... the bay from its Southeast Treatment Plant. Planning began last year and ...
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Work underway on Woodbury’s new water treatment plant; traffic impacts expected
The $330 million plant ... treatment. The plant will treat for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using granular activated carbon, which can remove PFAS chemicals to ensure safe drinking water ...