Also in this week's water and wastewater news, nearly 600 former EPA officials sign a letter asking House of Representatives leaders to investigate the EPA

Here's a quick roundup of this month's industry news. Track the industry's movers and shakers, learn about company acquisitions, get the skinny on new products and more.

Educational events, festivals and open houses are slated around the country Oct. 23 for the national day of advocacy for water/wastewater infrastructure

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, check out a video of what people are calling the Sistine Chapel of Sewage in London, England

At WEFTEC in Chicago this September, the EPA announced a program called the Water Workforce Initiative to help U.S. municipalities face staffing shortages in the water/wastewater sector

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Department of Energy announces the National Alliance for Water Innovation will lead an Energy-Water Desalination Hub

The Water Environment Association of Kentucky & Tennessee is now calling itself the Clean Water Professionals of Kentucky & Tennessee

Co-hosted by SDCWA, the conference highlights include speakers Sandra Kerl and Jimmy Jackson

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a treatment plant supervisor is charged with theft and a city mayor faces accusations of cronyism during the bid process for a water treatment facility

Pamela Rose of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, retires after serving 24 years as a water treatment plant operator

In this Q&A, two Stanford University researchers discuss how a diversified water portfolio can meet the water needs of California heading into an uncertain future

Here's a quick roundup of this month's industry news. Track the industry's movers and shakers, learn about company acquisitions, get the skinny on new products and more.

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a U.S. EPA official calls treatment plant operators 'silent everyday unsung heroes'