In this week's water and wastewater news, a fire causes damage at a Michigan WWTP; a treatment plant upgrade in Ontario reduces the rate of intersex fish; and a New York WWTP is offering Valentine's Day tours.

Guest blogger Jeff Kalmes tours various New England treatment plants as part of the 2017 Operator Exchange Program.

As states look to combat dwindling water supplies with DPR projects, operators in some regions could see a changing water treatment landscape.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a Pennsylvania elementary school ignored lead contamination test results from the DEP; a Virginia court decides to continue allowing farmland application of biosolids; and a winery gets ready to use an on-site wastewater treatment system.

By this time next year, you could be watching online as eaglets hatch and grow at Beaver Dam Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Incident brings the importance of safety into the spotlight once again.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a study from Michigan State University shows water could become too expensive for 35 percent of households; and residents in an Oklahoma town lost water service after someone tampered with a water tower.

Floating snowmakers solve the problem of high humidity and low evaporation at Hargesheimer Water Treatment Plant.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a report from the American Geophysical Union highlights future water shortages; a group forms to take on lead pipe replacements; a Florida plant gets a warning letter from the state; and Flint could see its new plant in 2019.

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act will provide low-cost loans for water projects at the state and local level.

Flint has made countless headlines for its lead problem, but the city could be a canary in the coal mine for nationwide contamination.

In this week's water and wastewater news, four wastewater treatment plant workers in Apopka, Florida resigned saying they had health and safety concerns; attorneys are gathering evidence for a class-action lawsuit against flushable wipes manufacturers; a Pennsylvania city plans to replace its water lines after finding elevated levels of lead; and thieves on Long Island are posing as water employees to gain access to homes.

A court decision out of California affirming the land application of biosolids merits an article in National Law Review.

A computer network security competition pits students against a miniature wastewater treatment plant in an effort to expose cybersecurity problems in the nation's infrastructure.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a 52-year-old city worker dies after getting pinned between a dump truck and front-end loader; a group of men posing as water company employees rob an elderly couple; city workers in New Jersey allegedly accept bribes to reduce a water bill; and a California judge strikes down a ban on the use of biosolids as fertilizer on farmlands.

An assessment recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows 40 percent of the nation's lakes contain too much nitrogen and phosphorus.