In this week's water and wastewater news, treatment plant burglary suspects are urged to seek medical care after coming into contact with E. coli bacteria, New York City looks at banning flushables, environmental scientists look into the carbon emissions of wastewater treatment plants, and Williston, North Dakota gets the OK for a lagoon.

A new approach studied by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory eliminates the need to dry biosolids before refining.