Also in this week's sewer and water news, an Iranian hacker takes a Texas utility's website offline

Looking for education opportunities in the water and wastewater industry? Check out this updated listing of upcoming events from around the country.

An inability to constructively confront colleagues about various issues can derail organizations

Also in this week's sewer and water news, thousands of water customers in St. Paul, Minnesota, are set to receive refund checks after settling a class-action lawsuit with St. Paul Regional Water Services

Your utility can benefit from offering forgiveness to residents with improper sump pump connections.

A tunnel-boring machine named Big Tex is up for the challenge of digging a 5-mile drainage tunnel 170 feet below Dallas, Texas, to mitigate flooding and runoff