Also in this week's sewer and water news, a recent article explores the concept of 'sponge cities' as a way to deal with flooding

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a 95-year-old water tower in Saint Paul, Minnesota, opens for a day of public outreach

Also in this week's sewer and water news, watch a video as treatment plant workers team up with a local fire department and a wildlife rescue organization to save a bald eagle stuck in a settling pond

In this week’s news briefs, Milwaukee’s longtime water superintendent leaves for a job in Maine, and New York lawmakers push for a bill that would create a formula-based program for distributing water and sewer infrastructure funds.

Homeowners say they were blindsided after receiving bills, some totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, for 2013 sewer project.