Also in this week's sewer and water news, a legislator proposes repurposing federal funds dedicated to the California High-Speed Rail Project to use them for water infrastructure

In this week's sewer and water news, the City of Minneapolis passes an ordinance allowing utilities to charge property owners and businesses for the costs associated with grease clogs in city-owned sewer pipes

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Kansas City (Missouri) Water Department looks for the culprit that broke its sewer main

In this week's sewer and water news, 97 percent of the population of Puerto Rico gets water from a system that has failed Lead & Copper Rule tests; and hurricane floodwaters overwhelm hog farms and ash dumps in North Carolina

Sarah Wolff’s ring had been missing for more than a year when a public works employee in Big Lake, Minnesota, noticed it moving through a sewer line

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Minnesota faces a water/wastewater infrastructure funding crisis; and Montreal, Quebec, commits to significant water system upgrades over the next few years