Also in this week's sewer and water news, two recent failures at water treatment plants in Ireland have resulted in more than 50 cases of illness

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a study by USGS finds that intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality

Also in this week's sewer and water news, three federal loans totaling nearly $200 million were recently announced to help fix pipes and fund a water treatment plant in the Bay Area of California

Also in this week's sewer and water news, water utilities in four states are asking the U.S. EPA for help getting chlorine-based materials amidst an ongoing shortage

Also in this week's sewer and water news, New York approves $47 million for water quality projects

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Ohio launches a new grant program that will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in water infrastructure

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the investment of $97 million for 25 water/wastewater projects across 19 counties

Also in this week's sewer and water news, a Missouri laboratory detects the Delta variant of COVID-19 weeks before the first case was reported in the state

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the USDA is investing $307 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure

Also in this week's sewer and water news, EPA Administrator Michael Regan recently toured a Milwaukee water project to promote the Biden administration's $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan