In this weeks news, a state budget impasse in Illinois means some utility bills have gone unpaid, and the winner of Tennessee's best tasting water is unveiled.

Howard Croft held the position of director of public works for the City of Flint, Michigan, since 2011

In this week's news, Tesla and Boeing get their feet wet in the municipal sewer and water industry, and the Metropolitan Water District develops a wastewater recycling program designed to recharge groundwater.

In this week’s news, workers in New York unearth more than a water main, Beverly Hills is fined for water overuse, and Akron tackles CSOs by embarking on its biggest construction project ever

In this week's news, California officials are on the hunt for suspects panning for sewer gold, a worker is critically injured in a fall at a Kansas pump station, and Austin, Texas, breaks ground on a reclaimed water project.

Benton Utilities honors former manager of wastewater collections, Leon Wilson

Incident marks the second time in just over a month that a water utility employee in the US has been shot while on the job

In this week's news, the City of Red Deer hosts a grand opening for a new $140M sewer pipeline, a Colorado municipality plans a giant project of their own, and the Great Lakes Water Board names its first CEO

A nine-person crew from Springdale Water Utilities reunites a frightened Chihuahua with its owners

In this week's news, a Newfoundland man is in some hot water with municipal officials, Fort Wayne celebrates 150 years of brick sewers, and Flint will reconnect to Detroit's water supply.