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

In this week's sewer and water news, Hurricane Florence is causing problems for sewer systems and treatment plants in the Carolinas

Also in this week's sewer and water news, billionaire Elon Musk pledges money for filters in Flint, Michigan, homes with high lead levels; and sewer workers in Wisconsin must evacuate a neighborhood after hitting a natural gas line

By monitoring wastewater for signs of drugs, Cary, North Carolina, hopes to gather more precise data that can help it combat the opioid crisis

In light of the latest discovery of a massive fatberg in a Baltimore sewer, here are some of the ways utilities have found success defeating FOG

In this week’s news briefs, utilities are urging the federal government not to include the conservation program WaterSense in the anticipated EPA budget cuts, and Milwaukee Water Works names a new superintendent

At the Water Bar in Minneapolis, operators are bartenders and tap water is the beverage of choice. Find out how this unique experience educates the public about local water-quality issues.