Also in this week's sewer and water news, officials celebrate the end of a seven-year effort to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as a new $13 million treatment facility is completed

President Joe Biden's more comprehensive $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is on deck as he's scheduled to tour a water treatment facility in New Orleans in promotion of the proposal

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the EPA announces its final rule to reduce lead in plumbing materials used by public water systems

Sewer operators and contractors who pay attention to changing technology and new regulations are better prepared to maximize efficiency and improve their systems for the future

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Gov. Tony Evers in Wisconsin is laying the groundwork to fight PFAS contamination

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Tropical Storm Barry brings enough rain to cause sewer overflows in Alabama and raise concerns for those in New Orleans