In this week’s news, Baltimore begins installing new screen systems on storm drains, a massive sinkhole damages a sewer force main in Florida, and Jersey City will spend $94M to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure.

A national water-quality crisis — such as the recent events in Flint, Michigan — can spark questions from customers and the media. Here’s how several utilities are proactively handling the topic of lead contamination.

In this week’s news briefs, a community rallies in support of a utility supervisor who was killed on the job, a water district dedicates new wells at a former sanitarium, and Massachusetts approves $100M in interest-free loans to replace aging waterlines.

In this week’s news briefs, Flint kicks off its lead waterline replacement program, an Alaska water utility considers emergency storage reserves, and OSHA investigates a tragedy in Texas.

In light of the crises in Flint, Michigan, water utilities around the country are asking, 'What's the best way to handle lead?'

Expectations are that any proposed rule revisions from the EPA will likely move the industry toward removing all lead service lines.

Flint-based engineering firm to track service lines and identify high-priority areas

In this week's news, a Georgia water utility lends the military a helping hand, a Massachusetts town sues its wastewater collection system operator, and the U.S. House easily passes a new drinking water safety bill.