Also in this week's news briefs, an article in The Atlantic takes a look at Mardi Gras' role in damaging New Orleans' vital sewer system
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Also in this week's sewer and water news, Portland, Tennessee's wastewater department experiences 15 overflows during a wet start to 2020
Tennessee utility takes on consent decree and rebuilds its system to handle any weather.
Also in this week's sewer and water news, lawmakers introduce a bill that aims to encourage competition among suppliers of construction materials for water infrastructure projects
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, nearly 600 former EPA officials are asking House of Representatives leadership to investigate the EPA
Also in this week's sewer and water news, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy outlines a $2 billion plan to address lead contamination statewide
At WEFTEC in Chicago this September, the EPA announced a program called the Water Workforce Initiative to help U.S. municipalities face staffing shortages in the water/wastewater sector
The Senate Appropriations Committee protected the WaterSense program and increased water infrastructure funding in the FY20 Interior-EPA budget bill
