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

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is claiming that San Francisco's homeless camps are violating the Clean Water Act