WWD Digest News - May 20th, 2024
 
 
$536M Honolulu project meets consent decree deadline; O'ahu suffers wastewater spill following storms
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May 20, 2024

While one Hawaii wastewater plant completed updgrades of ahead of its consent decree deadlines, another had an issue with a wastewater spill last week. Check out the news below for more details on both.

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The Honouliuli WWTP finished its upgrades ahead of a 2010 consent decree deadline.
18,000 gallons of wastewater spilled after storms in O’ahu, Hawaii.
The U.S. EPA highlighted the need for $630 billion in funding over 20 years for water infrastructure improvements.
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Population increase and jurisdiction expansion drove the City of Conroe, Texas, to build a new Conroe Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (CCWWTP).
The largest capital project in Logan, Utah's history overcame a $64M over budget hurdle with value engineering and proactive design.
In this month’s episode, the hosts share an episode on emerging contaminants and discuss the Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis and the latest proposal from the EPA, which involves potentially adding PFAS chemicals to Superfund.
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