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🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Wastewater management: Delays, shortages, and low utilization of critical resources

Greece faces ongoing challenges in wastewater management amidst the climate crisis, despite some advancements over recent decades.

Feb 28 • 10:25 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Jeonbuk 'Town Hall' Outside Citizens: 'Transmission Tower Pain' 'Measures for Saemangeum Wastewater'

Citizens outside a town hall meeting in Jeonbuk express their discontent over plans for high voltage transmission towers and demand measures for wastewater management in Saemangeum.

Feb 27 • 07:27 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Pharmaceutical Compounds in Water: An Invisible Pollution We Can Stop

The article discusses the issue of pharmaceutical compounds contaminating the environment, primarily through wastewater and improper disposal, and highlights recent studies in Lithuania that reveal their presence in various water sources.

Feb 27 • 06:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Brazilian biotechnology uses drones and reduces dredging in sanitation

Brazilian company Legun Biotecnologia is innovating in public sanitation by using drones to apply biological treatment in stabilization ponds.

Feb 23 • 13:37 UTC
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia
National & Local

Clean-up order to tackle Sydney fatberg; Mexico violence after cartel boss killed; and a bear at the Baftas

A clean-up order has been issued for Sydney's Malabar wastewater treatment plant to address a significant fatberg problem after closures of New South Wales beaches due to large debris.

Feb 23 • 05:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Sydney Water ordered to clean Malabar treatment plant where fatberg is birthing poo balls

Sydney Water has been ordered to remove fats from the Malabar wastewater treatment plant due to the presence of a significant fatberg impacting local beaches.

Feb 23 • 02:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Paraná Stream with Waterfall Suffers Environmental Damage After Sewage 'Overflow' from Sanepar Elevation Platform

The Ventão Waterfall in Umuarama suffered environmental damage due to sewage overflow from a Sanepar elevation platform.

Feb 21 • 14:39 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
World

Olympic Games: Competitions for Millionaires and for Concrete Workers, Dog Walkers, and Wastewater Testers

The article discusses the diverse socioeconomic backgrounds of nearly 2900 athletes participating in the Milan and Cortina Olympic Games, highlighting that many combine their sports careers with regular jobs.

Feb 20 • 13:05 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Ontario moving ahead with public corporations to fund wastewater

The Ontario government is advancing plans to establish public corporations for building water and sewage infrastructure to address escalating costs faced by developers and municipalities.

Feb 19 • 23:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Wastewater testing reveals high levels of cocaine in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Wastewater tests in Nantucket, Massachusetts, have shown cocaine levels up to three times higher than the national average, prompting health concerns.

Feb 19 • 16:14 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

The reason for the weak ice conditions in Pyhäjärvi was revealed in Tampere - it is not the wastewater discharge pipe

A recent study in Tampere attributed the weak ice conditions on the eastern part of Pyhäjärvi to the high water flows of Tammerkoski, ruling out the impact of a nearby wastewater discharge pipe.

Feb 19 • 12:00 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Lagos seals public toilet over sewage discharge, warns against pollution

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed a public toilet for discharging raw sewage into a drain, citing public health risks and environmental pollution.

Feb 19 • 08:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean

Wellington, New Zealand, is facing a severe environmental crisis as raw sewage continues to flow into the ocean due to the collapse of its wastewater treatment plant, affecting marine ecosystems and public health.

Feb 19 • 03:42 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Wealthy coastal enclave's dirty secret revealed through wastewater testing surveillance

Recent wastewater testing on Nantucket reveals cocaine levels in sewer water significantly exceeding national averages, indicating substance misuse issues on the island.

Feb 18 • 16:18 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Green rhetoric, polluted water: The Left’s DC sewage failure is a disgrace

The article criticizes the Democratic leadership in Washington, D.C., for a major sewer line failure that resulted in a large release of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River, framing it as an environmental crisis.

Feb 18 • 12:00 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Continued high measurements of cocaine in the wastewater of Strömstad

Recent measurements show that cocaine levels in Strömstad's wastewater remain high despite a slight decrease from peak summer levels.

Feb 17 • 09:44 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

The government rejected uniform rules for household wastewater treatment plants

The Czech government has rejected proposed uniform regulations for household wastewater treatment plants.

Feb 16 • 16:34 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Fire at the wastewater treatment plant in Hämeenlinna

A fire broke out early Saturday morning at a building belonging to the wastewater treatment plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

Feb 14 • 08:49 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

The results exceeded expectations: artificial intelligence has already saved almost one million euros for a company in Vilnius

A Vilnius-based company has reported significant savings of nearly one million euros thanks to the implementation of artificial intelligence to optimize its processes.

Feb 13 • 12:42 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Sydney Water has no fast solution to stop faecal-filled debris balls washing up on beaches

Sydney Water is struggling to address a significant fatberg in the sewage system, which is causing debris balls to appear on local beaches.

Feb 11 • 05:46 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Good news for New York: Kathy Hochul announced an investment of 453 million dollars for water infrastructure projects

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a significant investment of 453 million dollars in water infrastructure projects, aimed at enhancing drinking water and wastewater systems across the state.

Feb 8 • 00:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea

A sewage leak in Wellington, New Zealand, has resulted in untreated sewage flowing into the sea, prompting authorities to declare it an environmental disaster and warn residents against entering local waters.

Feb 6 • 04:05 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Life & Tech

YouTuber put wastewater in a jar: What living organisms appeared within weeks (video)

A YouTuber conducted an experiment by placing wastewater in a jar, revealing various living organisms that emerged over a few weeks.

Feb 5 • 21:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Food industry is embargoed and fined for irregular wastewater discharge in João Pessoa

A food industry in João Pessoa was embargoed and fined for discharging untreated effluents into the rain drainage system, which leads to a local park.

Feb 4 • 20:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Work at the ETE of Praia do Siqueira opens 55 job vacancies in Cabo Frio

The expansion and modernization works at the Wastewater Treatment Station (ETE) in Praia do Siqueira, Cabo Frio, have created 55 job opportunities in construction for carpenters, ironworkers, and masons.

Feb 3 • 12:49 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Thirty sentinel wells to detect drugs in wastewater in Madrid

Madrid is implementing thirty sentinel wells in wastewater treatment facilities to monitor illegal psychoactive substances and combat drug consumption among youth with a 200 million euro plan.

Feb 2 • 23:46 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

The costly modernization of the wastewater treatment plant worsened the odor for the surrounding area. The Votice city hall will pay at least 1.6 million for the repairs.

The modernization of a wastewater treatment plant in Votice has led to increased odor issues, prompting the city hall to allocate at least 1.6 million for repairs.

Jan 12 • 05:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Sewage: Who pays for the ibuprofen in the water?

The article discusses the EU Directive 2024/3019 regarding municipal wastewater treatment aimed at improving the removal of micro-pollutants, like pharmaceutical residues, from sewage systems in light of its impending national legal implementation.

Jan 11 • 14:29 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Chania: Sewers overflowed in Nea Chora - Wastewater reached the sea

Residents and business owners in Nea Chora, Chania, expressed outrage on Sunday afternoon due to overflowing sewers, leading to wastewater reaching the sea and a strong odor in the area.

Jan 5 • 06:36 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Sewage scandal near Nice: significant work carried out at the controversial treatment plant

Significant renovations have been completed at a controversial treatment plant near Nice following allegations of severe malfunctions and a judicial investigation into pollution of the Mediterranean.

Jan 3 • 10:02 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Water Protection: Ship Discharges Dirty Wastewater into the Danube

A passenger ship discharged polluted wastewater into the Danube, exceeding permissible pollution levels by over three times, due to inadequate treatment in its onboard sewage facility.

Dec 29 • 10:52 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

The EU Court of Justice condemns Spain for violating European regulations on urban wastewater

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that Spain repeatedly violated EU directives on urban wastewater treatment due to significant deficiencies in collection, treatment, and discharge control in approximately thirty towns, particularly in Andalusia and the Canary Islands.

Dec 19 • 09:54 UTC

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