/tags/wastewater wastewater en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2022-03-22/ohio-takes-the-plunge-to-track-covid-19-through-wastewater The Ohio wastewater monitoring program's goal is to measure the amount of COVID-19 genetic matter in stool in order to alert local health officials of impending surges, but the data lags, officials say. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2022-03-22/ohio-takes-the-plunge-to-track-covid-19-through-wastewater Anna Huntsman /2022-01-17/new-ohio-water-treatment-facility-helps-to-protect-cuyahoga-river Akron has brought online a groundbreaking 65-million dollar water treatment facility intended to cut down on the amount of untreated waste ending up in the Cuyahoga River. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:55:18 GMT /2022-01-17/new-ohio-water-treatment-facility-helps-to-protect-cuyahoga-river Jay Shah, WKSU /news/2021-02-17/more-ohio-communities-want-say-on-location-of-wastewater-injection-wells Each well drilled using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and gas production creates tens of millions of gallons of wastewater, called produced… Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:59:55 GMT /news/2021-02-17/more-ohio-communities-want-say-on-location-of-wastewater-injection-wells Julie Grant /wvxu-stories/2020-09-29/what-monitoring-wastewater-can-tell-ohioans-about-covid-19s-spread Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has many data points to consider when looking at how the novel coronavirus is spreading throughout the state – the number of... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:45:08 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-09-29/what-monitoring-wastewater-can-tell-ohioans-about-covid-19s-spread Jennifer Merritt, Jennifer Merritt /statehouse-news-stories/2020-09-04/ohio-begins-wastewater-monitoring-network-for-covid-19-tracking The state is rolling out a new program to help local officials track potential outbreaks of COVID-19. Ohio has put together a network of wastewater... Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:24:57 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-09-04/ohio-begins-wastewater-monitoring-network-for-covid-19-tracking Andy Chow /news/2020-07-23/epa-study-will-test-wastewater-in-ohio-cities-for-covid-19 Most people don’t want to think about their waste after it’s flushed down the toilet, but researchers can actually use waste samples to test for… Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:28:56 GMT /news/2020-07-23/epa-study-will-test-wastewater-in-ohio-cities-for-covid-19 Lisa Ryan /2020-02-12/beer-waste-helps-montana-town-save-money-on-water-treatment Brewery waste, fed at the right time at the right dosage to a wastewater treatment plant's bacteria, can be used to treat water. One Montana town is doing just that. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:06:00 GMT /2020-02-12/beer-waste-helps-montana-town-save-money-on-water-treatment Rachel Cramer /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-11-11/managing-sewage-runoff Sewage overflow is an issue in the U.S.The EPA estimates that each year as many as 75,000 sanitary sewers overflow across the country, dumping untold… Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:11:13 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-11-11/managing-sewage-runoff