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ASCE: Clay soil, rampant poverty: Tackling wastewater in Alabama’s ‘Black Belt’ 11/12/24
AL.com: Federal pandemic funds support more than $1 billion in Alabama water projects 9/5/24
WBHM: A new EPA grant is sending millions to the Alabama Black Belt to solve sanitation issues 8/7/24
The Lowndes Signal: Partnership awarded EPA grant for wastewater program 8/1/24
Columbia World Projects: Columbia World Projects Commits to EPA’s Groundbreaking Water Initiative 7/10/24
Rural Studio: Treating wastewater and improving health in West Alabama 6/5/24
AL.com: After decades of wastewater struggles, a ray of hope in Alabama’s Black Belt 6/7/24
Rep. Sewell Announces $5 Million Grant to Improve Wastewater Conditions in Alabama’s Black Belt 2/29/24
Columbia World Projects: Columbia World Projects Commits to EPA’s Groundbreaking Water Initiative 9/20/23
The Lowndes Signal: ADPH works toward solutions for wastewater crisis 9/10/23
WSFA: 2 women helping install septic tanks for Lowndes County families in need 5/11/23
Water Environment and Technology: Help on the way 5/23
Montgomery Adviser: Experts say these are the top 5 barriers to affordable housing in rural Alabama 10/19/22
ADEM: ADEM Approves $348 Million for Water, Sewer Projects 9/15/22
IAPMO: 2022 IWSH Awards Recognize Exceptional Volunteers 9/14/22
The Lowndes Signal: Bradley recognized as State Employee of the Year 7/21/22
Montgomery Advertiser: $2.1 million USDA grant returns to Lowndes County to solve the sewage crisis 6/25/22
IAPMO: Finally, a fix for the wastewater crisis in the Alabama Black Belt 5/9/22
AL.com: Alabama set to receive $1 billion from feds to fix water systems. It won’t be enough 4/13/22
AL.com: Guest opinion: We need all hands on deck to solve America’s sanitation problems 3/17/22
Pumper.com: Rules and Regs: Washington Looking at New Nonpotable Rules 3/17/22
Alabama News: Program Offers Fix for Sewer Problems in Lowndes Co. 3/16/22
Alabama News: Groups Offer Help with Sewer Problems in Lowndes Co. 3/15/22
Underground Construction: EPA chief witnesses sewage problems in Alabama’s Black Belt 3/7/22
PR Newswire: IWSH Joins Alabama in Fight Against Poor Sanitation and ‘America’s Dirty Secret’ 2/23/22
CBS News: Rural Alabama community faces wastewater crisis 1/13/22
The New York Times: An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions 1/12/21
CBS News: 60 Minutes investigates: Americans fighting for access to sewage disposal 12/19/21
Pumper: Rules and Regs: Alabama Water Management Group Focuses on Rural Wastewater Solutions 4/15/21
AL.com: Alabama environmental groups see opportunity in $4 billion state will get in stimulus 3/28/21
University of South Alabama: USA Led Initiative Lands $4.85 Million Grant 3/22/21
AL.com: Black Belt sewage woes: Feds give $4.9M for rural wastewater project 3/14/21
The University of Alabama: New Grant Strengthens Work to Solve Rural Wastewater Challenge 3/12/21
The New Yorker: The Heavy Toll of the Black Belt’s Wastewater Crisis 11/30/20
Congresswoman Terri Sewell: Rep. Sewell Praises Launch of Alabama Wastewater Project 10/15/20
University of South Alabama: USA Leads Program to Address Wastewater Treatment 9/17/20
University of Alabama: UA Contributing Solutions to Wastewater Treatment in Rural Alabama 9/17/20
The Hill: We Need to Fight the Water Crisis You Haven’t Heard Of 4/25/18
Current Projects:
Columbia World Projects: Transforming Wastewater Infrastructure in the United States
EPA: Reinventing Rural Wastewater Management
USDA: TAT Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions
Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program
Dig Deep: Decentralized Wastewater Innovation Cohort
USDA: Sustainable Wastewater Management in the Rural Black Belt of Alabama
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