The award-winning Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant commenced in 1964. Since then, the plant has grown from less than 10 MGD to current permitted design of 110 MGD. Southside is one of the two wastewater treatment plants owned and operated by City of Dallas Water Utilities (DWU). Both plants are responsible for treating all of the […]
On December 28, President Obama signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, marking a major victory for clean water and NACWA. The law bans the manufacture of rinse-off cosmetic products containing plastic microbeads after July 1, 2017, and prohibits the sale of these products after July 1, 2018.
NACWA strongly supported the legislation banning microbeads as part […]
Enjoy time with family and friends but don’t forget to dispose of your holiday meal’s fats, oils and grease appropriately (not down the drain!) and remember not to flush your wipes.
Want to learn more about NACWA’s Toilets are not Trashcans campaign to save our pipes, plants and personnel – be sure to visit our page […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday that it finalized a consent order with Nice-Pak Products, Inc. requiring it to stop advertising its wipes as “flushable” unless it can substantiate the claim. This consent order is the first action by a government agencies to deal with the flushability issue, and it is a huge […]
I love annual reports. Partially because I really am inspired by the graphics, and partially because it is fodder for the future. Last week, we released our 2014-2015 Year at a Glance – NACWA by the Numbers . . . Impact through Advocacy, Return on Investment & A Healthy Environment. And we couldn’t be more pleased with this […]
Wisconsin recently joined the growing number of states that have passed bans on plastic microbeads in personal care products (PCPs). Unfortunately, the Wisconsin law, along with other proposed state laws, contains a major loophole that benefits the plastics and cosmetics industries at the expense of the environment and human health.
The movement to ban microbeads in […]
The media can’t seem to get enough of wipes stories, which is a good thing for utilities since every news story draws attention to the problem and helps to educate people not to flush wipes. Several major stories appeared about the wipes problem in the month of March. The New York Times published an article […]
Everyone loves holidays and observances. Whether it be a national holiday like Independence Day, a religious or secular holiday or even an unofficial holiday – such as International Talk Like a Pirate Day – we all have our favorites. March happens to be choke-full of fun unofficial holidays that are meaningful to the clean water […]
“To Flush or Not to Flush” seems to be a question that many consumers either cannot answer correctly, or do not care to ask. Wastewater utilities are frustrated by the amount of materials – such as paper towels, baby wipes, cleaning wipes, wipes labeled “flushable”, and feminine hygiene products – that are causing expensive problems […]
Utilities across the country are delivering the “3 Ps” message to their customers, asking them to flush only the 3 Ps – pee, poop, and toilet paper. But since many manufacturers and retailers label some wipes and other products “flushable,” NACWA and its utility members are often asked if other products could be safe to […]
