Wastewater Digest

1 week ago | wwdmag.com | Katie Johns |Alex Cossin |Mandy Crispin |Bob Crossen

Katie JohnsKatie Johns, editor-in-chief of Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Storm Water Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast.

1 week ago | wwdmag.com | Alex Cossin

Key topics among respondents include the economy, regulations, tariffs and the environment. ID 171068133 @ Triple I Ventures Llc | Dreamstime.comWastewater industry professionals are split when it comes to President Donald Trump's performance in office so far. In a poll conducted by Wastewater Digest following President Trump's first few months in office, roughly 50% of respondents felt "very negative" or "somewhat negative" about his performance so far as it relates to the wastewater sector.

3 weeks ago | wwdmag.com | Bob Crossen

Perhaps more than any other industry, work in the water sector has a direct connection to the improvement, health and safety of the people living in a community. In this Q&A, Katie Walker, Jacobs global PFAS principal, reflects on how her father, also a water professional, impressed upon her the values that led her to her environmental career.

3 weeks ago | wwdmag.com | Alex Cossin

Two former employees at the Bethany-Warr Acres Wastewater Treatment Plant near Oklahoma City have been charged after raw sewage was found being dumped into a nearby creek. Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna filed criminal charges against Gleen Brentnell and Anthony Menzie on March 25, 2025.

4 weeks ago | wwdmag.com | Alex Cossin

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a committee hearing on March 26, 2025, to consider the nomination of Jessica Kramer to be Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water. Kramer was nominated by President Trump on February 11, 2025. The committee hearing also considered the nominations of Sean Donahue to be EPA General Counsel and Brian Nesvik to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director.