{"id":6042,"date":"2018-10-25T00:14:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T00:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/what-went-wrong-at-austins-water-treatment-plants\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T00:14:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T00:14:05","slug":"what-went-wrong-at-austins-water-treatment-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/media\/what-went-wrong-at-austins-water-treatment-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"What went wrong at Austin&#8217;s water treatment plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cqRxGIymYNY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The reason all of Austin is under a boil\u00a0water notice and unable to safely drink tap water can be summed up as this &#8211; the water headed into treatment plants is too murky<\/p>\n<h3>More info on What went wrong at Austin&#8217;s water treatment plants<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=What+went+wrong+at+Austin%27s+water+treatment+plants&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">What went wrong at Austin's water treatment plants - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyprogress.com%2Fnews%2Fcommunity%2Fmadisonnews%2Ffledgling-greene-county-water-sewer-drowning-in-debt-customer-complaints%2Farticle_8204310e-fc02-11ee-9ccc-9302088d4567.html&amp;c=15913717890993049532&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFledgling Greene County Water &amp; Sewer drowning in debt, customer complaints\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Updates to an aging water treatment plant could cost another $40 million to $50 million. On top of repairs, the board of supervisors is also considering what\u2019s been christened the White Run ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Flife-style%2Fgarden%2F1892605%2FBanana-water-fertiliser-debate-plants-affected&amp;c=3020341665347543633&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBanana water fertiliser hack sparks debate as some plants are 'negatively affected'\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new banana water fertiliser has been making the rounds online, with many gardeners praising it for its natural qualities. TikTokers claim it's a natural fertiliser concocted from the discarded ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2Fop-ed%2Fjoannaallhands%2F2024%2F04%2F26%2Fphoenix-recycled-water-plant-regional-impact%2F73431612007%2F&amp;c=1598986935961576571&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoenix wants to build one of the world's largest water recycling plants. That's a game changer\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The city wants to build a regional Advanced Water Purification facility at its 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. And interest is strong for the super-clean water it could provide ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fkansascity%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F26%2Finfastructure-challenges-development-in-de-soto.html&amp;c=13728522982073852699&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDe Soto tackles major infrastructure upgrades amid development boom\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing a progressive design-build mechanism on the sewer treatment plant. We are doing a construction-manager-at-risk on the water treatment plant.\u201d A development agreement approved ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wlwt.com%2Farticle%2Fmorrow-ohio-water-treatment-plant-investment-usda%2F60607896&amp;c=1920554674373580338&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUSDA announces multi-million dollar investment to upgrade Ohio water treatment plant\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United States Department of Agriculture announced a multi-million dollar investment for a water treatment facility in Morrow, Ohio, on Thursday.USDA Rural Development in Ohio state director ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fpittsburgh%2Fnews%2Fbutler-county-boyers-new-water-treatment-plant%2F&amp;c=8931594093005980125&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tButler County community to get new water treatment plant\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>BOYERS, Pa. (KDKA) \u2014 A small Butler County community is days away from something it has wanted for decades: a functioning water treatment plant. It may not look like much, but the two sewage ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fmlb%2Fnews%2Fwhat-went-wrong-with-jordan-walker-four-things-to-know-about-struggling-cardinals-hitter-who-just-got-demoted%2F&amp;c=13175277341165422012&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat went wrong with Jordan Walker? Four things to know about struggling Cardinals hitter who just got demoted\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alas, few developmental arcs are so pristine. You might be wondering just how Walker finds himself again on the wrong side of the big-league, minor-league divide -- and if there's reason to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.news.yahoo.com%2Ffort-worth-takes-steps-limit-202612272.html&amp;c=9125692363691571042&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFort Worth takes steps to limit forever chemicals in water as it explores long-term fix\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At least 49 public water facilities in Texas, including two treatment plants in Fort Worth, exceeded the new maximums. Researchers link sustained overexposure to the chemicals, man-made creations ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsbtv.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fsouth-fulton-county%2Fpump-malfunctions-water-treatment-plant-areas-south-fulton-have-little-no-pressure%2FUO7KIDDJ5RFCRLNSJCXYKDM4UU%2F%3Fn%3D%3Fn%3D%5COX%3Fn%3D%5C&amp;c=14327443224099544301&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPump malfunctions at water treatment plant, areas of South Fulton have little to no pressure\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pump malfunctioned at the Chattahoochee Water Treatment plant, according to the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM). DWM says the pump is operable and they are monitoring ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fpump-malfunctions-water-treatment-plant-153623486.html&amp;c=14494021353213205817&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPump malfunctions at water treatment plant, areas of South Fulton have fluctuating pressure\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pump malfunctioned at the Chattahoochee Water Treatment plant, according to the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM). [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6640fdb021d945d9b23fdcfd7ccd95ac&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palmbeachpost.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F04%2F23%2Fhow-much-will-riviera-beachs-water-plant-cost-and-will-bills-increase%2F73341679007%2F&amp;c=6636369144050816130&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRiviera water treatment plant estimates explode to $300 million. Will water bills rise?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>People build water plants for $80 million. So we really have to have some conversations about where we are in this process.\" The cost of building or expanding water treatment plants vary widely ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reason all of Austin is under a boil\u00a0water notice and unable to safely drink tap water can be summed up as this &#8211; the water headed into treatment plants is too murky More info on What went wrong at Austin&#8217;s water treatment plants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[148,2793,2514,1443,2342],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/cqRxGIymYNY.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}