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Thames Water, the UK’s biggest water company, struggles to plug a hole in its finances

by Stephen Beard
Jul 6, 2023
Huge debts and raw sewage threaten the future of a major British utility.
Joan Fennelly, left, and Jo Robb of the Henley Mermaids swimming in the Thames — in spite of the sewage. “We’ve seen it all and it’s very upsetting.”
Mimisse Beard
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There are hidden treasures in our sewage sludge

by Levi Sharpe
Apr 8, 2016
Millions of dollars worth of valuable metals end up being flushed down the drain, some coming from our own bodies.
Gold bars.
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Using sewage to measure habits in the legal pot market

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 13, 2015
Think of it like an anonymous, communitywide drug test.
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Water: The high price of cheap

How to turn sewage into a product people want

by Scott Tong
Feb 27, 2015
DC Water considers sewage a natural resource it can convert to a profitable product
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Water: The high price of cheap

Baltimore sewers: time bombs buried under the streets

by Scott Tong
Feb 25, 2015
The city's sewer system is 100 years old. Some pipes are made of wood or clay.
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Mind the Gap

London's sewers overflow about once a week

by David Brancaccio
May 23, 2014
The good news is, sewers don't always smell so bad.
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Texas town closes the toilet-to-tap loop: Is this our future water supply?

by Dan Weissmann
Jan 6, 2014
About 40 percent of Big Spring’s water now comes from a $14 million “direct potable reuse” system.
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What's the history of sewage treatment? How do biosolids fit in?

by Adriene Hill
Aug 2, 2010
The circle of life. Milorganite pellets (photo above) are made from recycled waste, aka biosolids, and used to help fertilize crops and improve l...
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