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Local News, North Dakota News

ND Rural Water Systems to focus on staffing

Hami Arain,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association wants to use its apprenticeship program to hire more workers to handle drinking water and wastewater issues. Executive Director Eric Volk testified at a congressional hearing in Washington about The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act. Volk speaks highly of the bill and says the technical assistance they provide gives…

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Community, Health, South Dakota News

Aberdeen, S.D. residents warned drinking water could cause disease

Hami Arain,

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Officials in South Dakota’s third most populous city, Aberdeen, are warning residents that their drinking water contains an elevated risk of disease. The Aberdeen Water Works Treatment Plant experienced mechanical malfunctions in two filters used to clean water and make it drinkable for residents, resulting in “an increased chance of disease-causing organisms in the drinking water,”…