September 05, 2025

NSW hiring, WY DOT projects, Tijuana sewage updates & workplace safety

11 minutes

In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts discuss relevant industry news, including the approval given to the National Weather Service to hire 450 new employees; Wyoming Department of Transportation projects that intersect roads, bridgese and stormwater; updates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Tijuana sewage crisis and a sediment control project; and finally, the importance of workplace safety in light of recent sombering events.

Show Notes:  

National Weather Service to hire 450 workers following cuts

Wyoming Transportation Commission awards $33.1 million in contracts for DOT projects

South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant completes 10 MGD expansion

EPA, Ohio and Partners Highlight Sediment Cleanup Project Start in Cuyahoga Falls

Authorities identify 3 workers who died due to toxic sewer gas in Trinity County

Three Houston-area men die from toxic gas exposure in Trinity County manhole incident

Two Workers Killed by Suspected Gas Exposure in Sewer Line Accident Near Mobile, Alabama

OSHA’s confined space regulations

Timestamps:  

Cold Open | 00:00

Introductions & Subscription reminder | 00:00:38

Episode summary | 00:01:20

National Weather Service hiring 450 staff | 00:01:41

Wyoming DOT stormwater and infrastructure projects | 00:02:11

EPA Updates: Tijuana sewage crisis and Cuyahoga River sediment cleanup | 00:03:37

Texas trench tragedy & Workplace safety reflections | 00:06:50

Housekeeping | 00:10:10

Resources:

Wastewater Digest YouTube

WaterWorld September/October issue

SWS Stormwater Awareness Week Webinar

Stormwater Solutions September/October issue

About the Podcast  

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water, a production of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B, highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

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Editor's Note: The episode timestamps were written with the assistance of generative AI.

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