Three Texas water professionals, including two former executives of a Conroe testing facility, have pleaded guilty to falsifying or aiding and abetting the falsification of wastewater test results to hide illegal levels of E. coli, ammonia and phosphorus.
The three defendants now face up to two years in federal prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 each when they are sentenced in September.
Read more about it online at Houston Public Media.
Bureau of Reclamation Says Lake Mead on Track to Reach Lowest Level Since 1930s
According to the latest projections from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lake Mead is on track to drop to its lowest water level since the reservoir was first filled in the 1930s. Driven by persistent long-term drought, the nation’s largest reservoir is expected to fall to an elevation of 1,015.77 feet by July 2027, potentially dipping as low as 1,013.73 feet by November of that year…