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  1. EPA Provides $9.75M To States To Monitor Water Quality At Beaches And Protect Swimmers 5/21/2026

    The U.S. EPA has announced $9.75M in grant funding that coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes, and territories will use to monitor water quality at beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of bacteria make swimming unsafe.

  2. UToledo Researchers Develop 'Set It And Forget It' Buoy System To Combat Algal Blooms 5/21/2026

    More than a decade after a toxic algae bloom left 400,000 Toledo-area residents without safe drinking water, University of Toledo researchers have developed a novel buoy system designed to fight back before blooms ever fully form.

  3. New Material Helps Break Down Antibiotics In Wastewater 5/21/2026

    A special photocatalytic material based on graphitic carbon nitride, developed at the University of Ostrava and VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava can effectively break down antibiotics and other pharmaceutical substances that commonly used wastewater treatment technologies are generally unable to remove, meaning drug residues end up in waterways via the sewer system.

  4. Turning Wastewater Into Clean Hydrogen: USW Project Advances Low-Carbon Innovation 5/21/2026

    Researchers at the University of South Wales (USW) are developing a pioneering approach which links wastewater treatment with hydrogen production, transforming waste into a valuable source of clean energy.

  5. Building Canada Strong By Investing In Wellington Extended Aeration Wastewater Treatment Plant 5/21/2026

    Building a strong Canada starts with investing in the modern and reliable infrastructure that makes it possible to increase housing supply and create resilient communities.

  6. Scientists Unlock Faster, Safer Way To Track Toxic PFAS In The Atmosphere 5/21/2026

    As concerns grow over the spread of toxic “forever chemicals” in the air people breathe every day, researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have developed a faster, safer and more practical way to detect them in real time.

  7. Value of Water Campaign Calls For Cross-Sector Partnerships, Sustained Infrastructure Investment Following Infrastructure Week 2026 5/21/2026

    The Value of Water Campaign joined United for Infrastructure and organizations across the country during Infrastructure Week 2026 to call on Congress and leaders at every level to continue investing in America’s infrastructure — with water infrastructure serving as a critical foundation for economic growth, public health, and community resilience.

  8. New AI-Designed Materials Show Promising Potential To Remove 'Forever Chemicals' From Drinking Water In Industry-First Breakthrough 5/21/2026

    Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, and CuspAI, the frontier AI materials science company, today announced that they have used generative AI to design new materials targeting the removal of PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals," from drinking and process water at trace concentrations, using chemistry that is stable, sustainable, and manufacturable.

  9. Scaling Global Water Reuse Initiative Launched By Founding Partners GWI And IDRA 5/21/2026

    A Global Coalition to Advance Water Reuse as a Core Strategy for Water Security, Climate Resilience, and Sustainable Growth, aiming to increase global municipal water reuse to 50% by 2045.

  10. Some Democracies Are Struggling To Ensure Safe Drinking Water 5/21/2026

    About 2 billion people — just under a quarter of the world’s population — lack regular access to clean drinking water. And roughly 800,000 people annually die from illnesses associated with unsanitary water.