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  1. Stratford Public Works Authority Receives $1,455,000 Loan For Water System Improvements From The OWRB 10/22/2026

    The Stratford Public Works Authority (Authority) received approval for a $1,455,000 Financial Assistance Program (FAP) loan on Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve their water infrastructure.

  2. Death Valley National Park Begins Critical Water And Wastewater System Modernization Project 10/22/2026

    On October 21, Death Valley National Park broke ground on the Furnace Creek Water Systems Rehabilitation Project, a $69.5 million investment to modernize aging water and wastewater infrastructure serving park visitors, employees, residents and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe. Funded through the Legacy Restoration Fund established by the Great American Outdoors Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump in 2020, the three-year project will address deferred maintenance and improve the reliability of essential services.

  3. Rice Researchers Modify Nobel-Prize Winning Material To Recover Valuable Rare Earth Elements From Industrial Wastewater 10/21/2026

    The rare earth elements that help power electric vehicles, wind turbines, medical imaging machines and other advanced technologies may be hiding in an unlikely place: industrial wastewater.

  4. Endress+Hauser Receives Swiss Manufacturing Award 2026 10/21/2026

    Endress+Hauser has been honored with the University of St. Gallen’s Swiss Manufacturing Award 2026. The award was presented during the St. Gallen Production Management Conference on 20 October 2026 and recognizes companies that demonstrate exceptional performance in the manufacturing sector. Out of the five finalists, Endress+Hauser convinced the jury with regard to innovation, growth, resilience, employment and business success.

  5. Carollo Engineers Appoints Suzanne Kaufman As Florida Stormwater Lead 10/21/2026

    Carollo Engineers announced today that Suzanne Kaufman has joined the firm as Florida stormwater lead. Based in Gainesville, Kaufman will expand Carollo's stormwater technical expertise across Florida, helping clients manage flood risk and protect water resources as weather patterns shift

  6. Aqua Pennsylvania Wins Nearly $15.3M In PENNVEST Funding For PFAS Removal, Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade 10/21/2026

    Aqua Pennsylvania announced it was awarded nearly $15.3M in a combination of principal forgiveness loans and low-interest loans through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST).

  7. Transforming Wastewater Treatment 10/21/2026

    Wastewater is generated daily through domestic and urban activities.

  8. Rain Enhancement Technologies' Upper Yampa Weather Enhancement Pilot Advances Toward Final Permit Approval After Colorado Public Hearing 10/21/2026

    Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIN) ("RET" or the "Company"), a leading provider of ionization rain and snowfall generation technology, today announced that its weather enhancement pilot in Colorado's Upper Yampa River Basin has completed the state's required public hearing with no objections raised. The hearing, held October 14, 2026, by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), is a key step in Colorado's weather modification permitting process and moves the permit for the one-year pilot to final approval, with operations targeted to begin in November 2026.

  9. EPA Finalizes Virginia's Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program 10/20/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final approval of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program. This action will allow the commonwealth, rather than the federal government, to permit CCR disposal in surface impoundments and landfills. This approval is part of EPA’s broader effort to ensure that the CCR program reflects the agency’s commitment to restoring energy dominance, strengthening cooperative federalism, and protecting human health and the environment.

  10. EPA Announces $109 Million WIFIA Loan To Increase Water Supply Reliability In Honolulu, Hawaii 10/20/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $109 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, which serves parts of Oahu, Hawaii. This loan will help the Board design and build a large-scale reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant that will provide 1.7 million gallons of water each day to island residents while decreasing pressure on groundwater aquifers. EPA’s WIFIA loans enable communities to make critical investments in clean, safe, and reliable water to help advance EPA’s “Powering the Great American Comeback” initiative.