Drinking Water News

  1. How Does Dissolved Organic Matter Impact Harmful Algal Blooms? 1/26/2026

    Researchers from Miami University, funded by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative, demonstrated various effects of dissolved organic matter, and findings are informing statewide efforts.

  2. NMED Launches Satellite-Based Leak Detection Program 1/23/2026

    The New Mexico Environment Department today launched LeakTracer, an innovative satellite-based leak detection program that will help rural communities quickly identify and repair leaks in drinking water systems.

  3. Ohio Sea Grant Diverts Plastic As Part Of Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Partnership 1/22/2026

    Ohio Sea Grant recently completed another successful season deploying its trash-trapping robots BeBot and PixieDrone, through partnerships with the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) and generous funding and support provided by Midwest retailer Meijer.

  4. Town Of Camden, Maine And Mid-Coast Solid Waste File A Lawsuit Against 3M, DuPont And Others Over PFAS Contamination In Wastewater 1/22/2026

    Committed to holding polluters accountable for contaminated water cleanup costs, SL Environmental Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Town of Camden, Maine and Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation against 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and other manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”).

  5. Texas Data Center Boom Could Consume Up to 161 Billion Gallons Of Water Annually By 2030 1/21/2026

    HARC (Houston Advanced Research Center) released a new white paper today revealing the significant and largely unaccounted-for pressure that the rapid expansion of data centers places on Texas’ water resources.

  6. ASU, SRP Project Takes Flight To Improve Water Supply Forecasting 1/21/2026

    Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working with Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed — providing crucial data to improve water management.

  7. World Enters "Era Of Global Water Bankruptcy" 1/20/2026

    Amid chronic groundwater depletion, water overallocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, all compounded by global heating, a UN report today declared the dawn of an era of global water bankruptcy, inviting world leaders to facilitate “honest, science-based adaptation to a new reality.”

  8. ACCIONA To Deliver The Malabar System Investment Program 1/20/2026

    ACCIONA has partnered with SMEC to form the Malabar System Alliance (MSA), to work together with Sydney Water to deliver the Malabar System Investment Program.

  9. Can Open Software Keep Our Water Supplies Safe? 1/20/2026

    As discussions swirl over the nation’s water usage from AI data centers to agriculture and everything in between, researchers at UNH are working to ensure the data about our ever-changing aquatic resources are easier to access without a supercomputer or a Ph.D. in the water cycle.

  10. EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back In The White House 1/20/2026

    Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency’s statutory obligations and core mission under President Trump's leadership.