FROM THE EDITOR

  1. The Cost Of Waiting: Utilities Face A Narrowing PFAS Compliance Window 9/4/2026
    For years, the water industry's PFAS conversation centered on monitoring, testing, and regulatory anticipation. Today, that phase is largely over.
  2. Building A Better Water Workforce Starts With People, Not Positions 7/10/2026
    A discovery at ACE26 offers practical ideas for attracting, developing, and retaining the next generation of water professionals.
  3. Water Infrastructure Has A New Bottleneck — And It's Not Money 5/1/2026
    Billions have been approved, but millions remain idle. The EPA's new report on earmarks sheds light on the logjam.
  4. When Drinking Water Raises Bigger Questions About Brain Health And Environmental Risk 3/13/2026

    A new study linking certain groundwater sources to higher Parkinson’s risk underscores a broader question for the water sector: how environmental exposures in drinking water may influence long-term health.

  5. Down And Dirty With Digital: How AI Enhances Water Infrastructure Fieldwork 1/14/2026

    Fieldwork is at the heart of infrastructure expansion and rehabilitation, as utilities, engineers, and contractors collaborate to build the systems and structures that treat and move water. The opportunity is great, but so are the challenges. Which is why new, digitally-enhanced tools are needed.

  6. When Chemistry Meets Water Innovation 10/30/2025

    Nobel-winning molecular materials are poised to reinvent purification, desalination, and reuse.

  7. Securing Smart Water 9/5/2025

    The digital transformation of utilities is necessary and inevitable but also innately vulnerable to bad actors. It's time to discuss prioritizing cybersecurity.

  8. A New Power Paradigm For Wastewater Utilities? 7/3/2025

    Renewable energy is great for the environment. Are power purchase agreements great for wastewater treatment operations?

  9. How To Set Realistic Targets To Reduce Non-Revenue Water 5/2/2025

    Data-gathering is key to goal-setting, and is achievable in 5 steps.

  10. Building Back Better? 5/2/2025

    Every four years, America gets a fresh reminder of where we stand as a nation, for better or worse. What have we reaped this time around?