From the Editor

81. Colorado's Vanishing Snow Is Becoming A Crucial Water Management Issue 8/16/2023

    As the U.S. West struggles in the face of mounting drought, every ounce of potential water supply is becoming critical.

82. Water Samples Reveal PCB Contamination At Nuclear Missile Base Connected To Cancer Diagnoses 8/15/2023

    Water samples have revealed unsafe levels of carcinogenic contaminants at a military installation where a startling number of people have been diagnosed with cancer.

83. Google Is Consuming More Water Than Ever, And The Growth Of AI Will Make It Worse 8/9/2023

    One of the world’s largest companies is also one of its most increasingly thirsty, and even as water becomes scarcer around the world, its consumption only seems poised to grow.

84. Officials In California Unveil Regulatory Guidelines For Direct Potable Reuse 8/8/2023

    One of the country’s thirstiest states is now a step closer to adopting a drinking water conservation practice that has struggled to gain public enthusiasm, despite support from treatment professionals.

85. State Attorneys Urge Court To Reject $10 Billion Proposed Settlement Over PFAS Contamination 8/1/2023

    As public systems grapple with the costs of addressing one of the world’s most prevalent drinking water contaminants, the legal battle over a recent multibillion-dollar settlement proposal from one of the groups responsible for that contamination underscores just how challenging the future might be for treatment operations.

86. Investigation Finds Saudi Arabian Firm Tapped Arizona's Dwindling Water For Years Without Oversight 8/1/2023

    An overseas-based operation has been able to extract significant source water from Arizona’s Butler Valley, one of the country’s driest regions, for years, with relatively little oversight even as drought throughout the region grows.

87. European Union Could Drop PFAS Ban Commitment Following Chemical Industry Pressure 7/25/2023

    European officials appear to be siding with industrial operations over regulatory plans that could impact a prominent wastewater and drinking water contaminant.

88. Court Blocks EPA's Water System Cybersecurity Improvement Plan 7/24/2023

    Following pushback from local legislators, the U.S. EPA’s plans to bolster public water system resiliency in the face of rising cyber threats has hit a roadblock.

89. Florida Fresh Water Supply Isn't Projected To Keep Up With Population Growth 7/20/2023

    As Florida welcomes a surging number of new residents and struggles to maintain drinking water supplies, consumers, utilities, and public officials are being forced to adapt or risk running out of water altogether.

90. As Water Scarcity Worsens In Texas, Austin Lost Nearly 7 Billion Gallons Last Year 7/18/2023

    One of the Lone Star State’s thirstiest cities is seeing precious drinking water wasted as fundamental infrastructure problems worsen growing scarcity, but the issue may ultimately be an unavoidable aspect of its buried infrastructure.