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  1. Emerson Launches New IIoT Platform For Expanded Wireless Visibility Without Costly Infrastructure Changes 5/20/2026

    Today, Emerson announced the release of its Emerson Synchros Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform, a new suite of technologies that expands asset health visibility and improves maintenance decisions through a flexible wireless architecture designed for rapid deployment across existing facilities.

  2. EPA Announces $58 Million WIFIA Loan To Upgrade Aging Drinking Water Infrastructure In Rural California 5/19/2026

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $58 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Amador Water Agency Financing Corporation in Amador County, California, to make improvements to several drinking water treatment plants, which will increase treatment capacity and reliability.

  3. U.S. And Canada Digital Water Solutions Spend To Double By 2036 As Utilities Enter The Scale-Up Era 5/19/2026

    U.S. and Canada’s municipal water utilities are moving beyond early digital adoption to system-wide deployment of connected infrastructure solutions and devices. This shift is driving digital water spend from US$14.4 billion today to US$28.6 billion by 2036, fueled by infrastructure asset failures, drought, and tightening regulatory mandates, according to Bluefield Research, a leading provider of global water market data and insights.

  4. Itron Completes Project To Modernize Water Management In Thane, India 5/19/2026

    Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, has completed the deployment of a smart water management project with Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the governing body of the city of Thane in western India.

  5. $630B Wastewater Infrastructure Backlog Is Fueling America's Beach Bacteria Hot Spots 5/19/2026

    As Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, the Surfrider Foundation is releasing its annual Clean Water Report, a comprehensive look at the state of America's coastal water quality and the wastewater infrastructure that increasingly cannot keep up.

  6. Telemetry Upgrade Cuts Field Visits And Improves Response Times 5/19/2026

    Ahead of OzWater 2026, Paul Stute, product manager for remote telemetry units at Ovarro, explains how one Australian water utility modernised automation and control of its critical infrastructure, helping drive onsite efficiencies.

  7. Comprehensive East Metro PFAS Cleanup Study Recommends Groundwater Treatment  5/19/2026

    Today, the MPCA recommended drilling a series of wells around the East Metro to pump and treat groundwater for pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

  8. MPCA Releases 2026 Draft Impaired Waters List 5/19/2026

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released the draft 2026 impaired waters list (IWL), which identifies lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands across Minnesota that do not currently meet all water quality standards.

  9. Yucaipa Valley Water District Cuts Nitrification Upsets By 95% Using Moleaer NanoShield Solution 5/19/2026

    After years of seasonal process instability, the Henry N. Wochholz Regional Water Recycling Facility (WRWRF) in Yucaipa, California has achieved its most reliable operating period on record, reducing nitrification upsets by 95% following the integration of Moleaer's nanobubble pretreatment technology.

  10. AWWA And AMWA Statement On Newly Released PFAS Proposals 5/18/2026

    AWWA CEO David LaFrance and AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement regarding EPA’s newly released proposals Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation and Rescission of Regulatory Determinations and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the mixture of these three PFAS plus PFBS).