Wastewater Management News

  1. Water-AI Nexus Welcomes Global Organizations To Advisory Council 5/6/2026

    The Water Environment Federation (WEF), alongside founding leaders Amazon, Leading Utilities of the World, and the Water Center at Penn, today announced a major expansion of the Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence Advisory Council, strengthening cross-sector collaboration at the intersection of water and artificial intelligence.

  2. Rain Barrels And Other Household Stormwater Strategies Are Working — For Now 5/5/2026

    In the last two decades coastal urban areas have taken steps to better minimize flooding and runoff by creating more permeable surfaces and encouraging residents to participate in water retention and use-reduction programs.

  3. Siemens Expands Its Digital Portfolio For Water, Wastewater And Waste Management 5/4/2026

    Rising environmental standards, growing cost pressures, and a shortage of skilled workers: the demands on operators of municipal and industrial infrastructure continue to increase, making data-driven operations more critical than ever. 

  4. Pollution Management: FSU Researchers Create Global Data Set Of Microplastic In Urban Stormwater Runoff 4/30/2026

    As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even though microplastics originate in urban environments such as cities, existing data sets focus on marine and coastal areas. Without data sources on microplastics in cities, scientists are unable to develop models for predicting stormwater runoff that deal with this pollution.

  5. Environmental Groups Go To Court Against Maryland's Inadequate Industrial Stormwater Permit 4/29/2026

    A major Maryland stormwater pollution permit is violating state and federal clean water laws and threatening people and waterways, according to environmental groups that argued their case today in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.

  6. EPA Announces $80M In Funding To Protect Waterways From Sewage Overflows 4/29/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $80M through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs.

  7. Microbial Safety Checks: The Key To Unlocking Europe's Direct Potable Reuse Revolution? 4/28/2026

    Near-real-time microbial monitoring data supplied by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies is ensuring Europe’s first direct potable reuse (DPR) scheme meets strict regulations as the continent faces growing pressure on freshwater supplies.

  8. Garney Breaks Ground On Hillsborough County's Largest Capital Improvement Project 4/27/2026

    Garney has broken ground on the new One Water – South Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment Project (One Water Project) in Tampa, the largest capital improvement project in Hillsborough County’s history. The massive project supports the County’s efforts to expand its water reuse and meet future population growth.

  9. Turning Pre-Separated Liquids Into A Valuable Resource: How POLYLESS MFT Supports More Efficient Irrigation Management 4/22/2026

    Water management in agriculture is becoming increasingly demanding. Farmers and plant operators are expected to optimise the use of available resources, reduce waste, manage liquid streams more responsibly and, wherever possible, recover value from materials that were once considered difficult to handle.

  10. Jacobs Introduces AI Solution To Anticipate And Manage Flood Risks 4/21/2026

    Jacobs introduces Flood IQ, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solution to help cities, utilities and government agencies anticipate, manage and recover from flooding events.