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With just three months to go, the International Water Association (IWA) is preparing to stage its 2026 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition under the theme ‘Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity’. The Preliminary Programme reveals an ambitious week of world-class technical content, high-level leadership forums, technical tours, networking events and innovation showcases that will bring together thousands of water professionals from around the world.

Adam Krantz, CEO of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), comments on federal funding legislation.

Water is crucial for people’s health and safety, industry, and the environment. In many cases, urban populations and industries continue to grow, increasing the burden on municipalities and industries to deliver clean and safe water meeting new quality specifications, and in conjunction with regulations that focus on a higher quality of water, a tighter level of discharge control, and a higher degree of resource conservation. Many municipalities and industries are moving forward with using modern, high efficiency membrane filtration technologies to achieve higher efficiencies, better removal, and improved performance.

Today, IDE Water Solutions North America, Inc., a leading provider of water treatment solutions, announces its partnership with Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District (Horizon MUD) to deliver an advanced water treatment facility, including a sophisticated Pulse Flow Reverse Osmosis (PFRO) system. This project, to be implemented with engineering partner, TRE & Associates, will address water scarcity in Horizon City, Texas, outside of El Paso, and is capable of delivering 4.2 million gallons of water per day (MGD) – supplying the high-quality drinking water residents need.

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on a potential new regulatory approach for addressing certain coal combustion residuals (CCR) units as the agency explores pathways that promote cooperative federalism, reduce regulatory uncertainty, eliminate unnecessary permitting delays, and promote electric grid reliability while ensuring a high standard of environmental protection.

Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a roundtable on water infrastructure programs, including the State Revolving Funds, to identify and address challenges in program implementation that can result in delays in vital drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer was joined by states, water associations, technical assistance providers, and representatives from small communities to identify real actions that will be taken to ensure that infrastructure funding is invested efficiently and effectively to benefit Americans through stronger water infrastructure. Several actions specifically focused on addressing challenges that small communities face when applying for funding.