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Today the Trump administration released a draft plan to gut drinking water protections that would have required coal power plants to treat their toxic “unmanaged” leachate wastewater under the Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs).

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a rule to revise wastewater limits, known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), for steam electric power plants that will help improve grid reliability and lower electricity prices while continuing to support clean and safe water resources.

New programme opens with $3 million in funding and dedicated mentorship to early-stage companies building on both open and proprietary platforms.

According to a report by Xylem Vue, these systems must be integrated as operational platforms within water management frameworks, automatically linked to the activation of emergency plans, municipal protocols, and interagency decision-making processes.

Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Katie Britt (R-AL) have introduced the Advancing Water Reuse Act, which proposes establishing a 30% investment tax credit to help manufacturers and other industrial entities scale up their use of recycled water in lieu of other freshwater supplies.

The nation’s water infrastructure is under increasing strain. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, communities across the country will need $1.25 trillion in water and wastewater infrastructure investment over the next 20 years — a challenge that far exceeds the capacity of government funding alone.