By Emily Payne, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News (hyperlink to the original story), a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Julie Zahringer hears a common refrain at her environmental laboratory in Alamosa, Colorado: A customer has been drinking well water on […] The post As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water appeared first on Circle of Blue.

The European Commission has referred Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden to the European Court of Justice for failing to transpose the Directive on Critical Entities Resilience (CER). Among these critical entities are drinking water companies, water management organisations and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The European Commission is requesting the EU Court to impose financial sanctions on each of these […] The post Seven EU countries taken to Court for failing to protect critical entities appeared first on Water News Europe.

Image: Envu Vegetation management across utility networks has long been treated as a reactive task, responding to weed outbreaks as they appear. But for asset owners managing substations, corridors and critical infrastructure, […] The post Fewer sprays, better outcomes: rethinking weed control in utilities appeared first on Utility Magazine.

Calgary’s city council has approved the city’s updated Water Efficiency Plan with a commitment to reducing water loss and the introduction of a year-round lawn and landscape watering schedule. The […] The post Calgary city council updates Water Efficiency Plan appeared first on Water Canada.

Digital irrigation is sold as the automatic answer to Mediterranean drought, but adoption is slower than expected. A study from the Open University of Catalonia, published in Journal of Rural Studies, identifies five types of mistrust — epistemic, ecological, institutional, practical, and relational — and argues they should be treated as a design tool, not as an obstacle to overcome.

Spain has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the European Commission for failing to comply with wastewater regulations as set out in the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). The decision, announced on 29 April, comes after the country´s prolonged non-compliance with the Directive and follows years of warnings […] The post Spain falls foul of wastewater treatment appeared first on Water News Europe.