Kazakhstan is no longer framing its water shortage as an environmental issue — it is framing it as a ceiling on GDP. With a projected 50% shortfall by 2040, conveyance losses of up to 60%, and nearly half of river inflow originating upstream in other countries, the case offers sharp lessons for any irrigation district grappling with ageing infrastructure, climate stress, and transboundary dependency.
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) has selected Aqualia as a finalist at the prestigious Global Water Awards 2026, widely known across the water industry as the "Oscars of Water." The Spanish...
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) has selected Aqualia as a finalist at the prestigious Global Water Awards 2026, widely known across the water industry as the "Oscars of Water." The Spanish...
Image: Prime Creative Media Coliban Water’s Bendigo Water Treatment Plant has been named Victoria’s best tasting tap water for 2026. The winner was announced at the IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water competition during...
Image: Prime Creative Media Coliban Water’s Bendigo Water Treatment Plant has been named Victoria’s best tasting tap water for 2026. The winner was announced at the IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water competition during...
Newfoundland’s 2026 Operator of the Year Awards were announced on March 25 at the annual Water and Wastewater Workshop held in Gander, Nfld. Provincial minister of environment, conservation and climate...
Newfoundland’s 2026 Operator of the Year Awards were announced on March 25 at the annual Water and Wastewater Workshop held in Gander, Nfld. Provincial minister of environment, conservation and climate...
Experts agree: Calgary’s multiple watermain woes were inevitable. Siegfried Kiefer led an independent panel who examined the causes of the 2024 Bearspaw South Feeder Main failure and gathered their conclusions...
Experts agree: Calgary’s multiple watermain woes were inevitable. Siegfried Kiefer led an independent panel who examined the causes of the 2024 Bearspaw South Feeder Main failure and gathered their conclusions...
Image: vicktor/stock.adobe.com Across Australia, most water and wastewater treatment plants are already well designed. They have robust treatment trains, capable operators, and decades of operational knowledge embedded in their teams....
Image: vicktor/stock.adobe.com Across Australia, most water and wastewater treatment plants are already well designed. They have robust treatment trains, capable operators, and decades of operational knowledge embedded in their teams....
A coalition of public water, wastewater and flood control agencies across the Bay Area that includes the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, has deployed an advanced weather radar network...
A coalition of public water, wastewater and flood control agencies across the Bay Area that includes the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, has deployed an advanced weather radar network...
Kazakhstan is no longer framing its water shortage as an environmental issue — it is framing it as a ceiling on GDP. With a projected 50% shortfall by 2040, conveyance...
Kazakhstan is no longer framing its water shortage as an environmental issue — it is framing it as a ceiling on GDP. With a projected 50% shortfall by 2040, conveyance...
Droughts and heatwaves are particularly severe when they occur simultaneously. A new study shows that the frequency of such extreme weather events will increase fivefold by the end of this...
Droughts and heatwaves are particularly severe when they occur simultaneously. A new study shows that the frequency of such extreme weather events will increase fivefold by the end of this...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, CISA, NSA, Department of Energy, and US Cyber Command published a joint advisory, confirming that Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, CISA, NSA, Department of Energy, and US Cyber Command published a joint advisory, confirming that Iranian-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT...
In 97 AD, Sextus Julius Frontinus inherited Rome's nine aqueducts—800 kmof conduit serving over one million people—and found a system crippled notby poor engineering but by poor management. Leaks, theft,...
In 97 AD, Sextus Julius Frontinus inherited Rome's nine aqueducts—800 kmof conduit serving over one million people—and found a system crippled notby poor engineering but by poor management. Leaks, theft,...
Gabriela Cowperthwaite's award-winning documentary follows investigative journalists uncovering how sovereign powers, corporations, and mercenary groups are racing to control the world's food and water supplies. For water operators managing canals,...
Gabriela Cowperthwaite's award-winning documentary follows investigative journalists uncovering how sovereign powers, corporations, and mercenary groups are racing to control the world's food and water supplies. For water operators managing canals,...
Edward Barbier asks the question every water professional should confront: if water is so valuable and increasingly scarce, why is it so consistently mismanaged? His answer — spanning millennia, dozens...
Edward Barbier asks the question every water professional should confront: if water is so valuable and increasingly scarce, why is it so consistently mismanaged? His answer — spanning millennia, dozens...
Global water market data and insights provider Bluefield Research has released an annual report showing that U.S. household water and sewer bills hit a five-year high in 2025, rising 5.1%...
Global water market data and insights provider Bluefield Research has released an annual report showing that U.S. household water and sewer bills hit a five-year high in 2025, rising 5.1%...
The collapse of Arizona's CAP irrigation districts in the early 1990s was not an inevitable consequence of geography, drought, or bad luck. It was the predictable outcome of decisions made...
The collapse of Arizona's CAP irrigation districts in the early 1990s was not an inevitable consequence of geography, drought, or bad luck. It was the predictable outcome of decisions made...
In order to meet the requirements of existing water legislation Member States require an additional annual average investment of €23 billion according to European Commission estimates. Current investment in the...
In order to meet the requirements of existing water legislation Member States require an additional annual average investment of €23 billion according to European Commission estimates. Current investment in the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released for public comment a draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) that includes microplastics and pharmaceuticals for the first time. The draft...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released for public comment a draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) that includes microplastics and pharmaceuticals for the first time. The draft...
The European Commission is investigating how to revise the Water Framework Directive to facilitate mining and industrial activities. Last week, eight trade associations sent a warning letter to the European...
The European Commission is investigating how to revise the Water Framework Directive to facilitate mining and industrial activities. Last week, eight trade associations sent a warning letter to the European...
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new $3.8 billion nature strategy, A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature, with a strong marine and watershed component on March 31....
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new $3.8 billion nature strategy, A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature, with a strong marine and watershed component on March 31....
