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Copper's Record Rally: Why Boring Management Matters More Than Ever for Water Utilities

Copper's Record Rally: Why Boring Management Ma...

Copper prices hit record highs above $13,000/tonne. For utilities facing EPA lead pipe mandates, operational excellence—not bigger budgets—determines survival

Copper's Record Rally: Why Boring Management Ma...

Copper prices hit record highs above $13,000/tonne. For utilities facing EPA lead pipe mandates, operational excellence—not bigger budgets—determines survival

The future of desalination lies in efficiency, not just expansion

The future of desalination lies in efficiency, ...

By 2030, global water demand is set to outpace supply by 40%. This isn't a distant crisis; it's unfolding now. Falling reservoir levels and rising populations are forcing utilities to...

The future of desalination lies in efficiency, ...

By 2030, global water demand is set to outpace supply by 40%. This isn't a distant crisis; it's unfolding now. Falling reservoir levels and rising populations are forcing utilities to...

Colorado River, final Countdown

Colorado River, final Countdown

With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, seven Western states face the prospect of litigation over the dwindling Colorado River. Arizona has...

Colorado River, final Countdown

With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, seven Western states face the prospect of litigation over the dwindling Colorado River. Arizona has...

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigated Agriculture, and the Water Utility Imperative

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigat...

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigated Agriculture, and the Water Utility Imperative | E-Score Water Why systematic operational protocols will determine which utilities survive the coming agricultural water transition 70-80%...

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigat...

The Approaching Crisis: Climate Change, Irrigated Agriculture, and the Water Utility Imperative | E-Score Water Why systematic operational protocols will determine which utilities survive the coming agricultural water transition 70-80%...

Rivers of Death

Rivers of Death

By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive,...

Rivers of Death

By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive,...

Understanding Droughts in North America: What Water Professionals Need to Know

Understanding Droughts in North America: What W...

As 85% of the US and 71% of Canadian farmland face drought conditions, water utilities across North America must shift from reactive crisis management to proactive operational protocols. This guide...

Understanding Droughts in North America: What W...

As 85% of the US and 71% of Canadian farmland face drought conditions, water utilities across North America must shift from reactive crisis management to proactive operational protocols. This guide...

Risk

Something is wrong with Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River

Something is wrong with Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River

Warming water may have an outsized impact on the legendar...

Water Security Markets Climate And Peace On The Line Today

Water Security Markets Climate And Peace On The Line Today

Ignore the tap at your peril: when water stalls, economie...

Saskatchewan adopts new 1-in-200-year flood standard to boost safety, development

Saskatchewan adopts new 1-in-200-year flood standard to boost safety, development

Saskatchewan is updating its flood risk planning rules to...

Canadian business execs risk lawsuits from climate and nature risks

Canadian business execs risk lawsuits from climate and nature risks

Brokers can help D&O clients navigate rising climate ...

Iran's Day Zero Water Crisis: A Nation on the Brink

Iran's Day Zero Water Crisis: A Nation on the Brink

Relevant Insights: By addressing meaningful topics or pro...

Experts sound drought warning for next year

Experts sound drought warning for next year

As Typhoon Wipha weakens, its immediate impacts, such as ...

Forest fires and water quality – a regional problem

Forest fires and water quality – a regional problem

Forest fires can drastically degrade water quality, with ...

World Drowning Prevention Day: The grim truth about global migration

World Drowning Prevention Day: The grim truth about global migration

On July 25, we observe World Drowning Prevention Day, est...

River of the Anthropocene

River of the Anthropocene

The post River of the Anthropocene appeared first on Circ...

The world’s largest dam will be built on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. Who will benefit and who will suffer?

The world’s largest dam will be built on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. Who will benefit and who will suffer?

Last Saturday, a colossal Chinese hydropower project bega...

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

Despite disinfection, water in swimming pools can still p...

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists worried about what the city tells public

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists worried about what the city tells public

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in tr...

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it normal?

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it normal?

On Saturday, northeastern Spain once again came under the...

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending airborne microplastics into cities

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending airborne microplastics into cities

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could...

Record High-Intensity Heatwaves Sweep the Mediterranean Sea

Record High-Intensity Heatwaves Sweep the Mediterranean Sea

June 2025 Marks Third Warmest June on Record Globally, Fo...