Regulation

Water demand for AI expected to surge, new research says

Water demand for AI expected to surge, new rese...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is set to drive a 129% increase in global water demand across the AI value chain by 2050, according to new research by Xylem...

Water demand for AI expected to surge, new rese...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is set to drive a 129% increase in global water demand across the AI value chain by 2050, according to new research by Xylem...

Alberta expands, adds Water Act exemptions

Alberta expands, adds Water Act exemptions

The Alberta government is expanding Water Act exemptions to make storing and using water easier for stakeholders. The new and expanded exemptions will “increase water availability, improve conservation, support agricultural...

Alberta expands, adds Water Act exemptions

The Alberta government is expanding Water Act exemptions to make storing and using water easier for stakeholders. The new and expanded exemptions will “increase water availability, improve conservation, support agricultural...

UK Water Reform: £104 Billion in Infrastructure, But Will Anyone Check if It Works?

UK Water Reform: £104 Billion in Infrastructure...

The UK's biggest water reforms since 1989 reveal a hard truth: £190 billion in infrastructure failed because nobody checked if it worked.

UK Water Reform: £104 Billion in Infrastructure...

The UK's biggest water reforms since 1989 reveal a hard truth: £190 billion in infrastructure failed because nobody checked if it worked.

The Dublin Conference: When Water Management Discovered Operational Excellence—Then Promptly Forgot About It

The Dublin Conference: When Water Management Di...

Thirty-three years ago, the International Conference on Water and the Environment produced four brilliant principles that transformed water policy discourse worldwide. Today, utilities spend hundreds of billions on infrastructure while...

The Dublin Conference: When Water Management Di...

Thirty-three years ago, the International Conference on Water and the Environment produced four brilliant principles that transformed water policy discourse worldwide. Today, utilities spend hundreds of billions on infrastructure while...

EU implements stricter monitoring of PFAS in drinking water

EU implements stricter monitoring of PFAS in dr...

New EU regulations require Member States to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in line with the updated Drinking Water Directive. Under these rules, Member States...

EU implements stricter monitoring of PFAS in dr...

New EU regulations require Member States to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in line with the updated Drinking Water Directive. Under these rules, Member States...

U.S. House passes energy and water funding bill, but final water allocations still ahead

U.S. House passes energy and water funding bill...

On Jan. 8, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a three-bill appropriations package that includes the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,...

U.S. House passes energy and water funding bill...

On Jan. 8, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a three-bill appropriations package that includes the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,...

Regulation

Washington's Bold Move: UNEA-7 Gone Too Far?

Washington's Bold Move: UNEA-7 Gone Too Far?

In a significant development that underscores growing ten...

Reshaping the Water Balance of the Middle East

Reshaping the Water Balance of the Middle East

The GAP Project built 22 dams and 19 power plants in Türk...

When Water Accounting Meets Reality: Why Agricultural Water Management Fails

When Water Accounting Meets Reality: Why Agricultural Water Management Fails

Punjab's crisis reveals the fundamental problem plaguing ...

California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers

California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers

Experts suspect that dust from the sea contains endotoxic...

Mexico's Water Reforms: A Turning Point for Irrigation District Management

Mexico's Water Reforms: A Turning Point for Irrigation District Management

Mexico's Water Reforms: A Turning Point for Irrigation Di...

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled w...

The G7 Water Coalition: A Bold New Plan to Address the Global Water Crisis

The G7 Water Coalition: A Bold New Plan to Address the Global Water Crisis

*Canada leads ambitious three-year initiative to protect...

Alberta proposes major update to Water Act to meet rising demand

Alberta proposes major update to Water Act to meet rising demand

The Government of Alberta has introduced legislation to u...

Calgary-based FREDsense raises $7M to expand rapid PFAS testing technology

Calgary-based FREDsense raises $7M to expand rapid PFAS testing technology

FREDsense Technologies Corp. has secured US $7 million in...

Water and sanitation research SDG soars despite gaps

Water and sanitation research SDG soars despite gaps

The Arab region’s share in global productivity of scienti...

Managing PFAS contamination in water:evolving approach

Managing PFAS contamination in water:evolving approach

The federal government manages a portfolio of over 20,000...

Alberta Cuts Red Tape to Support Riparian Restoration

Alberta Cuts Red Tape to Support Riparian Restoration

To ensure that plants receive the water they need, Alber...

Which European countries have nationalised water?

Which European countries have nationalised water?

Seven countries stand out for having over 90% of their ba...

Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species from migrating

Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species from migrating

And what we can do to help them complete their journeys ...

Brussels starts enforcement of recast Drinking Water Directive

Brussels starts enforcement of recast Drinking Water Directive

The European Commission recently initiated procedures aga...