Regulation

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,...

Quebec chemical plant fined $1.35 million for sodium chlorite dumping

Quebec chemical plant fined $1.35 million for s...

The government of Canada ordered Superior General Partner Inc. on Jan. 7 to pay a fine of $1.35 million by the Court of Québec for violating the Fisheries Act. The company...

Quebec chemical plant fined $1.35 million for s...

The government of Canada ordered Superior General Partner Inc. on Jan. 7 to pay a fine of $1.35 million by the Court of Québec for violating the Fisheries Act. The company...

AI data centers consume millions of liters per day, threatening local water security

AI data centers consume millions of liters per ...

AI growth is driving a rapid buildout of data centers across the United States in areas already short on clean water, forcing cities and towns to compete with

AI data centers consume millions of liters per ...

AI growth is driving a rapid buildout of data centers across the United States in areas already short on clean water, forcing cities and towns to compete with

Government says 2025 saw biggest reforms in a decade for water sector

Government says 2025 saw biggest reforms in a d...

The government says that 2025 has been a landmark year of action on water, with the biggest reforms in a decade and decisive action taken to reset the water sector,...

Government says 2025 saw biggest reforms in a d...

The government says that 2025 has been a landmark year of action on water, with the biggest reforms in a decade and decisive action taken to reset the water sector,...

Regulation

Wildfires threaten water quality for years after they burn

Wildfires threaten water quality for years after they burn

Years after wildfires burn forests and watersheds, the co...

New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

The research highlights the groundwater issues complicati...

A very long Nile, or 6,650 km of problems

A very long Nile, or 6,650 km of problems

Who owns the water of the Nile and what is its most dange...

How medieval lessons for managing floods could help those facing them in northern Italy today

How medieval lessons for managing floods could help those facing them in northern Italy today

Living with a river rather than fighting it was how medie...

Call Issued For Urgent UK Water Sector Reform

Call Issued For Urgent UK Water Sector Reform

  Urgent calls for reform of the water sector in the UK h...

EC introduces 10% water saving objectives to create awareness in Water Resilience Strategy

EC introduces 10% water saving objectives to create awareness in Water Resilience Strategy

The European Commission is asking all Member States to re...

Private water tanker mafia exploits groundwater as govt agencies remain mute spectators

Private water tanker mafia exploits groundwater as govt agencies remain mute spectators

The severe depletion of groundwater levels this summer cr...

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes? Manufacturers to pay

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes? Manufacturers to pay

The Spanish government has come up with a plan to address...

Ohio lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to eliminate lead water lines in 15 years

Ohio lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to eliminate lead water lines in 15 years

Ohio lawmakers have taken a step toward ensuring clean, s...

Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies in England

Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies in England

A record 81 criminal investigations into water companies ...

Report highlights regulatory gaps in Nestlé mineral water case

Report highlights regulatory gaps in Nestlé mineral water case

A French Senate report released this week stated that the...

EPA announces it will keep maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS

EPA announces it will keep maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator ...

Leaked Water Resilience Strategy: Many positive elements but shifting PFAS burden to water service providers

Leaked Water Resilience Strategy: Many positive elements but shifting PFAS burden to water service providers

The Water Resilience Strategy due to be presented on 4 Ju...

Water condition analysis on the property during the issuance of a water permit

Water condition analysis on the property during the issuance of a water permit

At first glance, it may not be clear whether the issuance...

Study identifies strategies to mitigate laughing gas emissions during wastewater treatment

Study identifies strategies to mitigate laughing gas emissions during wastewater treatment

Laughing gas (nitrous oxide or N₂O) is primarily released...