News about United States of America
Nevada begins construction of first advanced water reuse facility
Construction has begun on Nevada’s first advanced water purification facility, which will treat wastewater for storage in a groundwater aquifer and eventual use in the Reno area’s drinking water supply.
Jacobs to operate Oklahoma City wastewater facilities
Jacobs has been awarded a five-and-a-half-year contract by the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust to operate and maintain the city's wastewater treatment facilities and solids management programme, extending a long-standing partnership with the utility.
Georgia secures $500 million to rebuild water systems after Hurricane Helene
Federal funds will help drinking water and wastewater utilities recover from 2024's most destructive storm and prepare for future extreme weather events.
Missouri American Water finalises $34.5 million purchase of Neosho’s water and wastewater systems
The deal brings 5,400 water and 5,400 wastewater customers into the utility, alongside $35 million earmarked for infrastructure over five years.
Sylmar water treatment names Kayce Collier as Chief Financial Officer
The appointment strengthens the leadership team at Sylmar Water Treatment as the company continues expanding its national network of operating brands.
Chemours, DuPont and Corteva settle North Carolina claims over PFAS pollution
The deal covers site-specific discharges and statewide firefighting foam contamination, closing gaps left by earlier national, state and federal PFAS settlements reached in recent years.
Minnesota city sues 3M over PFOA found in its drinking water wells
The City of Hastings has filed a lawsuit against 3M Company, alleging that decades of air emissions from the company's nearby Cottage Grove facility contaminated five public drinking water wells with PFOA above the new federal safety limit.
Florida completes $50 million canal diversion to reduce nutrients reaching St. Lucie Estuary
Part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, the project uses a new pump station and canal to route excess flow away from the estuary toward a treatment area.
San Joaquin Valley gets a roadmap for closing its water gap
Pumping groundwater kept the Valley farming through drought. It also sank the canals that deliver its water. Fixing those canals is just the first step in an $18–33 billion plan to close its water supply gap.
Atmospheric river forecasting drives record stormwater capture at Orange County’s Prado Dam
New forecasting technology let engineers hold water strategically instead of releasing it on a fixed schedule, replenishing groundwater for millions of Orange County residents over the past year.
EPA and US Army consider further limits on federal wetland protections
The EPA and US Army have opened a new round of public input on which waters should receive federal protection, with NRDC warning that one option could remove safeguards from the vast majority of US wetlands and streams.
AECOM to design demonstration facility for Silicon Valley’s long-term direct potable reuse programme
The design contract advances a programme more than a decade in the making, with a $2.5 billion full-scale direct potable reuse facility planned to serve Santa Clara County by 2035.
California revises draft water right decision for Sites Reservoir
The updated draft permit drops a downstream flow trigger that limited diversions, tying the project's water rights more closely to the state's contested Bay-Delta Plan.
Minnesota channels $88.6 million into clean water and lead pipe replacement
Nine cities, from Saint Paul to the small town of Amboy, will share the funding, with nearly 4,000 lead service lines set for replacement in three of them.
US EPA puts $11.75 million behind cyber and climate resilience for drinking water systems
This EPA funding round targets ten water utilities across six states, tying grid upgrades to hurricane, wildfire and drought resilience amid rising cyberattacks.
Puerto Rico advances island-wide water meter modernisation programme
A five-year, $129 million contract will replace 1.5 million water meters across Puerto Rico, aiming to cut losses and improve billing accuracy.
American Water and Essential Utilities’ merger clears federal antitrust review, advances in Pennsylvania
Federal antitrust clearance is secured, and a non-unanimous settlement now sits before Pennsylvania regulators, as the $63 billion water utility merger edges toward its remaining approvals.
Brownsville approves water infrastructure agreement with SpaceX worth up to $220 million
Funding tied to a land jurisdiction change is set to expand regional water supply through new reuse and treatment plant projects.
Kyocera Ventures backs VVater in water treatment push tied to data centers and manufacturing
The strategic partnership will center on cooling and reuse systems for data centers and high purity water for manufacturing, among other areas.
“Building public trust requires consistent communication, not just crisis management”
Cameron McWilliam of Carollo Engineers explains why proactive communication builds public trust and how utilities can bring communities along on water reuse and PFAS issues.