When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city’s first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer ...

Out in the Avra Valley, about 30 miles northwest of Tucson, a wide swath of water pours down a fenced-off canal about 80 feet wide. This is one of the few spots near Tucson to get a good look at the ...

AIKEN — More than 10,000 linear feet of water supply lines in Crosland Park will be replaced using a combination of city and federal funding, Aiken City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh told members of the ...

MAUMEE, Ohio — Water meters continue to be a major topic of conversation in Maumee, and city leaders say a new upgrade plan will help cut costs and reduce frustration for residents. “Our current ...

Jess Kramer, the EPA water chief, says technical assistance programs shouldn’t be used “as a means to advance local or state climate goals.” The Trump administration has eliminated an EPA program that ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The City of Rochester and the Town of Victor have both gotten a share of $250 million that the state is allocating for water and sewer infrastructure projects. Rochester is getting ...

This story originally appeared in The Center Square. State officials in California have announced the implementation of a statewide water-saving plan meant to conserve water resources amid worsening ...

Iowa has invested an estimated $5.6 billion over 12 years in conservation efforts to reduce farm runoff pollution. Despite these efforts, several Iowa cities experienced record-high nitrate levels in ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Two Republican candidates for Texas House District 8 say they want to change state law that allows unlimited groundwater pumping, even if it drains neighboring wells. Under Texas ...

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As part of an annual, routine maintenance program, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process from using chloramine to free chlorine at its Raritan-Millstone Water ...

The planet has incurred a watery debt. Society is using far more water than is ecologically sustainable, leading us to what's called water bankruptcy. The problem is only going to worsen with climate ...