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The Detroit Free Press reported Sunday that at least a dozen lawsuits have been filed in local, state and federal courts on behalf of Flint residents who drank lead-tainted water for nearly two years. The complaints name a long list of state and local agencies and officials, from Gov. Rick Snyder to Flint city employees.

Many countries are facing a perfect storm of financing constraints and water infrastructure shortfalls. Dramatic declines in oil and commodity prices, low water tariffs, groundwater overdrafts and untreated wastewater discharges are prompting governments to tap the private sector through public-private partnership. According to a new report from Bluefield Research, the market for water public-private partnership projects is set to nearly triple between 2016 and 2020.

Hydromax USA recently announced a partnership with Utilis LTD to exclusively provide water utilities the ability to analyze satellite imagery to detect water leaks within their network infrastructure.

The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently announced four awardees at this year?s Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition.

United States Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan L?pez released plans to spend $23 million to support water reuse and efficiency. The funding is part of the FY2016 omnibus appropriations legislation, which gave the Bureau of Reclamation $100 million to address the ongoing Western drought.

California?s water and sewer utilities will see weaker financial margins in FY2015-2016 as the state?s mandated conservation targets hit water sales, according to a Fitch Ratings report.

Carollo Engineers has chosen Bentley System?s EADOC cloud-based construction management software as its corporate standard for capital project management.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last week proposed spending nearly $200 million to address Flint?s water crisis from lead contamination and to update pipes there and across the state.

U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) outlined legislation they will introduce in both Houses of Congress to address New Jersey?s and the nation?s aging water infrastructure, while creating jobs and economic opportunity.

According to a recent report from Fitch Ratings, Texas water and wastewater utilities will see a lasting impact on their finances and operations. Eight months have now passed since flooding ended Texas? drought.