Articles by: WFM Staff

Global water innovation organization Imagine H2O recently announced its 2026 cohort of 18 startups from eight countries across North America, Asia and Europe that are developing solutions to critical water challenges across utilities and industry. As new regulations targeting contaminants like PFAS take effect andRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a complaint on April 21 against the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations that led to, and resultedRead More

Earlier in April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $30 million in grant funding, as part of the agency’s RealWaterTA Initiative. The new funding will support technical assistance and training to benefit small drinking water and wastewater systems and private well owners. The newly available RealWaterTA funding helps connect small and rural drinking water and wastewaterRead More

GHD has been selected as the lead designer for AlexRenew’s Nutrient Reduction Project. The multi-year effort will modernize critical wastewater treatment infrastructure at AlexRenew, enhance nutrient removal performance and expand treatment capacity. The project will be delivered through Progressive Design-Build, with GHD serving as the design consultant for Design-Builder Kokosing Industrial, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio).  Read More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer has announced the launch of a new agency initiative called PFAS OUTreach — or PFAS OUT. The effort will foster proactive work with communities and water systems to reduce exposure to PFOA and PFOSRead More

Megan Glover, founder and former CEO of water quality and technology company, 120Water, announced she has exited the company. The announcement comes after Glover stepped down from her role as CEO in June 2025 as it welcomed new CEO Casey Myers. The company also announcedRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released for public comment a draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) that includes microplastics and pharmaceuticals for the first time. The draft list was announced at an event by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin along with a setRead More

The White House recently released its budget request for fiscal year 2027 (FY2027), which, similar to its FY2026 request, included more proposed cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State Revolving Loan Funds (SRFs). According to an analysis in the Association of MetropolitanRead More

Global water market data and insights provider Bluefield Research has released an annual report showing that U.S. household water and sewer bills hit a five-year high in 2025, rising 5.1% and outpacing inflation. Bluefield’s annual U.S. Municipal Water & Sewer Rate Index benchmarks utilities in 50 citiesRead More

A report released in March by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) finds that addressing U.S. drinking water infrastructure and other critical needs will require $2.1 to $2.4 trillion over the next 25 years. The report is titled Beyond the Replacement Era: Balancing Compounding Infrastructure Needs with HouseholdRead More