Wastewater treatment facilities are a major source of PFAS contamination in drinking water in the US – they discharge enough of the “forever chemicals” to raise concentrations above safe levels for an ...

After more than a year of collecting test results for toxic “forever chemicals,” the Environmental Protection Agency says almost 300 of America’s public drinking water systems – including some that ...

OF. AUGUST 2025. WELL, REPAIRS KNOCK THE PLATTSMOUTH DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT OUT OF SERVICE, AND THE CITY IS TELLING RESIDENTS THEY NEED TO CUT BACK HOW MUCH WATER THEY USE. KETV NEWSWATCH ...

“The emergency declaration,” explained Jason Pulley, the utility planning manager for City of Salem Public Works, “it’s more of a term of art.” The Salem City Council unanimously approved an emergency ...

Revised Senate bills would ban plastic microbeads, launch targeted drinking water sampling and require a statewide research ...

For nearly a century, the city’s drinking water purification process has taken place with few major hiccups at a lone Briarcliff facility. But KC Water leaders say maintenance costs are climbing and ...

A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them ...

The Samuel S. Baxter Water Treatment Plant on State Road in Philadelphia, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters ...

WALTHILL, Nebraska (KTIV) - Work continues on a multi-million-dollar addition to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s water treatment system. To mark “World Water Week”, the Indian Health Service hosted an ...

Construction is already underway on the Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant and will continue through 2028, according to a news release.

Construction on a Brunswick County water treatment plan is continuing past its original deadline. The Northwest Water Treatment Plant, which was initially projected to be completed by late 2024, is ...