Water Quality

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Sewer Backup Shuts Restaurants at Draper Peaks as Crews Suspect Line Damage

Health officials curtailed operations to protect waterways linked to the storm drain system.

TCEQ Approves Wastewater Permit for Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch in Northwest Bexar County

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Sues 3M and Others Over PFAS Contamination on Reservation

California Sues Sable Offshore Over Alleged Unpermitted Discharges Near Santa Barbara

Federal Ruling Clears Holtec to Release 45,000 Gallons of Treated Radioactive Water Into the Hudson

Maryland, Constellation Strike $340 Million Conowingo Dam Deal Tied to Relicensing

UVA’s HydroSpread Builds Soft Robots on Water With Paddling and Walking Prototypes

Judge Says EPA Can Be Held Liable in Flint Water Suits as Lawmaker Urges Settlement

EU Strikes Provisional Deal to Add PFAS to Water Rules, With Deadlines Extending to 2039

Chicago Faulted for Slow Lead Pipe Notices as Hundreds of Millions in Loans Go Unused

Chicago River Hosts First Organized Swim in 98 Years

IPART Finalises Sydney Water Price Path With 13.8% Bill Rise From October

CPCB 2025 Report Finds 296 Polluted River Stretches in India

Inea Clears All South and West Rio and Niterói Beaches for Bathing

Tietê Pollution Patch Shrinks Nearly 16% in 2025, Yet River Remains Vulnerable

Kerala Reports Doubling of Naegleria Fowleri Deaths as September Spike Prompts Mass Testing

Louisiana Confirms Fifth Vibrio vulnificus Death as 2025 Cases Reach 26

Lake Okeechobee Named Dirtiest U.S. Lake in New Ranking, Agencies Respond

Rome Sets Five-Year Goal to Reopen the Tiber for Swimming

Rome Sets Five-Year Goal to Make the Tiber Swimmable