Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the state Environmental Facilities Corporation has awarded $638 million in grants to municipalities and public authorities for 199 water infrastructure projects across the state that protect public health or improve water quality. Nearly $601 million in Water Infrastructure Improvement Act grants and over $37 million in additional federal subsidies will support approximately $1.6 billion in total infrastructure investment.

Emma Dill, Wilmington StarNews - Apr 11

At full capacity, the 48-inch diameter pipeline which serves as the primary source of raw water for Southeastern North Carolina moves 12 million gallons a day, usually out of mind and out of sight.

Essex & Suffolk Water has become the first company in the world to use a tortoise to detect leaks. 

The eight-year-old reptile, known as Terry, is able to detect leaks and bursts in pipework through sense of smell – and has now been welcomed aboard full-time to the water company’s operations team.

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Business
Published 4:33 AM EDT, Tue March 29, 2022

The world loves cheese: last year, more than 21 million metric tons of it were produced globally. But to make cheese, you end up with a lot of whey, and that can be a problem.

MARCH 23, 2022

by American Chemical Society

Shayla Colon
March 10, 2022

NISKAYUNA – General Electric researchers are urging fatbergs to beware as their new robot has the power to eliminate these pesky clumps of waste that can gather in grungy sewer tracks. 

Treatment plants in the United States process about 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. But conventional treatment products that contain metals like aluminum and iron can cause their own problems with the “cleaned” water that’s discharged, says a Washington state company called Tidal Vision.

Nathan Cobb, The News Herald
February 25, 2022 · 2 min read

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Some residents could experience a slight increase to their water bill after their outdated water meter is replaced with a new one that uses smart technology.

Newburgh leaders helped pass a state law they said can prevent other communities from going through what they did in 2016, when the area’s tap water was suddenly deemed undrinkable.

Fifty-year Newburgh resident and Ward 3 Councilman Bob Sklarz is awaiting results of his second blood test for levels of PFAS chemicals.

WHQR | By Kelly Kenoyer
Published February 17, 2022 at 5:09 PM EST

Scientists at the NC Policy Collaboratory have developed a new PFAS filtering technology that’s particularly good at removing GenX from drinking water.
There's a new sheriff in town to fight the emerging contaminants in the Cape Fear River.