Ann Arbor's 1,4-Dioxane Groundwater Contamination Added to Federal Superfund List

The EPA has added the Gelman Sciences site in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities List. A 3-mile plume of 1,4-dioxane has been contaminating groundwa…

Atlanta's Water and Sewer Crisis: Consent Decrees, Aging Pipes, and Billion-Dollar Fixes

Atlanta's water and sewer infrastructure has been under federal consent decrees since 1998. Decades of neglect led to raw sewage overflows into the Chattahooche…

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination: Decades of Toxic Exposure at a Marine Corps Base

For more than 30 years, up to 1 million Marines, family members, and civilian workers at Camp Lejeune drank water contaminated with industrial solvents and fuel…

Colorado PFAS Contamination: Military Bases, Drinking Water, and a Growing Crisis

PFAS contamination from military firefighting foam has spread into drinking water supplies near Colorado bases including Peterson and Buckley Space Force Bases.…

Detroit's Water Infrastructure: Shutoffs, Lead Lines, and a System Serving Millions

Detroit operates one of the largest water systems in America, serving 3.8 million people across southeast Michigan. But mass water shutoffs, lead pipes, and agi…

Flint Michigan Water Crisis: What Happened, What Changed, and Where Things Stand

The Flint water crisis became the most notorious drinking water disaster in modern American history. After 11 years under an EPA emergency order, the city final…

Houston's Water Problems: Subsidence, Flooding, and Aging Infrastructure

Houston's water problems are a collision of geology, weather, and infrastructure. Decades of groundwater pumping caused land to sink, hurricanes overwhelm the s…

Los Angeles Drinking Water: Drought, PFAS, and the Challenge of Serving 4 Million People

Los Angeles imports most of its drinking water from hundreds of miles away while PFAS contamination has shut down local groundwater wells. Drought, aging pipes,…

Memphis Drinking Water: Why the City's Famous Aquifer Is Facing New Threats

Memphis has some of the best-tasting tap water in America, drawn from a massive underground aquifer. But contamination from industrial sites and development pre…

New Orleans Drinking Water: Aging Pipes, Lead, and a System Still Recovering from Katrina

Nearly two decades after Katrina, New Orleans still struggles with failing water mains, lead service lines, and boil advisories. The Sewerage and Water Board fa…

Ohio EPA Issues Draft Permit for Data Center Wastewater Discharges

Ohio EPA has released a draft wastewater discharge permit for a proposed data center, establishing new effluent limits for cooling operations. It signals growin…

Rural Water Systems Turn to Regional Partnerships to Survive Growing Pressures

A new analysis from RCAP and NRWA examines how voluntary regional partnerships could help small and rural water systems tackle aging infrastructure, workforce s…

South Texas Tackles the Water Workforce Crisis With New Wastewater Operator Training

South Texas College is launching a new wastewater operator training program to help fill a growing workforce gap in the Rio Grande Valley — part of a nationwide…

St. Louis Water Quality: Lead Pipes, North City Struggles, and the Aging Infrastructure Below

St. Louis has an estimated 56,000 lead service lines — among the highest concentrations in the country. Older neighborhoods on the north side bear the heaviest…

Wisconsin Watershed Project Becomes First in the U.S. to Generate Carbon Credits for Water Utilities

A Wisconsin sewerage district just proved that choosing watershed conservation over expensive treatment plants can generate verified carbon credits — the first…

Chicago's Lead Service Line Problem: The Largest in America

With an estimated 400,000 lead service lines — more than any other US city — Chicago faces a massive challenge under new EPA replacement requirements. Here's wh…

Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis: What Residents Need to Know

Jackson's water system has been in crisis for years — from the 2022 Pearl River flood that left 150,000 without safe water to ongoing infrastructure decay. Here…

Newark, New Jersey Lead Water Crisis: What Happened and Where Things Stand

Newark's lead contamination crisis began in 2016 when elevated lead levels were found in schools. By 2020, over 200,000 residents were affected. Here's what hap…

PFAS Treatment Technology: Why Ion Exchange Resins Are Gaining Ground Over Activated Carbon

With EPA PFAS limits now in effect, water systems across the country are rethinking their treatment approach. Ion exchange resins offer roughly 10 times the rem…

Pittsburgh Lead Service Lines: What Homeowners Need to Know

Pittsburgh Water has been actively replacing lead service lines since 2016. Here's what homeowners should know about lead in Pittsburgh's drinking water and wha…

The Potomac Interceptor Collapse: 243 Million Gallons of Sewage and a Wake-Up Call for DC

When a 60-year-old, 72-inch sewer pipe collapsed in January 2026, it sent 243 million gallons of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River — one of the worst…

14,000 Gallons of Raw Sewage Spilled Into Sarasota Bay After Force Main Break

A broken connector on a 14-inch force main sent approximately 14,000 gallons of raw wastewater into Sarasota Bay on March 1, 2026 — the latest in a series of in…

Baltimore's Aging Water Infrastructure: A City Fighting to Replace Pipes Older Than Most Buildings

Baltimore's water mains average 75 to 80 years old, and the city experiences hundreds of breaks every year. With an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 lead service line…

Milwaukee's 65,000 Lead Pipes: Inside the Largest Lead Service Line Replacement Effort in the Midwest

Milwaukee has an estimated 65,000 lead service lines — one of the highest counts of any US city. The city has committed to replacing every single one by 2037. H…

Philadelphia Has Some of the Oldest Water Pipes in America — What Residents Need to Know

Philadelphia's water infrastructure includes pipes dating back to 1824 — among the oldest in the nation. With 3,300 miles of mains, 20 miles replaced per year,…

Phoenix Water Quality: No Lead Pipes, But a Desert City With Supply Challenges

Phoenix has something most major US cities can't claim: no known lead service lines. But the desert city faces its own set of water challenges — from naturally…

San Antonio's Water System: 9,000 Miles of Pipe and a Smarter Approach to Replacement

San Antonio Water System manages 9,000 miles of water and sewer mains with no known lead service lines. The utility is shifting to condition-based pipe replacem…

Complete Water Treatment Solutions for Hill City, MN Homeowners

What Hill City Homeowners Need to Know About Their Water Quality

Understanding Water Quality in Hill City, MN: Your Complete Guide to Water Softeners

Water Wells in Logan, Utah: A Complete Guide for Residents and Businesses

Water Wells in Preston, Idaho: What Homeowners, Growers, and Businesses Should Know

Fluoride Removal in Northern Minnesota: How Systems Remove It & Why It Matters

Across Northern Minnesota, most community water systems keep fluoride levels around 0.7 mg/L, but in places where natural groundwater fluoride exceeds safe leve…

The Battle Against Legionnaires' Disease in Grand Rapids: Strategies for a Safer Community

How Water Purification Tablets Work: When to Use Them and Which to Buy

The Impact of Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks in Duluth

Finding the Perfect Flow: Importance of Ideal Water Pressure at Home

Understanding the Health Risks of Consuming Contaminated Water

Choosing a Water Filter for Your Home: A Simple Buyer's Guide

Understanding the Impact of pH on Household Water

What to do if your water smells and tastes unusual?

Does Boiling Water Remove Chlorine? Yes — Here's How Long It Takes

Is Cloudy or Milky Water From Your Faucet Safe to Drink?

Cloudy or milky tap water doesn’t encourage you to drink it, and it’s not something you want to do. Is it really dangerous to drink cloudy water?

Why is My Water Brown After a Rainstorm?

Has it rained for days, and is your yard flooded? When you turn on the faucet in your home, does brown water come out? If so, you must take it seriously and not…

Why Does My Water Smell Like Rotten Eggs?

High Lead Levels Found in Old Duluth Homes

Groundwater Week 2020

Is Water Softener Bad for Plants?

Difference Between Water Filters and Water Purifiers

Giving your lovely fur babies a bath, washing your all-important clothes, a refreshing glass of water for your dinner guest — you use water for everything. And…

Digital Marketing: Building Upon the Foundation

If you read my last article, you know that I believe the core of local marketing starts with a professional website and a Google Maps listing. This routine setu…

WATER PROBLEMS IN NYC

The Big Apple may be in Big Trouble.

Digital Marketing Foundation for the Groundwater Businesses

Google Business Listing For Well Drillers

Location Based Marketing for Well Drillers

Digital marketing has become extremely popular over the past 10 years. A lot of different industries have adapted to the digital marketing age and they’ve start…

Arsenic in Minnesota Groundwater

Arsenic is a naturally occurring mineral commonly found in the rocks and soil throughout all of Minnesota. It makes total sense that we would find arsenic in a…

Drinking Water Issues in Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, “The First City on the Mississippi”, is a medium-sized city located in northern Minnesota. It lies on Lake Bemidji about 150 miles northwest of Duluth.…

Drinking Water Issues in Brainerd, Minnesota

Brainerd is the largest city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Prior to the building of the large concrete water tower at the corner of Washington and 6th, the pe…

Drinking Water Issues in Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is the fourth-largest city in Minnesota and is at the center of the second-largest metropolitan area in the state. – Wikipedia

Why does my water taste salty?

How Long Do Water Softeners Last?

How UV Water Purifiers Work: Complete Guide to UV Disinfection

UV water purifiers use ultraviolet light to destroy harmful microorganisms in drinking water. Here's how the technology works and whether it's right for your ho…

Benefits of Drinking Reverse Osmosis Water

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Is Reverse Osmosis Bad For Your Health?

There are many claims on the internet that the reverse osmosis water purification systems are bad for our health. We live in the information age where a lot of…

Water Softener vs. Water Conditioner: Which One Do You Actually Need?

How To Prevent Hard Water Stains?

Chlorine in Drinking Water: Is It Safe and How to Remove It

Chlorine kills harmful bacteria in your water supply, but many people want to know if drinking chlorinated water is safe long-term — and how to remove it if the…

Is Sulfur Water Safe? How to Remove the Rotten Egg Smell