On July 6, 2026, the EPA released a Request for Feedback in the Federal Register on a Draft Guidance for reducing risk from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids. While the Draft Guidance recognizes the limitations of the Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS and...

The EPA's latest needs survey found that wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water systems will need more than $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years to keep up with regular infrastructure maintenance and stay compliant with federal laws. Unfortunately, major federal...

The Advancing Water Reuse Act (H.R. 2940/S. 4506) will provide a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) to help manufacturers, data centers, and other industrial entities scale up their use of recycled water. This bill will create opportunities for businesses to expand...

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) says that the companies that produce and profit from hazardous substances they discharge into the environment are responsible for their cleanup. However, what CERCLA considers a...

Water Resource Recovery Facilities play a crucial role in domestic energy production, water recovery, waste reduction, and nutrient recycling and municipal biosolids are an organic, natural byproduct of the resource recovery process. By utilizing biosolids, utilities...

Single use products, such as cleaning wipes, baby wipes, and makeup wipes, are common goods and often marketed as flushable — but they're not. Instead of breaking down, they collect fats, oils and grease, clogging pumps, causing backups, equipment failures, and system...