Whatever the cause of the residents’ symptoms, it’s worth taking a moment to consider why water utilities monitor for arsenic in drinking water. Arsenic is tasteless and odorless, and occurs naturally in the Earth’s soils, rocks and minerals. It’s also used in industry as a wood preservative, in paints, metals, drugs and for a variety of other purposes. It is lethal in very high doses. You can learn more in the AWWA book Plain Talk about Drinking Water.

Many believe New York's tap water really is the secret to the best pizza, and Top Slice Pizzeria in St. Petersburg, Fla. agrees.

The food critic at the Tampa Bay Times, Laura Reiley, recounted her time as a recent water taste test judge at one of AWWA's Florida Section regional meetings.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality released an easy-to-use app to help them study the state's water quality.

You don't want to have to worry about water damage or flooding from burst or leaking water pipes while you're traveling or on vacation.

Infrastructure Week is coming to a close, and this year's focus is "Time To Build".

In a fascinating New York Times article, the detailed work that goes into maintaining New York City's underground infrastructure for electricity, telecommunications, drinking water, steam, natural gas and wastewater is described.

If you've been paying attention to the summer Olympics currently being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, you know there has been some recent hoopla over the water in two swimming pools turning green.

A few days ago The New York Times published an article about Los Angeles redoing its alleys to capture stormwater.

We just read about a desalination plant and a water recycling program, both in the San Diego, California area, that won at the Global Water Summit last month in Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.