Every time we turn on the tap, fill a glass, or take a shower, we’re relying on something essential: clean water. August is National Water Quality Month, making it a great opportunity to think about where our water comes from, how it’s treated and why protecting it is so important. Too often we take it for granted, especially considering water quality affects everything from our health and environment to our economy and future sustainability.

All of us are feeling the pinch, but for households near the poverty line, rising water bills can be devastating. Fortunately, there are conversations about creating a large-scale customer assistance program happening in the water sector.

In geographic regions that rely on snowpack for their source water, like Denver, this is a very important issue. The National Weather Service calls the amount of water in snow the “snow ratio.” As a rule, 12 inches of snow can represent one inch of water in the Upper Midwest states.

The National Institutes of Health recently published a new study that found that drinking enough water leads to “better biological aging and reduced risk of both chronic disease and premature death.”

While it is well documented that we should all drink plenty of water, it gets a little murky when determining how much.

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and water utilities all play powerful roles in making sure the water that flows from our tap is safe day after day and year after year.

There are steps you can take to protect you and your family from lead in tap water.

When natural disasters happen, it can get our minds going as to what we can do to be prepared if we're ever faced with such disasters or other emergencies.

World Water Week is the Stockholm International Water Institute's annual event in Stockholm, Sweden with the goal to tackle global water issues.

As National Water Quality Month continues, India’s drinking water crisis is examined in the following post by Saranya Balu, an AWWA summer intern.