From the local treatment plant to miles of underground pipes to your kitchen faucet, water professionals work around the clock to ensure your drinking water is there when you need it. But we all play a part in keeping our source waters clean before they ever enter a public water system. For the last five years, Source Water Protection Week has provided an opportunity to recognize the importance of caring for our beautiful drinking water sources. If we keep our rivers, lakes and underground wells...

An ongoing situation in Louisiana that has generated a lot of news coverage is introducing the term “saltwater intrusion” to many people. It also highlights the potential impact of more familiar challenges facing the water sector – climate change, drought and source water protection.

A recent report from the Environmental Working Group underscores the importance of protecting source water.

You may be overwhelmed if you’ve checked out our events calendar. The water sector seems to embrace the “work hard, play hard” philosophy, in that there are numerous opportunities throughout the year to recognize and celebrate the integral role water plays in our lives.

Smart Irrigation Month provides us with an opportunity to think about conservation in our food production.

Source Water Protection Week provides the perfect opportunity to learn about how water consumers can better protect their source water.

Protecting source water is a very important part of the treatment process.

What are boil water advisories and why are they necessary

Certain provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill are bringing the agriculture community and water utilities to the table to improve and protect source water.Nutrients used for farming can wash into our source water, which impacts water utilities aiming to manage water supplies. To help address this, the 2018 Farm Bill requires that 10 percent ($4 billion over the next 10 years) of conservation funding be targeted for source water protection. This funding goes through the Natural Resources Conservation S...

The lead found in two homes in Newark, N.J., can serve as a reminder about how to protect yourself and your family.