With the flush of a toilet or the removal of a bathtub drain, the water within disappears in a final, tiny whirlpool never to be seen again. Well, not quite. Discharged water eventually makes its way ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As Houston grows, we got an up-close look at a plant where drinking water is created and what's being done to adapt to a growing population and severe weather events.

Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s Atlantic Treatment Plant, which has a permitted design capacity of 54 million gallons per day, operates as a high-rate activated sludge plant that is able to ...

Merced’s Wastewater Treatment Plant plays a vital role in protecting the environment as well as humans as treated water and biosolids eventually make their way back into the environment. Multiple ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland City Council approved a professional services agreement with Enprotec/Hibbs and Todd, Inc. Tuesday for a new water purification plant. This will hopefully avoid another ...

On a hot day, there’s nothing quite like a refreshing drink of water. But how would you feel if that water was sourced from the sewer? As cities across the West brace for a drier future, they’re ...

TOILET TO TAP IS A CRUDE GROSS, BUT THE MOST DIRECT DESCRIPTION OF HOW WESTMINSTER PLANS TO RESOLVE ITS ACHILLES HEEL, A SCARCE WATER SUPPLY. I THINK IT SOUNDS DISGUSTING. I WOULDN’T WANT TO DRINK IT.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Eyes have been on Shreveport’s water as the city says it has been fighting heightened levels of manganese that are discoloring the water. KSLA News 12′s Donna Keeya gives us ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Ordinances regarding potential rate increases for some public utilities in Sioux Falls are making their way through the city council. The increases would be for water ...

Delray Beach will break ground in January on a $287 million water plant, the city's largest project ever, to replace ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston is in the process of bidding on private companies to run a "critical" public water supply facility in southeast Houston. The Southeast Water Purification ...

Greg Eyerly, the director of Houston Water, speaks about the city’s water infrastructure needs on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The Houston Public Works department is seeking $15 billion for a new water ...