A water main break at Michigan’s Great Lakes Water Authority’s Lake Huron facility on Saturday has impacted an estimated 935,000 people, with 23 communities placed under precautionary boil water advisories The GLWA said it had discovered a leak on a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes finished drinking water from the treatment facility to communities… >> Read More
Thames Water is facing criticism and anger from customers after one of its water mains burst, causing street flooding at the height of a drought crisis. The burst 91cm (36in) water main prompted many road closures around Hornsey Road, north London, as video of the incident showed streets submerged in more than a metre of… >> Read More
Due to the extreme drought, more than 100 municipalities in France are without potable water, and are being supplied by lorries as much as possible while the Government is looking for a solution. In some parts of France, the extremely dry weather is beginning to take its toll, said French Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe… >> Read More
Mexico is experiencing a dangerous drought as drink companies continue to use billions of liters of water. The drought in Northern Mexico is so bad that taps are dry in the city of Monterrey. Pipas, or water delivery trucks, are the only way for the community to get water. As many people can’t afford water… >> Read More
With a megadrought draining water reserves in the West, states are looking for alternatives to handle water rights, many of which were set more than 100 years ago when water supplies were far more abundant. Back then, just posting a sign next to a water diversion was enough to be considered a right, one which… >> Read More