Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs – a fraught history explains why

Utility bills are the primary source of revenue for public water and wastewater systems. Yet both the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, or DWSD, and GLWA are caught in what utility experts call ...
ClickOnDetroit

Officials update significant water main break affecting Oakland County residents

Orion Township Supervisor Barnett warns residents, “This is not a drill” when talking about the severity of the situation.

Austin Water reports 5% increase in system efficiency due to meter overhauls, line monitoring

“ILI evaluates how effectively a utility delivers potable water while minimizing losses. Lower values indicate greater ...

Hess Midstream (HESM) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript

Adjusted free cash flow -- $237 million, up 14% sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2025. Throughput volumes -- Averaged ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Crews begin replacing lead water lines, including inside homes, in Cicero

CICERO, Ill. (WLS) -- Cicero leaders say the village is one of the top municipalities statewide for having the most lead lines. That is why they are making an appeal to people to help with a major ...
WYFF

Damaged lines lead to boil water advisory for parts of Walhalla

The City of Walhalla Water Department says a 24-hour boil water advisory is now in effect for customers along Highlands Highway up to Rocky Knoll Road, Lake Jemiki Road, and surrounding areas. The ...
Alaska Public Media

Cold snap freezes hundreds of Mat-Su water and septic lines

PALMER — A streak of abnormally cold weather this month has frozen utility lines across Mat-Su, leaving many homeowners without water or septic and sewer systems. For some of those issues, the problem ...
South Bend Tribune

South Bend seeks to continue replacing lead water service lines

South Bend is seeking to extend a contract to continue replacing water service lines that may contain lead. The city has already replaced lines at 49 schools and daycares, prioritizing locations where ...
WCBD

Boil water advisory as crews work to fix punctured Santee Cooper water line

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – A boil water advisory is in place for the City of Goose Creek while utility crews work to repair a water main issue. Santee Cooper said a contractor, not working for the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Columbus sues lead pipe makers over water line replacement costs

The city of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against lead manufacturing and mining companies. The lawsuit seeks to recover the estimated $1.2 billion cost of replacing tens of ...
KVUE

Pflugerville issues emergency Stage 3 water restrictions after line break

AUSTIN, Texas — People who get their water from the city of Pflugerville are under new Stage 3 emergency water restrictions, in part because of a break in the pipeline that fills the lake. City ...
KTBS

Emergency water distribution now open at local Shreveport sites

SHREVEPORT, La. — Bottled water distribution is underway at several locations as the city manages a major water infrastructure crisis. Officials have confirmed that supplies are available right now ...