In this week's sewer and water news, a utility releases a video of a cocker spaniel sniffing out water leaks; and a study questions the sustainability of "shade balls" as a water conservation approach

Also in this week's sewer and water news, billionaire Elon Musk pledges money for filters in Flint, Michigan, homes with high lead levels; and sewer workers in Wisconsin must evacuate a neighborhood after hitting a natural gas line

California utility works to mitigate a disaster and minimize system damage after wildfires

It’s been a year since the emergency drought order was lifted following the state’s rough five-year stretch. But now some are concerned that water use is back to pre-drought levels.

Rescue workers spent 13 hours inspecting a maze of sewer pipe running underneath L.A.’s Griffith Park before finding 13-year-old Jesse Hernandez

Water utilities in California have to more carefully monitor and report their water loss data to comply with a law that officially went into effect toward the end of 2017. One water utility data management company looks closer at the new law’s effects.