In this week’s news briefs, Lansing, Michigan, proves it is possible for a utility to win the lead waterline battle, and two New Jersey water utility workers are accused of tampering with public records.

Water groups throughout the nation are aiming to provide networking and innovation as they blaze a trail for the future of the world's most important natural resource.

A California water district undertakes a stream improvement project to enable unimpeded annual spawning migrations for steelhead trout.

In this week’s news briefs, California is examining more closely how the water sector plays into the climate issue, and a firm determines the reason for a Texas plant’s elevated H2S levels that killed two workers.

42 teams squared off in New Orleans to test their skills against one another, from lab work to safety emergency response.

In this week’s news briefs, Miami-Dade County takes over the water and sewer operations of the city of Opa-locka, and a new California law aims to crack down on excessive water users during drought conditions.

In this week’s news briefs, only 16 percent of California’s water agencies are committing to continued water conservation now that state-mandated restrictions have been lifted, and a Wisconsin city’s plan to tap into Lake Michigan is met with some pushback.

In this week’s news briefs, the whistleblowers of Flint’s lead contamination problem report water quality has greatly improved, and a California water district is recognized for its public communication efforts about drought conditions.

More than a quarter of a million water customers pay a flat rate while the battle against drought continues.