KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Veronica Tate knew from the stench that sewage was among the 8 feet of water that swamped the basement of her ranch-style home after the nearby Meramec River overflowed ...

Past water tests at the site have shown the presence of potentially harmful industrial solvents.

Scientists are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich wastewater.

Why do you think sanitation gets less attention compared to other water justice issues? People don’t want to talk about wastewater, especially when talking about what comes out of the human body.

A crucial aquifer is running low, so officials are pumping in treated sewage. It’s an increasingly common strategy as heavy demand and climate change strain water supplies.

Cities want to recycle water. Here’s why that’s bad for the Great Salt Lake. Utah’s booming growth continues to take a toll on water supplies.

Climate change is contributing to electric-green algae blooms. Massachusetts wants a cleanup of the antiquated septic systems feeding the mess, but it could cost billions.

California regulators on Tuesday cleared the way for widespread use of advanced filtration and treatment facilities designed to convert sewage waste into pure drinking water that can be pumped ...

Study explains how radioactive radium transfers to wastewater in the widely-used method to extract oil and gas.

More than 1 million bottles of water are sold every minute around the world and the sector shows no sign of slowing down — global sales of bottled water are expected to nearly double by 2030.

One pipeline would pump fresh water from the local aquifer into the facility and another would discharge wastewater into the St. Joseph River.