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Phys.org


Hundreds evacuated from dozens of flooded neighborhoods around Jakarta on Tuesday as torrential rains pounded the Indonesian capital and its surrounding satellite cities, causing several rivers to overflow.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Flood.

The Guardian


The US supreme court has weakened rules on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a 5-4 ruling that undermines the 1972 Clean Water Act.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

CBC


This money will be used to build or upgrade storm water, wastewater, drinking water and solid-waste related infrastructure, which could in turn allow for more housing.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Phys.org

New research published today by Vermont scientists shows how an already-existing computer system the federal government’s National Water Model can be modified, with AI and real-time data from sensors, to go beyond simply forecasting stream flow to predicting water quality too.   Click here to read the story.

Nature


Rivers are crucial to biogeochemical cycles, connecting terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric systems. However, their ecosystems are increasingly threatened by extreme weather events. Here we used the environmental DNA approach to assess the impact of extreme drought-heatwave events on the aquatic plankton communities of the Yangtze River.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

Global News

As the winter snow melts into spring, the topic of water conservation is once again beginning to flow. Lethbridge gets its water from the Oldman River, which originates in the Rocky Mountains and flows east across the Prairies to merge with the Bow River and become the South Saskatchewan River.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

CBC


A water main break in south Regina last week turned a quiet street into a lake, flooded at least one home and left the area without running water for most of a day.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Flood.

CTV News


The province of New Brunswick is receiving $150.5 million from Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) to be used to help communities build or improve infrastructure related to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste. “Investing in critical infrastructure like drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste systems is needed to build more homes, faster, across New Brunswick,” said federal Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor in a news release.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Water Canada


A Regional Gap Analysis by Great Lakes WISE was published in February 2025 and set out to identify challenges and opportunities surrounding water resource management in the Great Lakes region, focusing on the combined effects of climate change, population growth, economic development, aging infrastructure, and emerging contaminants. Understanding how these pressures are impacting the region’s water systems is critical to identifying solutions that will help protect water quality, ensure sustainability, and build resilience for the future. This Gap Analysis will serve as the foundation for developing strategy and forming project ideas that can be carried out collectively through Great Lakes WISE.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

The Tribune India


The Ganges is one of the 54 rivers shared by India and Bangladesh. Long-standing differences over its water sharing were resolved with the signing of the Ganges Water Treaty on December 12, 1996, by then-Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his then-Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

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