Water news from Headwaters Wire. Rivers, reservoirs, drinking water and the rules that govern them.https://headwaterswire.com/water/en-usFri, 06 Nov 2026 05:23:00 GMThttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/06/brazils-water-agency-approves-standard-non-potable-reuse-sewage/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/06/brazils-water-agency-approves-standard-non-potable-reuse-sewage/Brazil's National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA) approved a reference standard setting guidelines for non-potable reuse of water from public sewage service effluents, in Resolution No. 309 of Nov. 5, 2026, which takes effect on Jan. 4, 2027.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:23:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/05/california-water-board-approves-final-water-right-permit-sites/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/05/california-water-board-approves-final-water-right-permit-sites/California's State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water right permit for the Sites Reservoir, the governor's office said, a decision it said puts the state on track to build its largest new reservoir in more than 50 years.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:16:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/05/norways-nve-sends-revised-dam-safety-regulation-proposal-energy/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/11/05/norways-nve-sends-revised-dam-safety-regulation-proposal-energy/The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has sent a revised proposal for a new dam safety regulation to the Energy Ministry after a public consultation, proposing that the rules take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:08:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/16/epa-announces-loan-honolulu-seawater-desalination-plant/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/16/epa-announces-loan-honolulu-seawater-desalination-plant/The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $109 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to help design and build a large-scale reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant on Oahu, Hawaii.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:37:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/15/government-declares-severe-drought-parts-england-tightens-water-monitori/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/15/government-declares-severe-drought-parts-england-tightens-water-monitori/The government declared severe drought in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex, and told water companies to step up drought planning to protect customer supplies before any disruption occurs.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:35:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/14/groups-sue-epa-force-clean-water-act-water-quality/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/10/14/groups-sue-epa-force-clean-water-act-water-quality/Three conservation and public health groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Oct 14, asking a court to order the agency to set national Clean Water Act water quality criteria for the herbicide atrazine, a process it began in 1999.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:06:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/09/29/water-bill-remove-limits-government-share-ownership-major-english/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/09/29/water-bill-remove-limits-government-share-ownership-major-english/The Prime Minister announced on Sept 29 that the strengthened Water Bill will remove current limits on government ownership of shares in the major water and sewerage companies in England, so government can act where water companies let down customers and the environment.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:06:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/09/29/south-west-water-fined-over-sewage-discharges-devon-cornwall/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/09/29/south-west-water-fined-over-sewage-discharges-devon-cornwall/South West Water (SWW) was fined £7,867,733 at Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Sept 29 for environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall, the largest fine ever imposed for environmental offences in the region, the Environment Agency said.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:38:00 GMTWaterhttps://headwaterswire.com/2026/09/24/epas-zeldin-launches-voluntary-g20-water-reuse-initiative-houston/https://headwaterswire.com/2026/09/24/epas-zeldin-launches-voluntary-g20-water-reuse-initiative-houston/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin launched the G20 Water Reuse Initiative at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Session in Houston, a framework for expanding the safe reuse of treated water, the agency said.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:16:00 GMTWater