As states look to combat dwindling water supplies with DPR projects, operators in some regions could see a changing water treatment landscape.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a Pennsylvania elementary school ignored lead contamination test results from the DEP; a Virginia court decides to continue allowing farmland application of biosolids; and a winery gets ready to use an on-site wastewater treatment system.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a report from the American Geophysical Union highlights future water shortages; a group forms to take on lead pipe replacements; a Florida plant gets a warning letter from the state; and Flint could see its new plant in 2019.

A court decision out of California affirming the land application of biosolids merits an article in National Law Review.

A computer network security competition pits students against a miniature wastewater treatment plant in an effort to expose cybersecurity problems in the nation's infrastructure.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a 52-year-old city worker dies after getting pinned between a dump truck and front-end loader; a group of men posing as water company employees rob an elderly couple; city workers in New Jersey allegedly accept bribes to reduce a water bill; and a California judge strikes down a ban on the use of biosolids as fertilizer on farmlands.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a community in Maine continues getting drinking water thanks to a fire department's pumper truck; Halifax, Nova Scotia, joins the fight against flushable wipes; more charges are filed in the Flint drinking water investigation; and a new law allows water districts in California to bottle recycled water for potable use.

See what’s going on around the country in this listing of new water and wastewater projects.

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.

In this week's news briefs, a wastewater treatment plant operator in Pennsylvania pleads guilty to violating the Clean Water Act; a New Mexico utility is ordered to pay a $1 million fine; a series of projects near Los Angeles will treat 5.3 billion gallons of water per year; and a Tampa Bay wastewater leak puts a hold on swimming and fishing in Rocky Creek.