Plastics. They're in our waters, and that's a huge problem. Here's the scoop on microbeads, which might be just the tip of the plastic pollution iceberg.

In this week's water and wastewater news, Flint will receive FEMA funds, the House votes to override Clean Water Act revisions, and a patent is issued for a wastewater treatment system that removes micropollutants

Recent studies indicate that even highly treated effluent contains microcontaminants. A new study suggests that the solution to protecting water resources might lie not in a new wastewater treatment process, but in designing better drugs.

In this week's water and wastewater news, the EPA looks for the source of groundwater contamination, leaders sign a joint pledge to protect Lake Erie and research looks at removing endocrine disrupters from wastewater.

Calgary’s combined wastewater research facility — Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets — works to develop more efficient bacteria that could save billions of dollars.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a South Dakota man faces charges for falsifying pollution control reports, and a new study says chlorine might be causing problems in our treatment systems.

In this week's water and wastewater, a boil alert is issued in Winnipeg, microbeads come under scrutiny in Wisconsin, and a Texas utility devises a water savings plan.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a study finds metformin in Lake Michigan, increased expenses could end a biosolids program, and New York City christens sludge boats.