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SA Water's smart recycled water stations connect approved users with high-volume, automated non-potable supply. Their value lies in combining rapid access, operational controls and fit-for-purpose rules rather than treating recycled water as unrestricted supply.
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From January 2027, Polish power and heat plants may use reclaimed municipal wastewater for cooling under a water-permit regime, creating a new operational link between treatment plants, energy assets and drought resilience.
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Payments for Environmental Services can link farm management with measurable water and biodiversity goals.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army have added new alternatives to their proposed definition of “waters of the United States.”
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India’s new rural water data-sharing policy builds common identifiers, registries and exchange rules around millions of habitations, turning fragmented records into potential operating infrastructure.
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Brazil's new national reference standard gives water and wastewater regulators common accounting and asset-control manuals.
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Construction is complete on the A$174 million Manton Dam return-to-service project, which will add 7,300 megaliters a year to Darwin's supply.
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The United States has finalized 2027–2028 Colorado River rules inside a ten-year decision framework, replacing a missing long-term consensus with fixed reductions, reservoir safeguards and repeated opportunities to adjust operations.
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The World Bank’s new Paraná project connects basin planning, farm investment, rural services, ecosystem restoration, and urban risk reduction.
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South Africa’s Parliament warns that Section 63 interventions can repair projects without correcting the municipal weaknesses that caused service failure.
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