What’s clear is that cybersecurity has officially joined the list of essential water system responsibilities, right alongside water quality testing and infrastructure maintenance.
Contractors and water professionals will push federal leaders on geothermal tax credits, PFAS policy, workforce programs, and funding for national groundwater monitoring.
New treatment upgrades and cross-border agreements aim to curb decades of pollution, but long-term success will hinge on maintenance and follow-through.
The non-disclosure agreement was a major sticking point in a lively town hall that featured city officials, data center representatives and more than a hundred frustrated residents.
The Arkansas Valley Conduit financing bill fell short of the two-thirds override threshold—despite unanimous Colorado support and a price tag CBO pegged at under $500,000.
Both sites contain encapsulated uranium mill tailings managed under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act and date back to Cold War-era uranium production for the U.S. government.