Water

Illinois American Water has $9.1 million in investments planned for the Metro East community's wastewater system over the next five years.

As towns like Madison consider the advantages and disadvantages of keeping water systems locally owned or selling to a private company, there are others that are taking a different approach.

City leaders say more than 13,400 residential accounts are past due, with $12.6 million in overdue funds.

Through one of the new laws, it is illegal to export water outside of Missouri without a permit.

Five dozen communities in Southern Illinois account for a third of the reported sanitary sewer overflows in the state in the last decade. But with low revenues, population declines, and bureaucratic delays, solutions are hard to come by. Meanwhile, residents face property damage flooded yards and basements and governments that still haven’t fixed the problem.

Lawmakers are making it more difficult to take water out of Missouri.

The Maries County town has until 2029 to reduce levels of PFOS that were found in a sample of its drinking water.

The Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.' The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a change could lead to more pollution.

A new law required local school districts to test drinking water for lead. After many did find lead above the state threshold, St. Louis environmental justice advocates are asking for more accountability for remediation.

The city’s water department is working to comply with a new U.S. EPA rule requiring the replacement of lines on residential properties.