U.S. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — November 11, 2026

Fairhope is seeking financing for water and sewer work, which makes this a local utility capital project story. The excerpt does not say which facilities or mains are in scope, how the money would be structured, or whether the work is tied to a compliance order.

Funding & revolving funds

Cincinnati City Council is weighing a drinking-water rate increase, so the story is about how the utility would set prices and what that would mean for customers. It affects ratepayers directly, but the excerpt does not say whether the increase is tied to capital work, operating costs, or a specific utility filing.

Rates & affordability

Portsmouth is weighing whether to use Prescott Park land for a pump station tied to its wastewater system. The piece matters to other utilities because it points to the land-use and siting issues that can shape sewer infrastructure projects, but the excerpt does not say how the city plans to resolve the property question.

Treatment plant projects