U.S. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — October 5, 2026
Monday, October 5, 2026
Today's briefing brings you 3 stories across drinking water and reuse & desalination from the utilities, authorities and state agencies that run American water. Leading today: Great Lakes Water Authority calls for statewide funding strategy in Michigan following task force report - Water Finance & Management.
drinking-water
Great Lakes Water Authority is urging a statewide funding strategy in Michigan after a task force report, so the piece is about how water system capital needs would be financed and distributed. For other utilities facing the same report or funding gap, the issue is whether state-level money, revolving funds, or another structure will be used to support projects and compliance work.
Funding & revolving funds
EPA announced a WIFIA loan for a Tennessee city, which points to federal financing for a local water infrastructure project. For other utilities, the story signals how major capital work can be advanced through loan support tied to drinking-water or wastewater system needs, but the excerpt does not say which system is involved or what project the money will cover.
Funding & revolving funds
reuse
Corpus Christi is using treated wastewater for industrial use, which reduces demand on its freshwater supply. For systems with industrial customers or reuse programs, the story points to an operational change in how nonpotable water is supplied.
Reuse & desalination