Global Scans · Clean Water and Sanitation · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 6. Ensure availability of water and sanitation for all.

• [New] By 2030 there will be an additional 1.5 million premature deaths per year caused by household pollution from burning wood and dung and through a lack of basic sanitation and healthcare. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
• [New] Turkey has been seized by ongoing drought, with a United Nations report predicting that Turkey would become a water-poor country by 2030. The 21st Century Matriarch
• [New] Even if all the technical and economic structures were in place for CCS to work as intended, Texas has a weak oversight structure that will likely result in harm to public health, safety, and drinking water if more CCS infrastructure is built here. Clean Water Action
• [New] Ultimately, by implementing smart digital meters, treating water reuse as a multi-crore circular business opportunity, and shifting agriculture toward micro-irrigation, India can build a water-secure future. Insights IAS
• [New] The Marine Corps is revamping its water survival requirement with big changes that will impact all Marines. Military.com
• [New] Water Gap, described as the first unified strategy to achieve universal access to safe, running water and working sanitation in every American home by 2040. Informed Infrastructure
• [New] Sprint 2 will have a fall 2026 deadline and in-water testing in early 2027, with the focus on expanded payloads, upgraded autonomy, and multi-vendor integrations. Military Times
• [New] Pond aquaculture can contribute to water management as it acts to catch and store surface water (rain and run-off) that might otherwise be lost from local agroecosystems or which might cause damaging floods (e.g. in the Czech Republic). PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] An emergency agriculture bill passed by the French parliament on Tuesday, which facilitates the construction of water storage tanks for crop irrigation and livestock farms, has raised concerns over the equitable sharing of water resources and fears that farmers are being prioritised. The Guardian
• [New] New Mexico will lose 25% to 30% of its available water by 2050. Coyote Gulch
• [New] The European Commission and Member States will now assess whether the revised thresholds warrant additional measures, such as enhanced monitoring of TFA in food and water, restrictions on substances that generate TFA or changes to existing risk assessment procedures. FoodNavigator.com
• [New] In recent years, pesticide labels have undergone significant changes as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented new requirements aimed at protecting endangered species, reducing off-target movement, improving water quality and minimizing risks to applicators and the environment. Citrus Industry Magazine
• [New] DOE-EM is open to discussions regarding the potential for interested parties to lease land or develop facilities on the SRS site for heavy water processing or repurposing activities. / USA Federal Register
• [New] National grid emissions would run roughly 14% higher than under a renewables-led path, and water demand for cooling data centers is projected to triple by 2030. Tech Insider
• [New] By 2055 England will need to find an additional 5 billion liters of water a day to meet demand for public water supply. BBC Weather

Last updated: 09 August 2026