An assessment recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows 40 percent of the nation's lakes contain too much nitrogen and phosphorus.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a community in Maine continues getting drinking water thanks to a fire department's pumper truck; Halifax, Nova Scotia, joins the fight against flushable wipes; more charges are filed in the Flint drinking water investigation; and a new law allows water districts in California to bottle recycled water for potable use.

See what’s going on around the country in this listing of new water and wastewater projects.

An Arizona water district selected AdEdge to provide three small-footprint systems in order to meet new regulations

In this week's water and wastewater news, an orphaned water system in Appalachian Kentucky leaves drinking water untested for decades; 10 former water employees in New Orleans are arrested for stealing $500,000 worth of brass fittings; a watchdog group in Australia has sued the makers of flushable wet wipes; and Canada's untreated wastewater problem grew to 54 billion gallons in 2015 despite new regulations.

As 2016 comes to a close, we’d like to take a few moments to look back on what made the headlines this year. If you missed any of these, now is your chance to catch up. Enjoy our online editor’s picks from 2016.

Over the past 30 years, Florida's Water Conserv II project has helped recycle more than 200 billion gallons of reclaimed water, making the state a national leader in water reuse.