April 4, 2026

This Week's Water News: Missouri bill proposed for data center electricity and water use restrictions, a crappie challenge at Lake of the Ozarks and Confluence Trash Bash in St. Louis, 'forever chemicals' in Missouri drinking water, a DNR award to Pilot Grove for wastewater treatment improvement, warning on one Montana river regarding invasive trout, a sheen on the Mississippi River and Minneapolis, fish kills in Florida from fertilizer and in Michigan after harsh winter, using nuclear power to pump water to the Colorado River, and progress being made at Rock Lake Conservation Area in Kirksville

MISSOURI
Bills Proposed for Data Center Electricity and Water Use Restrictions
Bills would regulate large-scale industrial users of electricity and water
Columbia Missourian

2026 Confluence Trash Bash
2026 Confluence Trash Bash - Saturday April 11th Protect Land and Water in the St. Louis Area
River Bender

‘Forever Chemicals’ Over Federal Limits
‘Forever Chemicals’ Surge Past Federal Limits in Some Missouri Water Systems
The Beacon

Crappie Challenge at Lake of the Ozarks!
Crappie Challenge at Lake of the Ozarks! Whoever Catches the Biggest One Wins $50,000
LakeExpo

DNR Awards $4.8 Million to Pilot Grove
Department of Natural Resources Awards $4.8 Million to Pilot Grove
MDNR

Progress Being Made at Rock Lake Conservation Area
Progress Being Made at Kirksville’s New Rock Lake Conservation Area
KTVO

NATIONAL
Investigations of “Sheen” Appearing on Mississippi River
Minnesota Agencies Investigate “Sheen” Appearing on Mississippi River
CBS News

Nuclear Power to Pump Water into the Colorado River?
Could Nuclear Power Help Pump Water into the Colorado River?
12 News

Spring Fish Kills Normal After Harsh Winter
DNR: Spring Fish Kills Normal After Harsh Michigan Winter
My Up Now

Fertilizer Reminder Issued After Fish Kill
Fort Myers Beach Officials Issue Fertilizer Reminder After Buccaneer Lagoon Fish Kill
WINK

Warning Issues After Predatory Fish Spotted Where it Doesn’t Belong
Officials Issue Warning After Spotting Predatory Fish in River Where it Doesn’t Belong
Yahoo!News