The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently rejected a challenge to a mandatory hookup ordinance in Missouri in the case of Becker v. City of Hillsborough (8th Cir. 2025). The landowner brought a regulatory takings claim, alleging… Read More

While the focus of legal issues during the past several years has been on “waters of the United States”, the main issue in 2025 is mandatory connection. The Trump Administration is likely to relax regulations of the Clean… Read More

WSC recently submitted comments on two proposed Florida regulations. The Florida Ground Water Association (FGWA) alerted WSC about the proposed regulations and WSC worked with the FGWA to draft comments on the proposed rules. The two proposed regulations… Read More

The 13th Annual Water Well Trust (WWT) Auction will be held on October 27, 2021.  The auction benefits WSC’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was established to provide water wells for low-income Americans who need safe drinking water. Please… Read More

Teach your children about aquifers (where your water in your well comesfrom) and how pollution can get into the water and pumping causes thewater table to drop. What you need: Small gummy bears, chocolate chips, crushed cookies, breakfast… Read More

In many rural areas, it is common to find one or more homeownerssharing a single well system. Modern wells allow access to groundwater,supplying water to more than 13 million households nationwide. Wheninstalled and maintained properly, wells can provide… Read More

This past year our wellcare® Hotline had an increase in calls related to buying a home with a well. The main question is whether a water test is required and what to test for. The answer is yes,… Read More