Global Scans · Water · Weekly Summary

• [New] The Advancing Water Reuse Act will create opportunities for businesses to expand operations and grow jobs while also protecting local water resources by establishing an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for industrial water reuse. / USA WateReuse Association | Engage. Educate. Advocate.
• Despite investment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), water infrastructure will require significant additional investment, with the EPA estimating $625 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years. Capstone DC
• Mexico's persistent shortfalls in deliveries have led to severe water shortages for Rio Grande Valley farmers and ranchers, devastating crops, costing jobs and threatening the local economy. American Ag Network
• Port of Tyne's £150 million 230-acre redevelopment project with new deep-water quayside will create potential for 12,000 jobs in Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Energy Industries. GOV.UK
• Google's US$ 2 Billion Selangor data center, expected to generate US$ 3.2 Billion and 26,500 jobs by 2030, will use water-cooling technology to reduce energy use and emissions. Persistence Market Research
• A promise kept to rebuild all of America, reconnecting Black communities that had been cut in half by interstate highway systems with jobs and opportunities as well, to ensure that every community has access to clean water and high-speed Internet. The White House
• An increase in renewable energy capacity of 80 GW by 2030 in the GCC region would allow countries there to conserve around 11 trillion litres of water and 400m barrels of oil per year, and to create more than 200,000 jobs. ECFR
• CONAGUA's portfolio of 37 strategic water projects will receive MX $30.8 billion (US$ 1.57 billion) in 2025 alone, generating 65,000 direct jobs. Mexico Business
• The city of Flint, Michigan-whose water crisis a decade ago was widely viewed by advocates as a prime example of environmental injustice - is expected to soon get hundreds of new clean energy jobs. Inside Climate News
• Mexico's persistent shortfalls in deliveries has led to severe water shortages for Rio Grande Valley farmers and ranchers, devastating crops, costing jobs and threatening the local economy. Mexico News Daily
• Rural Texas communities are divided over the rapid growth of data centers, weighing the promise of new jobs and tax revenue against fears of heavy water use and environmental strain. RuralOrganizing
• To drive economic growth, create good jobs, and improve living conditions, Angola can tap into its renewable resources such as water, fertile land and solar and wind potential to boost productivity in agriculture and fisheries. World Bank
• Development in Africa 2012-2040 PIDA provides a common framework for African stakeholders to build the infrastructure necessary for more integrated transport, energy, ICT and transboundary water networks to boost trade, spark growth and create jobs. African Union

Last updated: 26 January 2026