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    <periodOfReport>2026-07-01</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>374Water Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SCWO</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Weiser Charles Maurice</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O 374WATER INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>100 SOUTHCENTER COURT SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MORRISVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27560</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

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                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>2.16</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-07-01</value>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>150000</value>
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                <value>2026-07-01</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2036-07-01</value>
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            <securityTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The stock option was granted pursuant to the 374Water Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. The option vests as follows: 25% (37,500 shares) on the grant date (July 1, 2026), and the remaining 75% (112,500 shares) in 12 equal quarterly installments of 9,375 shares commencing October 1, 2026 (subject to a rounding adjustment on the final installment). The exercise price equals the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The restricted stock unit award was granted pursuant to the 374Water Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. The RSUs vest as follows: 25% (31,250 shares) on the grant date (July 1, 2026), and the remaining 75% (93,750 shares) in 12 equal quarterly installments of 7,813 shares commencing October 1, 2026 (subject to a rounding adjustment on the final installment to account for the aggregate total of 93,750 shares).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Chuck Maurice Weiser</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-07-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
