Drinking Water Filtration
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Phosphorus Regs Result In High Price Tag For CT Utility
8/29/2016
Increasing phosphorus regulations are significantly impacting the bottom line at many WWTPs, often requiring millions of dollars in improvements just to stay in compliance.
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10 Technologies And Breakthroughs From ACE16
7/14/2016
This year's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE16), held by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) from June 19 to 22, was the first following the tragedy of Flint — a time when the drinking water industry is under intense scrutiny.
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Arsenic Update: Top Technologies Revealed
8/27/2015
The federal regulation for arsenic has been in place since 2002, and yet many utilities remain noncompliant. The culprit isn’t treatment capability, but cost. It happens that the most popular treatment technique is also quite expensive — but it doesn’t have to be.
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ED vs. RO: The Benefits Of Electrodialysis For Desalination
8/11/2015
There is no doubt that reverse osmosis (RO) currently reigns among desalination techniques, if your metric is total number of installations. But a new competitor has arisen, at least for particular applications. If you have brackish water in the 2,000 to 15,000 ppm range of total dissolved solids (TDS), you may want to consider electrodialysis (ED) over RO.
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10 Must-See Membrane Technologies
3/20/2015
A collection of innovative membrane technologies found at the AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition
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Will Dow’s Breakthrough Revolutionize Water Treatment?
2/12/2015
A Q&A with Snehal Desai, global business director for Dow Water & Process Solutions, about the power of RO (reverse osmosis) membrane technology — to provide cleaner water, save precious resources, and improve sustainability.
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Next-Generation Arsenic Removal
5/23/2014
A novel process gives spent adsorptive media — and utilities’ budgets — new life.
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Membrane Masters: Learning From The Best
5/23/2014
After more than 50 years of development, it seems membrane technology is ready for liftoff.
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9 Best Bets In Membrane Technology
3/27/2014
A review of the most impressive, high-potential technologies featured at this year’s Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition (AWWA/AMTA) in Las Vegas.
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Treatment Plant Discovers Fountain Of Youth, Long-Range Regulatory Compliance
2/18/2014
An old (but important) drinking water facility finds new life through treatment upgrades, enabling compliance with strict water-quality regulations well into the future.