Drinking Water News
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NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting Of Earth’s Rivers
4/26/2024
A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s flowing into the ocean, and how much both of those figures have fluctuated over time — crucial information for understanding the planet’s water cycle and managing its freshwater supplies.
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eoapp AQUA: Monitoring Water Quality From Space
4/25/2024
While global warming puts severe pressure on waterbodies, public authorities and industry must balance their efforts to minimize risks and satisfy growing demands for information on water safety. This calls for efficient monitoring of water quality. For far-sighted monitoring routines, satellite sensors can provide many key parameters in near real-time, which was so far reserved for highly skilled analysts.
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite Of Standards To Reduce Pollution From Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
4/25/2024
Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect all communities from pollution and improve public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity.
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Veolia And Sewerage And Water Board Of New Orleans Establish Groundbreaking Partnership To Reinvent Wastewater Treatment
4/25/2024
Veolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) have established a groundbreaking partnership to reimagine how the city collects, treats and manages its wastewater, turning the byproducts of wastewater treatment into environmental assets and improving the quality of life in New Orleans.
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Divining Peak Groundwater
4/25/2024
Groundwater withdrawals are expected to peak in about one-third of the world’s basins by 2050, potentially triggering significant trade and agriculture shifts, a new analysis finds.
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Sentral And Epic Cleantec Partner To Expand Onsite Water Reuse In San Francisco
4/25/2024
Sentral and San Francisco-based water reuse technology company Epic Cleantec (“Epic”) today announced that two onsite greywater reuse systems operated by Epic Cleantec in San Francisco are fully operational in two Sentral-managed multifamily buildings: Chorus at the intersection of Hayes Valley, SoMa and the Mission neighborhoods, and The Landing in the Dogpatch neighborhood.
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SUEZ Signs Contract For Wastewater Treatment With Maynilad To Clean Manila Bay And Improve Residents' Quality Of Life
4/24/2024
In a landmark collaboration following a competitive bidding process, SUEZ and Maynilad, the Philippines' largest private water concessionaire, are joining forces to spearhead a transformative wastewater treatment project.
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SUEZ Signs Contract For Wastewater Treatment With Maynilad To Clean Manila Bay And Improve Residents’ Quality Of Life
4/24/2024
In a landmark collaboration following a competitive bidding process, SUEZ and Maynilad, the Philippines’ largest private water concessionaire, are joining forces to spearhead a transformative wastewater treatment project.
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Nanofibers Rid Water Of Hazardous Dyes
4/24/2024
Using waste to purify water may sound counterintuitive. But at TU Wien, this is exactly what has now been achieved: a special nanostructure has been developed to filter a widespread class of harmful dyes from water.
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Veolia And Milwaukee Recognize Water Reclamation Infrastructure As An 'Ecofactory'
4/24/2024
Veolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson marked Earth Day by recognizing Milwaukee’s wastewater treatment infrastructure as an “Ecofactory,” marking its transformation from what was once a waste disposal process into a stream of green energy, resource recovery and environmental stewardship for greater Milwaukee.