Current Headlines

  1. Jacobs Joint Venture To Deliver Major Water Infrastructure Program In Melbourne's Fastest Growing Region 5/26/2026

    Jacobs, in joint venture with Stantec, has been appointed as engineering services partner for Greater Western Water’s five-year Infrastructure Planning and Delivery Program.

  2. NUS Researchers Upcycle Pomegranate Peel Into High-Performance Water Purifier 5/26/2026

    Pomegranate peel discarded by food vendors could soon help clean up contaminated water, thanks to research from the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Science.

  3. AMWA Joins Passive Receiver Organizations In Pressing Congress For PFAS Liability Protections 5/25/2026

    AMWA is keeping up the pressure on Congress to advance legislation to protect water systems and other passive receivers of PFAS from incurring cleanup liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Last week the association was part of a coalition of 45 stakeholder groups to write leading lawmakers with a request to “expedite legislation” that would provide the necessary protections.

  4. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Water Sector Cybersecurity 5/25/2026

    On May 21, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Environment Subcommittee held a hearing on “Applying Science to Secure U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Threats.”

  5. LANXESS Wins Sustainability Award For PFAS Removal Technology 5/22/2026

    LANXESS, a global specialty chemicals company and solutions provider, received a 2026 Sustainability Leadership Award from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) for its innovative technology used to protect public drinking water, surface, and groundwater systems.

  6. Lovibond® Will Be Bringing Water Analysis Solutions To ACE 2026 5/22/2026

    Lovibond will be lighting up ACE in DC at Booth #1658! Learn how Mike Sadar’s poster highlights laser turbidimeters for filtration monitoring, pick up a flashing pin, and enter to win a $250 gift card on Monday or Tuesday.

  7. Yorkshire Water Begins Real Time AI Water Quality Project 5/22/2026

    Yorkshire Water, in collaboration with AI specialists UnifAI Technology, has started an innovative research project that uses AI modelling to provide real-time water quality predictions at designated bathing water sites across the county.

  8. EPA Provides $9.75M To States To Monitor Water Quality At Beaches And Protect Swimmers 5/21/2026

    The U.S. EPA has announced $9.75M in grant funding that coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes, and territories will use to monitor water quality at beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of bacteria make swimming unsafe.

  9. UToledo Researchers Develop 'Set It And Forget It' Buoy System To Combat Algal Blooms 5/21/2026

    More than a decade after a toxic algae bloom left 400,000 Toledo-area residents without safe drinking water, University of Toledo researchers have developed a novel buoy system designed to fight back before blooms ever fully form.

  10. New Material Helps Break Down Antibiotics In Wastewater 5/21/2026

    A special photocatalytic material based on graphitic carbon nitride, developed at the University of Ostrava and VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava can effectively break down antibiotics and other pharmaceutical substances that commonly used wastewater treatment technologies are generally unable to remove, meaning drug residues end up in waterways via the sewer system.