CH2M Hill News

31. Pusan National University Study Advances Solar Desalination With Multifunctional Membrane 7/31/2026

    Solar-driven desalination is a promising way to produce freshwater sustainably using sunlight. However, existing systems struggle when desalinating oily seawater because oil fouls their specialized membranes.

32. CISA Urges Water And Wastewater Systems Sector To Protect OT Against Activity Targeting PLCs 7/30/2026

    CISA is currently observing a significant increase in cyber threat actors targeting programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector. CISA urges critical infrastructure owners, operators, and integrators to remove publicly exposed PLCs and other operational technology (OT) from the internet as soon as possible.

33. Satellite Mapping Reveals Global Inequities In Lake Water Quality: Over One-Third Of Lakes Fail To Meet Good Water Quality Standards 7/30/2026

    What is the state of global lake water quality? A global assessment covering 16,409 lakes across 145 countries reveals that only 63.3% of lakes worldwide meet good water quality standards. More concerningly, among the approximately 2 billion people living within the service areas of freshwater lakes, more than half are exposed to lakes with poor water quality, indicating potential health risks associated with freshwater security.

34. Rice Researchers Develop Technology To Clean Salty Wastewater While Recovering Valuable Metals 7/30/2026

    Industrial wastewater from electronics manufacturing, metal processing and other sectors often contains two difficult pollutants at once: high levels of salt and toxic heavy metals. Current treatment methods typically address those problems separately, creating costly, complex systems that can produce hazardous brines or metal-laden sludge. Now a group of researchers at Rice University and Vanderbilt University have created an electrochemical platform that could do both jobs at once.

35. Almar Water Solutions Wins Aramco Zuluf Expansion, Boosting Capacity To More Than 300,000 Cubic Meters Per Day 7/30/2026

    Almar Water Solutions, part of Jameel Environmental Services and a global leader in water infrastructure development and services, has been awarded the expansion of the Zuluf Water Treatment Project by Aramco, with the project expected to proceed to financial close, subject to customary conditions.

36. An Entrepreneurial Project To Remove Microplastics From Water 7/30/2026

    Thousands of synthetic fibres are released every time we wash clothes – whether at home or in industrial settings.

37. Textile Wastewater Treatment: From Color Removal To Water Reuse 7/30/2026

    The global textile industry faces relentless scrutiny over its environmental footprint, particularly regarding the vast quantities of high-colored, chemically complex wastewater generated during dyeing and finishing operations.

38. From Pilot To Practice: Vivimag's Next Step At Nieuwveer 7/30/2026

    Earlier this year, Haskoning acquired the patent for ViviMag and announced plans to bring the technology into its next stage of development.

39. Sustainable Wastewater Treatment For One Of Africa's Largest Dairy Producers 7/30/2026

    When thousands of litres of milk are processed into yoghurt, cheese, and other dairy products every day, the result is not only high-quality food but also large volumes of industrial wastewater.

40. Veolia Accelerates Growth In Microelectronics With €343M In Water Technology Bookings 7/30/2026

    Veolia, the global leader in environmental security, announces strong momentum in its water technology activities in the microelectronics market, with €343M in bookings since the beginning of the year.