Contaminant Removal News

1. Dedham-Westwood Water District Awarded More Than $4.9M From 3M Company PFAS Drinking Water Settlement 9/12/2025

   The Dedham-Westwood Water District is pleased to announce it will receive over $4.9M in settlement funds from 3M Company through a lawsuit filed in February 2023 against multiple manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) that have contaminated groundwater supplies within the District’s service area.

2. NORIT NSF-Certified Reactivation Facility Validates 99.98% PFAS Destruction 9/9/2025

   NORIT Activated Carbon (NORIT), a global leader in purification technologies, has validated that its thermal reactivation process is capable of consistently achieving 99.98% destruction of PFAS compounds in spent granular activated carbon (GAC) from municipal water treatment applications.

3. EWG Study: PFAS Water Treatment Has Double Benefits, Cutting Toxic PFAS And Carcinogens 9/4/2025

   Advanced systems for removing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from drinking water can deliver far greater health benefits than previously thought because they slash levels of other harmful contaminants, a new peer-reviewed Environmental Working Group study finds.

4. Upcoming Webinar: POE PFAS Treatment Activated Carbon & Ion Exchange Resins Best Practices 9/2/2025

   Activated carbon is a proven technology for the removal of PFAS from water, but with PFAS being such a challenging family of chemicals to deal with, it’s important to make sure that some of the basic principles are being handled correctly to ensure maximum performance. In this webinar our application specialist will take us through some of the regulations we see in the US market today and how they impact the publics requirement for PFAS treatment today and in the future. Then we’ll look at best practices for using filtration media.

5. F.H. Paschen And GLWA Reach Major Milestone In Modernizing Springwells Water Treatment Facility 9/2/2025

   F.H. Paschen, a trusted leader in construction in Michigan has announced today the 50% completion milestone of its $25M flocculator replacement project at the Great Lakes Water Authority’s (GLWA) Springwells Water Treatment Facility.

6. York-Led Safe Water Tool Nearly Three Times More Effective Than Standard Practice, New Study Finds 8/21/2025

   A new study finds a dramatic increase in safe drinking water when a machine learning-enabled tool created by York University researchers is used to optimize chlorination levels in refugee camp water supplies.

7. Arq Achieves Major Milestone With Successful Commissioning Of First Granular Activated Carbon Line 8/6/2025

   Arq, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQ) (the "Company" or "Arq"), a producer of activated carbon and other environmentally efficient carbon products for use in purification and sustainable materials, today announced that it has successfully completed commissioning of its first Granular Activated Carbon ("GAC") production line at the Company's Red River Plant, marking a major milestone in Arq's ongoing business transformation.

8. WaterSurplus Leads The Way In Catalytic Media Solutions 7/31/2025

   WaterSurplus, a leader in sustainable water treatment, offers a line of high-performance catalytic filter media designed to remove tough contaminants from groundwater more effectively and affordably.

9. Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action To Help Provide Clean Drinking Water For Rural Communities 7/23/2025

   In a powerful step forward, today, July 23, 2025, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act (Healthy H2O Act), to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities.

10. Faster, Cleaner, Better: Revolutionary Water Treatment 7/17/2025

    Anthony Straub is making revolutionary advances in water purification for life on Earth and in space.