Contaminant Removal News

  1. Puraffinity Enters Distribution Agreement With Giotto Water As Distribution Partner In Italy 3/10/2026

    Puraffinity, a UK-based science-driven water technology company focused on removing PFAS from water, today announced a distribution agreement with Giotto Water S.r.l., part of Giotto Group, to expand access to Puraffinity’s PFAS treatment solutions for municipal and industrial customers across Italy.

  2. New Zone 7 Water Treatment Plant Celebrated In National Engineering Competition 3/9/2026

    Carollo Engineers, Inc. of Walnut Creek, Calif. has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 59th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for the Zone 7 Water Agency, new Stoneridge PFAS Treatment Plant in Livermore, Calif.

  3. Study To Determine Most Effective PFAS Treatments For High-Risk Homes 3/2/2026

    Research to fill key knowledge gaps on the effectiveness of household water treatment systems for PFAS and other fluorinated organic compounds is under way under the direction of Assistant Professor Dr. Riley Mulhern of the University of Colorado Boulder.

  4. Tampa Bay Water, Veolia Break Ground On Surface Water Treatment Plant Expansion 3/2/2026

    Tampa Bay Water broke ground on the expansion of its Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant, a major regional infrastructure project that will increase drinking water supply and strengthen long-term reliability of the region’s drinking water.

  5. Upwell Water Spins Out TurnClear, Backed By Nuveen, To Scale Treatment-As-A-Service Platform 2/6/2026

    Upwell Water today announced the spinout of its decentralized water and wastewater treatment-as-a-service business into TurnClear, a standalone entity serving the commercial and industrial market.

  6. Tap Water Beats Bottled Water In Nanoplastics Study 2/5/2026
    Scientists studying levels of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in drinking water have made a surprising recommendation: choose tap water over bottled water.
  7. New EU PFAS Limits Activate €3.6B Drinking Water Treatment Opportunity 2/5/2026

    European utilities are embarking on a decade-long trajectory from monitoring to actively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water supplies.

  8. Carollo Engineers/CDM Smith Selected To Design Major PFAS Treatment Upgrades For Broward County, Florida 1/28/2026

    Carollo Engineers, in association with CDM Smith, has been selected by Broward County to design comprehensive water treatment and transmission infrastructure upgrades to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the County’s groundwater supplies.

  9. Challenge Winners Offer Improved Water Access, Lead Pipe Identification 1/6/2026

    The winners of The Water Council’s fall Tech Challenge are helping improve water quality for all, from Wisconsin to Nigeria. Geotek Water Solutions of Jos, Nigeria, is the first African company to win the Tech Challenge, securing the $10,000 first prize. Service ID of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was named runner-up, winning $5,000.

  10. Amazon Filters Turns Round Emergency Order To Help Restore Drinkable Water 12/11/2025

    Process filter manufacturer Amazon Filters has turned round an urgent water company request to help restore drinkable tap water to around 20,000 homes and businesses in the southeast of England.