Drinking Water Features

  1. Rural Water Treatment Plant Reduces TTHMs And HAA5 With Ion Exchange 4/17/2025

    Both rural and urban water systems experience dissolved organic carbon (DOC) — a precursor to halogenated organic compounds like total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) — in source water. However, rural systems often struggle to find treatment options suited for smaller scale operations and budgets.

  2. What Are The Latest Innovations In Corrosion Prevention For Water Infrastructure? 4/17/2025
    Corrosion prevention is a pressing concern for wastewater professionals in the U.S. and elsewhere. Corroded infrastructure can fail prematurely and cause other costly complications that disrupt operations and negatively impact providers' reputations. What progress has occurred in tackling the problem and giving decision-makers new solutions to consider?
  3. From Symptoms To Solutions: Measuring What Matters To Transform Reservoir Risk Management 4/16/2025
    A new methodology for measuring "what truly matters" empowers reservoir managers to make informed, proactive decisions that break the cycle of lake degradation and secure long-term water quality and ecosystem health.
  4. From Source To Tap: Promoting Home Water Testing Year-Round 3/25/2025
    Water specialists do their best to ensure safe drinking water for people nationwide. Despite their diligence in monitoring and treating wastewater at municipal facilities, some households are still susceptible to contamination. Encouraging homeowners to regularly test their own water during the year will help pinpoint missed hazards and provide an additional safeguard.
  5. The Rising Demand For Clean Water: Market Trends And Projections 3/18/2025
    The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for growth in the global water market, prompting consumers to prioritize clean and safe drinking water and leading to increased demand and subsequent market expansion. This trend is expected to continue even in the post-pandemic era, as consumers remain conscious of the importance of high-quality water.
  6. World Water Day 2025: Sustainable Efforts To Protect Glaciers And Freshwater Sources 3/17/2025

    World Water Day 2025’s theme is ‘Glacier Preservation’, placing a spotlight on these historic ice masses and their importance. While we know that deglaciation is an obvious indicator of the earth’s warming temperatures, what is the importance of glaciers and their impact on the water industry?

  7. A Paradigm Shift In Reservoir Management 3/14/2025

    Reservoir managers are utilizing a risk management framework along with innovative metrics to address the root causes of lake degradation, including eutrophication, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms.

  8. Challenges In Repairing Leaking Pipes In Aging Urban Water Systems 3/14/2025

    Worldwide, nations are tackling critical infrastructure. Many of these systems are reaching the end of their lifecycles, leading to pollution, water waste, and inefficiencies. Water and wastewater employees carry a monumental burden in retrofitting and upgrading these mechanisms at such immense scales. Fortunately, solutions are available to expedite the work and better citizens' lives.

  9. Future of Water Reuse Forum Draws Proficient Water Experts 3/14/2025
    With a mass of industry professionals in town for a historic groundbreaking, El Paso Water seized the opportunity to host the Future of Water Reuse Forum and contemplate the future of water supply.
  10. Double Belts, Double Suspenders: How El Paso Is Implementing Direct Potable Reuse 3/12/2025
    The city of El Paso, TX, has always known that water is precious. After its public utility, El Paso Water, previously piloted a direct potable reuse (DPR) plant to turn agricultural irrigation wastewater into drinking water, the city is now ready to begin construction of a full-scale, 10-MGD DPR facility.