Drinking Water Features

  1. 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.
  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. What's That Microplastic? Advances In Machine Learning Are Making Identifying Plastics In The Environment More Reliable 3/10/2025
    Microplastics — the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down — are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they could harm human health. Now, a team of scientists has developed a tool to make identification of microplastics using their unique chemical fingerprint more reliable.
  8. PFAS Testing Boom: U.S. Analytical Instrumentation Market Set For Rapid Expansion 3/6/2025
    The U.S. PFAS analytical instrumentation market is poised for strong expansion, with a projected CAGR exceeding 20% over the next seven years, according to a new report. Key drivers in the market include rising concerns over increasing risks associated with PFAS exposure, the U.S. EPA's federal rule on drinking water, and investments to boost testing and treating PFAS in water.
  9. How Water Reuse Projects Are Addressing Water Scarcity In The West — And Beyond 3/6/2025
    As water scarcity becomes a stark reality around the globe, more municipalities, water utilities, and industrial enterprises are exploring water reuse projects and adopting regulations to support them. Fundamentally, water reuse can help drought-proof regions and diversify water supply portfolios with recycled water.
  10. New Arsenal For Algae Outbreaks 3/6/2025
    How communities are protecting drinking water reservoirs without relying on chemicals.