Drinking Water News

1. Seven Seas Water Group And City Of Alice Celebrate Commissioning Of State's First Public-Private Brackish Water Desalination Plant 10/30/2025

   Seven Seas Water Group (“SSWG”), a multinational provider of Water-as-a-Service (“WaaS”) solutions, in partnership with the City of Alice, proudly commemorated the official launch of Texas’ first public-private brackish water reverse osmosis desalination facility.

2. New Depths: England's Swimming Waters Five Times Worse Than EU's 8/8/2025

   Bathing water quality in England - and across the four nations of the United Kingdom - is notably worse than the EU average, data analysis has shown.

3. Central Texas Angel Network Leads $2.6M+ In Funding For Wastewater And Biogas Treatment Solutions 8/7/2025

   The Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) leads $2.6M in funding across two clean-tech companies that are addressing some of the most urgent and overlooked challenges in global water and wastewater systems.

4. Columbia University Partners With Cetos Water To Commercialise Award-Winning Water Innovation 8/7/2025

   A breakthrough desalination technology developed at Columbia University and recognised at last year’s Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW) is now moving toward commercialisation through water tech pioneer Cetos Water.

5. 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.

6. UT Chemist Researches Micro- And Nanoplastics To Reduce Future Harm To Health And Environment 8/6/2025

   Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are studying microplastics and nanoplastics to determine how they form in the environment—and how to reduce or even prevent their formation.

7. Repurposing Poultry Processing Water For Hydroponic Use 8/5/2025

   Researchers at Auburn University recently developed new methods for safely using poultry processing wastewater for food-grade hydroponic crop production.

8. NYU Tandon Researcher Advocates For Uncertainty-Aware Water Risk Models To Improve Flood And Drought Preparedness 8/5/2025

   Researchers are calling for a more reliable approach to understanding water-related hazards by explicitly accounting for uncertainty in their predictions, arguing this could improve how communities prepare for the risk of floods, droughts, and river-related erosion.

9. Seven Barriers To Digital Water Transformation In Asia 8/4/2025

   Smart water for a smart Asia: how digitalization can solve the region’s profound water challenges.

10. Imperfect Underground Processes Help Filter Wastewater In Florida Keys 8/4/2025

    For seaside communities reducing their pollution, nitrogen is a prime target. Often found in agricultural runoff and human waste, nitrogen and the nitrogen-containing nitrate molecule can enter coastal waters as a critical nutrient for algae.