Drinking Water News and Headlines

  1. Northumbrian Water Standardises Water Quality Monitoring With Palintest's Lumiso Range 11/24/2024

    As part of its ongoing commitment to public health and operational excellence, Northumbrian Water (NWL) has selected Palintest’s Lumiso range of water testing solutions to safeguard water quality across all its treatment works. 

  2. Ecolab Acquires Barclay Water Management 11/22/2024

    Ecolab today announced the acquisition of Barclay Water Management, a fast-growing provider of water safety and digital monitoring solutions for industrial and institutional customers based primarily in the northeastern United States.

  3. Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) Teams Up With Palintest To Enhance Water Quality Monitoring 11/19/2024

    Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA), a key contractor for Scottish Water, has enhanced water quality monitoring processes across its operations with Palintest’s market-leading solutions.

  4. EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M To Clarkson University To Develop And Demonstrate Technology To Detect And Degrade PFAS 8/27/2024

    Today, August 27, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing $1,499,979 in research funding to Clarkson University to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology to detect, monitor and degrade PFAS in groundwater and surface water that may be used as drinking water sources.

  5. Xylem's New Water Quality System Enhances Measurement And Control or Municipal Market 8/22/2024

    Even with long-standing safe drinking water standards, about 7.2 million Americans get sick every year from diseases spread through water, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires public water systems to treat and remove contaminants, then test to ensure safe water quality.

  6. Method To Separate Microplastics From Water Could Also Speed Up Blood Analyses 8/15/2024

    Researchers demonstrated a way to speed up—and potentially scale up—the process for separating particles in fluids, which can be used for studying microplastics in drinking water or even analyzing cancer cells from blood.

  7. Lens-Free Fluorescence Instrument Detects Deadly Microorganisms In Drinking Water 8/8/2024

    Researchers have shown that a fluorescence detection system that doesn’t contain any lenses can provide highly sensitive detection of deadly microorganisms in drinking water.

  8. AWWA Launches Safe Drinking Water Act 50th Anniversary Video Campaign For National Water Quality Month 8/6/2024

    The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is pleased to announce the launch of an eight-week video campaign in celebration of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 50th Anniversary. 

  9. Portantino Bill Requiring Robust Study Of Microplastics In Drinking Water Passes Assembly Committee 6/26/2024

    SB 1147, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. The bill requires the study of the health impacts of microplastics in drinking water.

  10. bNovate Technologies And Mattenplant Sign Groundbreaking Distribution Agreement To Enhance Water Safety Across Asia 6/19/2024

    In a landmark move set to revolutionise water safety across Asia, Switzerland’s bNovate Technologies SA, which provides rapid monitoring and analysis of water, sealed its very first partnership in Asia, appointing Singapore’s MattenPlant as its official Asian distributor.