Drinking Water News and Headlines

41. Scientists Develop New Approach To Detect 'Forever Chemicals' In Water 1/16/2024

    Scientists in Chemistry and Environmental Science at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with scientists from the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany's Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ in water through luminescence.

42. Inexpensive Monitoring Process Powered By Machine Learning Could Aid In Water Treatment 12/12/2023

    Small, rural drinking water treatment plants typically use only chlorine to implement the disinfection process. A key performance measure for disinfection is free chlorine residual, the concentration of free chlorine remaining in the water after the chlorine has oxidized the target contaminants.

43. UMaine Leading Development Of New State-Of-The-Art Tool For Tracking PFAS Nationwide 10/10/2023

    The emergence of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in water supplies, farms and the environment is a growing problem nationwide. Despite many researchers and government agencies investigating these “forever chemicals,” there is no tool for combining all of their findings and providing a more comprehensive view of the problem.

44. Tap Water Study Detects PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Across The U.S. 7/5/2023

    At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.

45. American Water Completes Research On Opportunistic Pathogens In Drinking Water Distribution Systems 6/21/2023

    American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced the completion of Water Research Foundation (WRF) Project 4911, Sampling and Monitoring Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems.

46. Badger Meter To Show Full Range Of Smart Water Solutions At ACE23 6/12/2023

    Badger Meter will showcase its suite of smart water solutions for the complete water cycle at booth 1219 during AWWA ACE23 in Toronto, June 11–14.

47. Safe Drinking Water Is A Right. Experts Want AI To Help Make It A Reality. 4/25/2023

    Safe, clean and affordable drinking water is a human right in California. But making that legal requirement a reality is a difficult challenge exacerbated further by climate change.

48. Capturing Nanoplastics In Tap Water With Light 2/27/2023

    Nanoplastics are plastics that have been discarded from our daily lives and that enter ecosystems in the size scale below 1 micro-metter after their physical and chemical disintegration.

49. DHEC Receives EPA Approval Of Updates To Statewide Strategy For Protecting Drinking Water 2/14/2023

    The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has received federal authorization of its updates to the statewide drinking water capacity development strategy.

50. EPA And HUD Officials Present Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert With $34.3M To Protect Children From Lead At Homes In City 2/3/2023

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented ceremonial checks worth $34.3M to the City of Omaha, Nebraska, to protect children from lead at homes in the city.