Drinking Water News and Headlines

  1. European Utilities Successfully Trial Multi-Parameter Sensors 3/23/2021

    Water network monitoring trials carried out with utilities in France, Switzerland, Germany and the UK are demonstrating the potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence in achieving resilience, explains Steve Willis, chief executive of UK technology company Intellitect.

  2. Ecolab Releases Enhanced Smart Water Navigator To Help Companies Advance Water Quantity And Quality Goals 3/22/2021

    Today, on World Water Day, Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, launched an enhanced version of its Smart Water Navigator.

  3. Innovations In Microbiology Generating Opportunities In Water 3/18/2021

    Real-time online sensors that can detect microbiological contamination in water and wastewater are “closer than people think”, according an expert speaker invited to address the latest Water Action Platform webinar.

  4. Wolf Administration Promotes Free Testing For Lead In Drinking Water For Schools And Child Care Programs 3/9/2021

    The Wolf Administration today advised all schools and child care programs in Pennsylvania of the Voluntary Lead in Child Care and School Drinking Water Testing Program, which will provide $1.74M from a federal grant for testing lead in drinking water.

  5. New Water Quality Monitoring Solution Maximizes Operational Efficiencies And Boosts Productivity 3/3/2021

    Municipal and industrial facilities where high quality water analysis is of critical importance can now benefit from a new flexible monitoring solution designed to deliver enhanced productivity, maximum uptime, lower cost of ownership and optimized chemistry for reduced waste.

  6. MDI Biological Laboratory Receives Funding To Address Arsenic Threat 3/3/2021

    The MDI Biological Laboratory will collaborate with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an office of the state Department of Health and Human Services, on a five-year grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to improve access to safe drinking water in Maine.

  7. Strategic Alliance Between Exelon's Aquify And TaKaDu Brings Advanced Digitization And Analytics To U.S. Water Utilities 1/26/2021

    Aquify, an Exelon business based in Chicago, IL, and TaKaDu, a leading global provider of Central Event Management (CEM) solutions for water utilities based in Yehud, Israel, are announcing a strategic alliance to bring advanced water technologies as well as digital solutions and services to the U.S. water utilities market.

  8. Smart Water Networks Able To Detect A Looming Crisis, Reports IDTechEx 1/12/2021

    It is possible with technology to better predict how people use water and monitor its quality. This technology currently exists.

  9. Johns Hopkins Scientist Develops Method To Find Toxic Chemicals In Drinking Water 1/12/2021

    Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink.

  10. 15-Year-Old Water Scientist Named Time's First-Ever 'Kid Of The Year' 12/15/2020

    In a nod to the fundamental importance of clean water, Time magazine has awarded its first ever “Kid of the Year” designation to Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old who invented a mobile device that can detect lead contamination in drinking water.