Drinking Water News

  1. TXST Project Will Launch Floating Wetlands In Lake Kyle To Improve Water Quality 9/14/2026

    Texas State University researcher Sangchul Hwang, Ph.D., P.E., is leading a City of Kyle-funded project that will deploy floating wetlands to improve water quality in Lake Kyle. The project will test whether this nature-based system can help protect the surrounding Plum Creek Watershed, the land that drains rain and runoff into Plum Creek and connected waterways.

  2. New Method Turns Harmful Environmental Waste Into Useful Synthetic Reagent 9/11/2026

    Fluorinated waste, like that found in firefighting aqueous film-forming foam, can act as a significant environmental pollutant. Recently, James Tour’s lab at Rice University developed a method to capture the fluoride from these waste streams and recycle it into a useful reagent, silver fluoride, that could be used in other manufacturing processes. This process was recently published in Nature Chemical Engineering.

  3. Study Predicts Large Disparities In Access To Food, Water, And Energy In 2050 9/10/2026

    In some regions of the world, the poorest people may spend about 50 percent of their income on food, while the richest spend about 5 percent.

  4. Heavy Rainfall Amplifies Riverine Microplastic Transport Worldwide, Particularly In Developing Nations 9/10/2026

    Rivers may be delivering far more microplastic pollution to the oceans than previously realized, with developing countries accounting for nearly all of the global flow, according to a new study. The worldwide analysis also finds that heavy rainfall can unleash surges of microplastics into rivers – a climate-sensitive pollution threat that could intensify as extreme weather becomes more common.

  5. Desalination And Reuse Event Explores Water Resilient Future 9/9/2026

    As global demand for freshwater continues to rise, the need for innovative solutions has never been more critical. In the UK, England alone could face a public water supply shortfall of up to 5 billion litres per day by 2055.

  6. EPA Launches Cutting-Edge Scientific Study To Strengthen Nation's Understanding Of Potential Pollutants In Drinking Water 9/9/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new scientific study using cutting-edge methods to improve the agency’s understanding of what pollutants may be present in drinking water. This groundbreaking new research by EPA scientists goes beyond traditional testing methods to screen for a broad array of pollutants, including pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and more than 1,000 potential contaminants. This action advances EPA’s commitment to help Make America Healthy Again while following gold standard science.

  7. United States And Mexico Announce Colorado River Cooperative Agreement 9/9/2026

    The United States and Mexico signed a formal agreement for new Colorado River operating guidelines for 2027 and 2028.

  8. Can Wastewater Be Reused In Pharmaceutical Production? 9/7/2026

    In Denmark, industry's absolute water consumption was almost at the same level in 2022 as in 2012, according to an analysis from the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV).

  9. John Crane Helps German Sugar Producer Save More Than 6.2 Million Litres Of Water During A Six-Month Production Season 9/7/2026

    John Crane, a global leader in flow-control technologies and an innovator in solutions for rotating equipment, and a business of Smiths Group plc, has helped a German sugar producer reduce the water required for mechanical seal cooling and lubrication by approximately 80%. Across a full six-month production season, the reduction is equivalent to saving more than 6.2 million litres of water. 

  10. De Nora Awarded Contract Worth About Euro 30 Million For A Water Treatment Plant Serving A Semiconductor Facility In Southeast Asia 9/4/2026

    Industrie De Nora S.p.A. (“De Nora”) – an Italian multinational listed on Euronext Milan, specialized in electrochemistry, water treatment systems and sustainable solutions – through De Nora Singapore Pte. Ltd. (formerly BW Water Pte. Ltd., recently acquired by De Nora), has been awarded a contract by a leading international player to build an industrial wastewater treatment plant for a new semiconductor facility in Southeast Asia.