Drinking Water News

  1. The Environmental Benefits Of Upgrading To A New Filter Press In Your Wastewater Treatment Plant 4/2/2025

    Wastewater treatment is a very important task in the process of keeping the environment clean and ensuring that regulatory standards are strictly followed.

  2. Ohio Sea Grant Helps The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Divert Over 20,000 Pieces Of Macro- And Microplastics Away From The Great Lakes 4/2/2025

    Through partnerships with the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC), and with generous funding and support provided by Midwest retailer Meijer, Ohio Sea Grant has completed a successful season deploying their BeBot and Pixie Drone.

  3. Dresser Utility Solutions Acquires Kobus, A Global Provider Of Infrastructure Repair Technology 4/1/2025

    Dresser Utility Solutions, a portfolio company of First Reserve and leading provider of global infrastructure technology to water and gas utility and industrial customers, has acquired Kobus, a portfolio company of Agile Growth Equity and the global leader in gas and water pipe pulling technology.

  4. Emerson's New Ultrasonic Flow Meter Series Enhances Non-Intrusive Measurement Accuracy Across Diverse Applications 4/1/2025

    Today global automation leader Emerson announced the Flexim FLUXUS / PIOX 731 series, a new range of non-intrusive, clamp-on, ultrasonic flow meters designed to offer greater flexibility, convenience and availability. The nine models in the 731 series feature high-performance volumetric and mass flow sensing technologies and a robust, functional design, providing accurate and reliable measurements for both liquids and gases, with no process media pressure limitations.

  5. UK's First Water Monitoring Centre Launched To Act As Early-Warning System For Disease Outbreaks And Community Health 4/1/2025

    The University of Bath is launching the UK’s first early-warning public health surveillance system based on detecting tiny traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water.

  6. EPA Plans To Finalize Water Quality Standards To Protect Critical Fish Species And Clean Up The Water In The Delaware River 4/1/2025

    The U.S. EPA recently notified the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania of its intent to finalize a rule revising outdated water quality standards for 38 miles of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington. EPA’s forthcoming final rule will prioritize clean water to support aquatic life and benefit those living, working and recreating in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

  7. We Know Nanoplastics Are A Threat—This New Tool Can Help Us Figure Out Just How Bad They Are 4/1/2025

    While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller than one micrometer (1/50th the thickness of an average human hair), are far more reactive, far more mobile and vastly more capable of crossing biological membranes. 

  8. Archroma Uses Zero Liquid Discharge Solution For Resource Recovery 4/1/2025

    Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, will use state-of-the-art Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology at its Mahachai plant in Thailand to enable water reuse and resource recovery from wastewater from textile production.

  9. Hydro Reserve Completes Successful Wastewater Recovery Testing For Major U.S. Paper Mill 3/31/2025

    Hydro Reserve, a leader in advanced wastewater treatment and recovery solutions, has successfully completed testing on wastewater from a major U.S. paper mill, demonstrating the effectiveness of its proprietary modified ultra-filtration technology in optimizing resource recovery and sustainability.

  10. Desert Control Solution Approved For Major Water Conservation Incentive Programs In California 3/31/2025

    Desert Control (DSRT) has received confirmation that its water conservation solution qualifies for incentive programs administered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).