Drinking Water News

  1. New Tech To Combat Toxic Algal Blooms And Fish Death Events 9/11/2025

    Amid toxic algal blooms in South Australia and mass fish deaths across the country, a new piece of technology designed by one of Perth’s leading marine scientists may hold a solution.

  2. Carollo Engineers' Dr. Graham Juby Joins Elite Group Of WEF Fellows 9/10/2025

    Carollo Engineers, North America’s premier water engineering and consulting firm, today announced Vice President Dr. Graham Juby has been made a Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (WEF).

  3. EPA Grants Arizona Primacy To Protect Underground Water Resources 9/10/2025

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule approving the State of Arizona’s request to administer all classes of underground injection wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

  4. NORIT NSF-Certified Reactivation Facility Validates 99.98% PFAS Destruction 9/9/2025

    NORIT Activated Carbon (NORIT), a global leader in purification technologies, has validated that its thermal reactivation process is capable of consistently achieving 99.98% destruction of PFAS compounds in spent granular activated carbon (GAC) from municipal water treatment applications.

  5. Tech And Agriculture: Can Technology Be An Ally In Solving Water Scarcity In The United States? 9/9/2025

    Official reports and recent studies show that in key agricultural regions of the United States, freshwater scarcity has become a problem requiring urgent attention. Could technological innovation be part of the solution?

  6. Material That Breaks Down In Seawater Could Be The Answer To Microplastic Problem 9/8/2025

    Our modern society generates around 460 million metric tons of plastic waste each year, with around 20 million ending up in the environment, particularly water bodies. Plastics take decades to decompose, with some types requiring hundreds of years. Even worse, as they do break down, they form microplastics, which end up being consumed by wildlife and ultimately people.

  7. Concentrol Launches R&D Project With The LEQUIA Research Group At The University Of Girona To Promote Wastewater Reuse 9/8/2025

    On September 4, Concentrol officially kicked off a new research and development project in partnership with LEQUIA (Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) at the University of Girona, a leading research group recognized for its expertise in innovative water management technologies.

  8. International Trade Association Announces Support Of Texas Proposition 4 9/8/2025

    The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), the major trade association representing all segments of the plastic pipe industry, has endorsed Proposition 4, the November 2025 ballot measure that will provide long-term, dedicated funding for the Texas water infrastructure.

  9. New And Simple Detection Method For Nanoplastics 9/8/2025

    A joint team from the University of Stuttgart in Germany and the University of Melbourne in Australia has developed a new method for the straightforward analysis of tiny nanoplastic particles in environmental samples.

  10. Research Reveals How Microplastics Threaten Gulf Of Mexico Marine Life 9/8/2025

    Critical wildlife habitats are exposed to pollution risk in the seas off the southern United States, with implications for human health and food security.