Drinking Water News

  1. 2026 Drought Outlook: Key Insights For Facility Managers And Building Pros 2/10/2026

    With the wet and cold weather this winter in many parts of the United States, some facility managers and building service providers may assume drought concerns are behind us.

  2. AquaFortus Enters Global Infrastructure Phase 2/9/2026

    Aquafortus, the pioneer in non-thermal, non-membrane brine concentration, announced the appointment of Dr. Hoshang Subawalla as Chief Executive Officer.

  3. Water Utility Training Helps Communities Save Water And Create Jobs 2/9/2026

    An industry training program continues to provide critical benefits to participating communities including eliminating water loss due to pipeline leaks and corrosion, reducing emergency water main breaks, and advancing career opportunities for the local infrastructure workforce.

  4. Elevated Geogenic Contaminants Common In Drinking Water Aquifers Across The U.S. 2/9/2026

    Groundwater present in aquifers is a source drinking water for almost 150 million people in the United States. However, the use of groundwater for drinking is often limited by the presence of geogenic contaminants — elements that occur in groundwater because of natural water–rock interactions.

  5. Administrator Zeldin Returns To San Diego As Trump EPA Continues Implementation Of 100% Solution To Tijuana River Sewage Crisis 2/7/2026

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin returned to San Diego, California, on Thursday, where he met with residents, small business owners, and local officials to discuss the Trump Administration’s continued efforts to implement the permanent and urgent 100% solution to the decades long Tijuana River Sewage Crisis.

  6. Upwell Water Spins Out TurnClear, Backed By Nuveen, To Scale Treatment-As-A-Service Platform 2/6/2026

    Upwell Water today announced the spinout of its decentralized water and wastewater treatment-as-a-service business into TurnClear, a standalone entity serving the commercial and industrial market.

  7. Trump EPA Highlights Major Year One PFAS Actions To Combat Risks And Make America Healthy Again 2/6/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a top list of actions the agency has taken in the first year of the Trump Administration to combat risks from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and Make America Healthy Again.

  8. UMD Team Finds E. Coli, MRSA Contaminating Potomac River After Sewage Spill 2/6/2026

    University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of fecal-related bacteria and disease-causing pathogens in the Potomac River following a massive sewage spill, raising urgent public health concerns and underscoring the risks posed by aging sewer infrastructure.

  9. Drinking Water Source Protection Downgraded In Proposed RMA Replacement 2/5/2026

    Protection for Aotearoa New Zealand’s drinking water sources would be significantly weakened under the Government’s proposed replacement of the Resource Management Act, as set out in the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill, according to the latest Public Health Communication Centre Briefing.

  10. How To Entice Water Guzzlers To Conserve 2/5/2026

    A California field experiment shows why targeting high water users with the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging.