Drinking Water News

  1. NOAA And Partners Find Smaller-Than-Anticipated Hypoxic Zone In Gulf of America 8/5/2026

    NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic zone is approximately 1,332 square miles, making it the 2nd smallest zone on record in 40 years of measurement. Hypoxic areas, also called “dead zones,” are areas with little to no oxygen in the water, which can negatively impact fish, shellfish, corals and aquatic plants by making critical habitat unavailable to bottom species.

  2. DuPont FilmTec Fortilife XC220 Element Named A Sustainability Product Of The Year For Advancing Industrial Water Circularity 8/5/2026

    DuPont today announced that its DuPont FilmTec Fortilife XC220 element has been named a Sustainability Product of the Year by the Business Intelligence Group for its contribution to advancing industrial water reuse, resource recovery, and more sustainable Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) operations.

  3. Toward A Cleaner Dye Bath: Advances In Textile Wastewater Treatment And Water Reuse 8/5/2026

    No stage of textile production carries a heavier environmental burden than wet processing. Dyeing and finishing generate large volumes of wastewater laced with residual dyes, salts, sizing agents, auxiliaries, and metals.

  4. Carollo Engineers And Partners Release Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Guidebook For Potable Reuse 8/4/2026

    A first-of-its-kind guidebook dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in potable reuse systems is now available to help water utilities evaluate and implement such technologies.

  5. Ban The Molecule Or Manage The Risk? IDTechEx Investigates The Technologies Shaped By Diverging PFAS Policies 8/4/2026

    Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals" are a family consisting of thousands of fluorinated organic substances, which have been used since the mid-20th century across a vast range of different application areas. PFAS are highly stable, both physically and chemically, and can repel both water and oil.

  6. TXST's Texas Stream Team Advances Low-Cost Wastewater Monitoring 8/3/2026

    Researchers from The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, Texas Woman’s University, and the University of North Texas have developed a low-cost way to help Texas communities test rivers and streams for possible human wastewater contamination.

  7. New Research Points To Groundwater As Tool For Cooling AI Data Centers 8/3/2026

    Study published in Groundwater® highlights aquifer thermal energy storage as a feasible, underused solution for the nation's fastest-growing electricity demand.

  8. KROHNE To Showcase Advanced Flow And Level Measurement Solutions At WEFTEC 2026 8/3/2026

    KROHNE, a leading provider of industrial process instrumentation, will showcase its TIDALFLUX 2300 electromagnetic flowmeter and OPTIWAVE 1500-series radar level transmitters at WEFTEC 2026, September 26-30, 2026 in New Orleans, LA.

  9. Pusan National University Study Advances Solar Desalination With Multifunctional Membrane 7/31/2026

    Solar-driven desalination is a promising way to produce freshwater sustainably using sunlight. However, existing systems struggle when desalinating oily seawater because oil fouls their specialized membranes.

  10. Satellite Mapping Reveals Global Inequities In Lake Water Quality: Over One-Third Of Lakes Fail To Meet Good Water Quality Standards 7/30/2026

    What is the state of global lake water quality? A global assessment covering 16,409 lakes across 145 countries reveals that only 63.3% of lakes worldwide meet good water quality standards. More concerningly, among the approximately 2 billion people living within the service areas of freshwater lakes, more than half are exposed to lakes with poor water quality, indicating potential health risks associated with freshwater security.