Drinking Water News

  1. VVater Accelerates Global Expansion With Strategic Entry Into Southern Africa 9/8/2026

    VVater, America’s Next Water Company and the world’s premier innovator in advanced water treatment solutions, today announced a strategic licensing agreement to expand its global presence into Southern Africa, bringing its breakthrough water treatment and reuse technologies to a region facing mounting pressure on one of its most critical resources.

  2. Introducing Fouling Thermal Resistance RO Membranes To Support Water Treatment And Recycling In Industrial Manufacturing 9/7/2026

    Nitto Denko Corporation (headquartered in Osaka, Japan; president: Tatsuya Akagi; hereinafter referred to as "Nitto") and Hydranautics, a subsidiary of the Nitto Group, began selling "PRO-XR1-X-LD" in September.

  3. 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).

  4. 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. 

  5. Industrial Water Reuse Is Driving Demand For MBR And Biological Treatment 9/4/2026

    Industrial water reuse is becoming a practical priority for factories, industrial parks, food processors, textile mills, electronics manufacturers, and other water-intensive industries.

  6. 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.

  7. EPA And Army Seek Additional Input On Proposed Waters Of The U.S. Definition While Advancing Toward Durable Final Rule 9/4/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army announced a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to gather public input on additional regulatory language for defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to be considered alongside the 2025 proposed rule. This action reflects the agencies’ commitment to radical transparency and to developing a durable, final WOTUS definition that adheres to the Supreme Court’s direction in Sackett v. EPA, cuts bureaucratic red tape, and protects water quality while recognizing that states and Tribes are best positioned to manage their own water resources.

  8. Gradiant Secures Major Water Contract For Hyperscaler AI Data Center Campus in West Texas 9/3/2026

    As AI data center capacity races to keep pace with compute demand, water has become one of the sharpest constraints on where, and how fast, new facilities can be built. Nowhere is that clearer than West Texas, where one of the nation’s largest AI infrastructure developments is taking shape in a region with limited water resources.

  9. District Maintains Water Service During Critical Infrastructure Upgrade With AVT EZ Valve Technology 9/3/2026

    The Star Sewer and Water District in Idaho has successfully completed a critical water infrastructure upgrade using AVT's EZ Valve insertion valve technology, allowing crews to install a new water line connection without interrupting service to existing customers.

  10. A New Era In Wastewater Treatment 9/3/2026

    This year, the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU) is awarding the German Environmental Prize to membrane filter engineer Dr. Klaus Vossenkaul, founder and CEO of Membion.