Drinking Water News

31. IDRA Appoints Michael Bjorn Of Danfoss To Board Of Directors 12/17/2025

    The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Bjorn, Vice President, High Pressure Pumps in Danfoss Climate Solutions, and representing Danfoss, to its Board of Directors, filling the European board seat.

32. Yorkshire Water Celebrates 100,000 Smart Meter Exchanges As Roll-Out Gathers Pace 12/17/2025

    Yorkshire Water has reached a major milestone in its ambitious smart meter programme, with 100,000 water meters now successfully upgraded across the region.

33. Silicon Valley Clean Water Celebrates 50 Years Of Providing Wastewater Treatment Services To Mid-Peninsula Communities 12/16/2025

    Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW), a joint powers authority (JPA) that provides wastewater treatment services, today announced it is celebrating 50 years of service to mid-Peninsula communities, as it breaks ground on wastewater projects that advance its goal of achieving energy neutrality.

34. Commissioner Wilton Simpson Awards $25M In Funding To Support Agricultural Water Resource Projects 12/16/2025

    Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced awards for $25M in grant funding through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Agricultural Regional Projects Program, a key initiative to support regional, collaborative agricultural water resource solutions that improve water quality and quantity.

35. Howard University Civil Engineering Research Team Uses AI To Help Address Climate Change Crises 12/16/2025

    Howard University civil engineering assistant professor Sanjib Sharma, Ph.D., and his College of Engineering and Architecture research team have conducted studies on how AI can help address urgent infrastructure and public health challenges in response to increasing climate change crises.

36. Engineered Material Uses Light To Destroy PFAS, Other Contaminants 12/15/2025

    Materials scientists at Rice University and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants in water, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the “forever chemicals” that have garnered attention for their pervasiveness.

37. Contaminated Bathing Water Easier To Detect 12/15/2025

    Urbanisation and a warmer climate means that more people want to swim in canals, harbours, and urban beaches.

38. Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution To The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis 12/15/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the signing of a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis.

39. Claros Technologies Achieves 99.99% PFAS Destruction In Commercial Optimization Run Using The ClarosTechUV™ System In Partnership With Daikin America 12/15/2025

    Claros Technologies, Inc. (Claros) today announced the successful completion of a large-scale commercial optimization run of ClarosTechUV™—Claros's proprietary UV-photochemical PFAS destruction technology platform—at Daikin America's (DAI) Decatur, Alabama facility.

40. Biodegradable Wet Wipes Remain In Rivers For More Than Five Weeks 12/15/2025

    Researchers from Cardiff University’s Schools of Biosciences, Chemistry and Engineering tested two widely-available brands of wipes labelled as ‘biodegradable’ in ten urban rivers and streams in Cardiff, UK.