Drinking Water News

31. EPA Announces New Action To Make America Healthy Again By Collecting Data To Advance Science On Potential Drinking Water Contaminants 6/26/2026

    The U.S. EPA is taking a key step to advance Safe Drinking Water Act implementation by proposing to monitor contaminants that are not currently regulated but may be present in drinking water. Specifically, the agency is proposing monitoring requirements for 30 unregulated contaminants in the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6).

32. DOE Awards $2.2M Financial Assistance Grant To New Mexico Environmental Department Oversight Bureau 6/25/2026

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant to the New Mexico Environmental Department Oversight Bureau today.

33. New Electrocatalyst Helps Clean Polluted Waters And Industrial Chemical Production 6/25/2026

    A new electrochemical system simultaneously converts plant-derived materials and nitrate pollutants into valuable industrial chemicals.

34. Moderate Harmful Algal Bloom Predicted For Western Lake Erie 6/25/2026

    NOAA and its research partners are forecasting a moderate harmful algal bloom (HAB) in western Lake Erie this summer.

35. Calgon Carbon Launches Filtrasorb Rx, Premium Reactivated Carbon For Municipal Drinking Water 6/24/2026

    Calgon Carbon Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO: 3405) and the world’s largest activated carbon manufacturer, announces the launch of Filtrasorb® Rx, a premium reactivated carbon solution for municipal drinking water systems.

36. Enersense Signs A Significant Agreement With Aquatech For The Water Treatment Plant Of The World's First Large-Scale Green Steel Mill 6/24/2026

    Enersense will install pipelines and steel structures for the water treatment plant at the world’s first large-scale green steel mill which is being built in Boden, northern Sweden. Advancing near-zero emission steel production is essential for climate change mitigation, since steel currently produces around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

37. Using Electricity To Remove Hard-To-Treat Water Pollutants 6/23/2026

    Developing ways to clean and reuse water is essential as populations grow, extreme weather increases, infrastructure ages and demand for water outpaces current resources.

38. McWane Launches Water System Intelligence Platform — iHydrantPlus™ 6/22/2026

    McWane, a worldwide leader in building sustainable infrastructure, has expanded on its hydrant-based system monitoring and analytics technology with the launch of iHydrantPlus™. This new system builds on the original iHydrant™ technology to combine acoustic leak detection, pressure monitoring and temperature data with machine learning tools to provide private and public water system operators with real time system analytics and alerts.

39. Flocean Produces First Drinkable Water From Commercial-Scale Subsea Desalination Plant 6/22/2026

    Flocean has successfully reached "first water" and is now producing freshwater at full capacity from Flocean One, an industrial-scale subsea desalination system deployed at 500 meters depth off Norway's west coast.

40. Sigma Advanced Technologies Unveils Mobile All In One Ozone Water Treatment Containers For Industrial And Produced Water Treatment And Reuse 6/22/2026

    Sigma Advanced Technologies today announced the launch of its next‑generation mobile all‑in‑one ozone water treatment containers, engineered to transform how industrial operators manage and reuse wastewater.