Drinking Water News

  1. Detroit Streets Lined With Frozen Cars After Major Water Main Break 2/20/2025

    In the early hours of the morning on February 17, a catastrophic water main break in Southwest Detroit sent a flood of icy water into the streets, causing panic and extensive property damage. According to AP, this break of a 1930s-built pipe left 72 homes without electricity, 190 with flooded basements, and 174 without heat. 133 households stayed in hotels.

  2. Communities, Businesses, And NGOs Unite To Tackle Water Challenges For World Water Day 2025 2/20/2025

    With 2.2 billion people lacking safe water, communities, businesses, and NGOs are taking bold action this World Water Day to accelerate solutions. From March 17-22, thousands of volunteers worldwide will mobilize to improve water security – through cleanups, education programs, and projects expanding access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

  3. Veolia's Technologies Set To Transform Wastewater Into Resources At Historic Belgian Brewery 2/20/2025

    Veolia Water Technologies has been chosen by the Omer Vander Ghinste Brewery for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) at its historic brewery close to Kortrijk, Belgium.

  4. How To Prevent The Next Water-Treatment Crisis 2/19/2025

    University of Cincinnati engineers use UV light and chlorine to treat water contamination.

  5. Malta Pioneers Advance In Non-Conventional Water Resources: GWP-Med & Energy & Water Agency Sign MoU For Alter Aqua RECAP 2/19/2025

    Today, at Malta’s National Water Conference, Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) and Malta’s Energy and Water Agency (EWA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the Alter Aqua RECAP project—an initiative focused on advancing Malta’s water resilience through promoting the use of recycled greywater for domestic uses.

  6. WPI Researchers Turn Up The Heat On PFAS With Novel Removal Process 2/19/2025

    Reducing human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” is a significant societal challenge.

  7. Water Company Leak Correlation Trials Deliver Efficiencies 2/18/2025

    Multiple water companies trialling a new end-to-end leakage detection system from Ovarro have seen significant time-savings and efficiency gains.

  8. Clay County Utility Authority Cuts Ribbon On Advanced Reclaimed Water Demonstration Facility 2/18/2025

    Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA) recently celebrated the opening of Project Quench, an innovative demonstration facility showcasing how reclaimed water is safely transformed into drinking water using advanced purification technology.

  9. EPA Announces $110M WIFIA Loan To Enhance Drinking Water Reliability In Drought-Prone Region Of Utah 2/18/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a $110M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Weber Basin Water Conservancy District in northern Utah.

  10. Melting Glaciers – Study Shows Growing Lake Areas, But Flooding From Smaller Lakes 2/18/2025

    Does flooding from melting glaciers pose a growing danger in the high mountains? Not necessarily, as a study led by the University of Potsdam shows. Although glaciers are melting worldwide and cause growing and potentially unstable lakes, many regions are threatened by smaller glacial lake floods, as the researchers discovered.