Drinking Water News

41. Harmful Microplastics Infiltrating Drinking Water 4/21/2025

    Despite advances in wastewater treatment, tiny plastic particles called microplastics are still slipping through, posing potential health and environmental hazards, according to new research from The University of Texas at Arlington.

42. The New Gold Rush: Groundwater Sparks Fierce Battles Across Texas 4/17/2025

    Increasing water demands in Texas cities are creating significant conflict over shared groundwater resources. Texas’s unique legal framework, particularly the “rule of capture,” and the limitations of current regulatory mechanisms, is creating a new gold rush among public and private entities that wish to utilize the increasingly scarce resource. 

43. Emerson's New Digital Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Enhances Operational Versatility With Lower Maintenance Costs 4/17/2025

    Today Emerson announced the release of the Rosemount 490A Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor, a digital Modbus-enabled measurement device designed to enhance operational flexibility, simplify installation and reduce maintenance costs across many industrial applications in the water/wastewater treatment, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, food and beverage processing, and steam power generation industries.

44. Scientists Discover Millions Of Acres Of The Central Valley May Be Suitable For Recharging Groundwater 4/17/2025

    Depleted groundwater threatens communities, agriculture, and ecosystems in California’s Central Valley, which produces much of the nation’s fruit, vegetables, and nuts. But the same acres where farmers have long cultivated thirsty crops might be critical for refilling aquifers, Stanford scientists have found.

45. PERC Water Awarded Arizona Water Association's 2025 Project Of The Year 4/17/2025

    PERC Water, a leading developer of innovative water treatment infrastructure, has received the Arizona Water Association’s Wastewater Project of the Year Award for its role in the Sarival Water Reclamation Facility project.

46. Researchers Warn Of A Threat To Water Safety From Wildfires 4/17/2025

    The consequences of wildfires in or near urban areas go beyond the damage to buildings and ecosystems, to the threat of contamination of drinking water according to water quality and treatment experts from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

47. Major Dust-Up For Water In The Colorado River 4/17/2025

    The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the Southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico.

48. ResinTech Announces Industry-First Resin-Based PFAS Reduction System For Residential Water Treatment Passes Performance Requirements 4/17/2025

    ResinTech, a leader in water treatment solutions, today announced that its innovative Hydra PFAS Reduction System has passed challenge testing by an independent and accredited third party laboratory, confirming the system meets NSF/ANSI standard 53 for total PFAS reduction.

49. WateReuse Association Applauds Introduction Of Industrial Water Reuse Tax Credit Bill 4/17/2025

    On Thursday, April 17, Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced the Advancing Water Reuse Act which aims to catalyze the use of recycled water by manufacturers, data centers, and other industrial entities.

50. Trump Demands Water Owed From U.S.-Mexico Treaty 4/16/2025

    Amid three years of drought, Mexico has struggled to deliver on its promises to the U.S. made per a 1944 water treaty. Under the treaty, Mexico agreed to send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. every five years. However, the country is currently experiencing the most widespread drought since 2011.