Drinking Water News

  1. BactoSense ID Cuts Wastewater And Bathing Water Bacteria Testing From Days To Minutes 10/5/2026

    Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.

  2. EPA Deputy Administrator Fotouhi Announces Over $90 Million For Restoration And Clean Water In Chesapeake Bay Watershed 10/2/2026

    During an event at the Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield, Virginia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was joined by U.S. Representative Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and others to announce more than $90 million for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. EPA is awarding $37 million with an additional $53 million in funding coming from other agencies to implement 83 new projects that will support critical restoration and provide long-term water quality improvements.

  3. Where The Waters Meet: Connecting Global Limits And Local Water Management 10/1/2026

    Human activity and climate change are putting growing pressure on water resources, disrupting the predictability of the water cycle, and changing the availability and quality of freshwater. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new framework for guiding water management and planning at the river-basin level, derived from the existing Global Water Planetary Boundary.

  4. Mining Without Digging: Liquid Metal Tin Turns Desalination Brine Into A Magnesium Resource 10/1/2026

    Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have developed a new liquid-metal process that can recover freshwater and magnesium resources from the concentrated brine discharged by seawater desalination plants.

  5. UAE Publishes New Report On Navigating The AI-Water-Energy Nexus 10/1/2026

    As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms economies and societies at unprecedented speed, the UAE published a new report examining an increasingly important dimension of the AI revolution: its relationship with water and energy.

  6. Nearly $1M In Binational Grants Will Address Tijuana River Sewage Crisis And Help Restore Coastal Habitats 9/30/2026

    San Diego Foundation (SDF) today announced $983,439 in Binational Resilience Initiative (BRI) grants for 10 projects bringing together 21 nonprofit organizations in the United States and Mexico.

  7. LiqTech QureFlow Expected To Enable More Than 95% Wastewater Recovery At WWIS's New Texas Facility 9/30/2026

    LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company specializing in advanced ceramic filtration solutions, will support wastewater reuse at the new Water Works Industrial Services, LLC (“WWIS”) facility in Freeport, Texas, with its QureFlow QF-6 ceramic membrane filtration system.

  8. Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Padilla Bill To Support Desalination And Safe Drinking Water 9/30/2026

    Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bipartisan bill to reauthorize desalination projects and research. Padilla’s Desalination Reauthorization Act cleared committee by voice vote, along with a bipartisan amendment that was also adopted by voice vote.

  9. Trump EPA Tijuana Sewage Crisis Quarterly Update: Phase 2 Of River Gates Under Construction, Parallel Gravity Line Completed, South Bay Plant Expansion Contract Awarded 9/30/2026

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released today its quarterly public update for the third quarter of 2026 detailing the progress both the United States and Mexico have made toward fully implementing two historic agreements to permanently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis afflicting the San Diego region.

  10. Fish Gill-Inspired Aerogel Tackles Long-Standing Issue In Solar Desalination 9/29/2026

    As freshwater scarcity becomes more prevalent, solar evaporation is drawing attention as a promising solution. This process involves using sunlight to heat the surface of salty or contaminated water, causing it to turn into vapor that can then be collected as clean water as it condenses.