Drinking Water News

  1. New Class Of Materials Passively Harvest Water From Air 6/3/2025

    Aserendipitous observation in a chemical engineering lab at Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science has led to a surprising discovery: a new class of nanostructured materials that can pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto surfaces without the need for any external energy.

  2. Gap Inc. And FIDO AI Collaborate To Improve Water Resilience In Supply Chain Communities 6/3/2025

    Gap Inc. is the first apparel company to join a worldwide multi-stakeholder effort to reduce water wastage using AI.

  3. A Unique Innovation Forum Explores Barriers And Drivers Of Water Reuse In Alberta 6/3/2025

    Welcome to Making Waves, an annual publication highlighting the projects the Water Innovation Program funds and supports to help Alberta plan for and respond to water issues.

  4. What To Do With Dirty PFAS Filters? UB Researchers Think Plasma Treatment Can Make Them Reusable 6/2/2025

    It’s known as granular activated carbon, or GAC. Whether deployed in a water treatment plant or the pitcher in your fridge, this highly adsorbent organic material can easily capture water pollutants.

  5. Aquagga, Inc. Demonstrates Successful PFAS Destruction With DoD-Funded Project 6/2/2025

    Aquagga, Inc. (Aquagga), the exclusive provider of the hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) technology, has successfully completed a PFAS destruction demonstration for the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.

  6. Global Water Sector Leaders Convene In Seville To Chart The Future Of Resilient Water Solutions 6/2/2025

    As the world enacts ambitious new water reuse regulations and climate change intensifies global water stress, government leaders, industry pioneers, and policy experts gathered in Seville on June 1&2 for a high-level colloquium tackling one of the century’s most urgent challenges: securing water in an age of extremes.

  7. New Research Shows How Solar Arrays Can Aid Grasslands During Drought 6/2/2025

    New research from Colorado State University and Cornell University shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and – particularly during dry years – increase plant growth by about 20% or more compared to open fields.

  8. Sustainable Development: Axereal's Strategy To Protect Water Resources 5/30/2025

    At Axereal, protecting resources has been at the heart of our strategy for many years.

  9. Efficient Technologies To Tackle Water Scarcity In Food Production 5/30/2025

    In the southwestern United States, water scarcity has become a structural challenge for agricultural production.

  10. New Report Details Challenges Reshaping The Water Sector 5/29/2025
    The newly released 2025 Water Report from Black & Veatch offers a stark look at the pressures facing U.S. water utilities. Based on insights from 680 industry stakeholders, the report points to growing concerns over cybersecurity, evolving regulations, and PFAS contamination.