Drinking Water News

  1. Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Vargas, Peters Announce Bicameral Bill To Clean Up Tijuana River 7/10/2025

    Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Representatives Juan Vargas (D-Calif.-52) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50), introduced bicameral legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River sewage pollution crisis across the U.S.-Mexico border.

  2. UC Merced Breakthrough Could Transform How California Monitors Toxic Algae 7/10/2025

    San Luis Reservoir in Merced County - one of California's largest artificial lakes - not only irrigates Central Valley farmland and supplies drinking water across Silicon Valley and the South Bay, but also draws swimmers, boaters and anglers year-round.

  3. Can Wastewater Help Fuel AI Growth? 7/9/2025

    The continuous growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) is driving a proportional demand for data centers that can manage their substantial infrastructure requirements. This, in turn, presents a significant challenge: balancing the increasing need for computing resources with crucial sustainability goals, particularly regarding water usage.

  4. Suffolk County Water Authority To Receive First Award In PFAS Settlement With 3M 7/9/2025

    The Suffolk County Water Authority announced today that it expects to receive its first award as part of the national class action settlement with 3M Company, a manufacturer of PFAS — also known as “forever chemicals” — which have contaminated Long Island’s sole source aquifer. The $10.5 billion settlement involves thousands of water providers across the country.

  5. Tremendous Amount Of Plastic Floats As Nanoparticles In The Ocean 7/9/2025

    The total amount of plastic floating in the North Atlantic Ocean as particles of less than 1 micrometer each is estimated at 27 million tons.

  6. Lovibond Launches Single And Multi-Parameter Colorimeters: Accurate, Durable, And Innovative 7/9/2025

    Lovibond is delighted to unveil the MD50 and MD150 Colorimeters to the North American market, setting a new benchmark in portable water testing.

  7. Cyclopure Joins Colorado PFAS Test Program For Second Year 7/9/2025

    Cyclopure is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) to provide PFAS water testing services for private well users in residential homes located in Colorado.

  8. Seven Seas Water Group Breaks Ground On Landmark Water-as-a-Service Project With South Texas Water Authority 7/9/2025

    Seven Seas Water Group (“SSWG”), a multinational provider of Water-as-a-Service (“WaaS”) solutions, is proud to announce the groundbreaking of another transformational brackish water reverse osmosis facility; this time in partnership with the South Texas Water Authority (STWA).

  9. Climate Change Lowers Precipitation, Prolongs Drought In Southwest 7/9/2025

    In the late 2010s, when Assistant Professor Flavio Lehner worked for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, water managers often asked him about the drought in the Southwest.

  10. How Lakes Connect To Groundwater Critical For Resilience To Climate Change 7/9/2025

    The study drew on data from 350 lakes across 18 European countries, collected between 2022 and 2024, to provide a comprehensive picture of how the continent’s lakes are coping with climate change.