Drinking Water News

  1. Veolia's Advanced Technologies Set New Standards For Large-Scale Water Reuse In Brazil 7/29/2025

    Veolia, the global leader in water treatment technologies, has been selected to design and deliver Brazil’s most advanced municipal wastewater reuse system for industrial applications.

  2. Pollution Solution With A Pinch Of Clay 7/28/2025

    A low-cost material made from clay – common in British soil – and vitamin B2 could one day help clean up pollution using only sunlight.

  3. House And Senate Appropriators Approve Dueling EPA Funding Bills 7/28/2025

    Last week, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees passed their respective Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills. The House bill retained the same funding levels as its draft version, which contained 23 percent cuts to the EPA budget and a 20 percent reduction to the Drinking Water SRF program from FY25 funding levels. 

  4. Leaf-Inspired Design Brings Bioplastics To The Big Leagues 7/28/2025

    Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics’ detrimental effects on food and water supplies adds further pressure.

  5. Algae: Problem Or Panacea? Summer Research Flips Approach To Water Quality Improvement 7/28/2025

    To outdoor recreators, algal blooms may be that annoying blue-green scum on the water’s surface that causes their favorite beach to close.

  6. Atlantium's HOD UV System Earns Carollo Validation For Open Channel Water Treatment 7/27/2025

    Atlantium Technologies, a global leader in water biosecurity solutions, today announced its innovative HOD (Hydro-Optic Disinfection) UV solution for open channel water treatment has received validation by Carollo Engineers, a leading water treatment system validation organization.

  7. Bacterial Community Signatures Reveal How Cities Urbanize Water Sources 7/25/2025

    Bacterial communities are often well adapted and stable in a particular environment whether it be a human mouth or a lake.

  8. Raising Awareness Of The Unseen Environmental Impacts Of Floods 7/25/2025

    Just recently, the world watched as many people were injured and dozens died after a torrential flood swept through a Texas town early in July.

  9. United States And Mexico Reach Agreement To Permanently And Urgently End Decades-Long Tijuana River Sewage Crisis 7/24/2025

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin met with Secretary of the Environment and National Resources of Mexico Alicia Bárcena Ibarra at the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Mexico to address and solve the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis.

  10. Major Water Regulation Shake-Up In UK 7/24/2025

    With serious water pollution events up 60% in England, the government has recognized a need for an overhaul of the flawed regulation system. The previous regulator, Ofwat, will be scrapped and replaced. The move comes amid growing outrage over sewage pollution, outdated infrastructure, and a lack of accountability from privatized water companies.