Drinking Water News

  1. The Inequalities Of Laundry: U Of T Research Reveals Overlooked Source Of Microplastic Pollution 11/18/2025

    Researchers at U of T Engineering have observed that handwashing synthetic fabrics in water with higher total dissolved solids (TDS) leads to more microplastic fibres (MPF) being released, creating implications for billions of people without access to soft water or washing machines.

  2. WateReuse Association Awards Brown and Caldwell Project To Develop State Water Reuse Regulatory Guide 11/18/2025

    The WateReuse Association, in collaboration with other water industry partners, is funding the State Water Reuse Regulatory Guide, a first-of-its-kind guide for states looking to establish or revise water reuse regulations based on specific reuse types.

  3. Toray Subsidiary Becomes First In Saudi Arabia To Integrate Reverse Osmosis Membrane Fabrication Through Assembly With New Desalination-Focused Facility 11/18/2025

    Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) has expanded capacity for desalination reverse osmosis (RO) membranes by initiating operations at a new facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

  4. Ultrasonic Device Dramatically Speeds Harvesting Of Water From The Air 11/18/2025

    Feeling thirsty? Why not tap into the air? Even in desert conditions, there exists some level of humidity that, with the right material, can be soaked up and squeezed out to produce clean drinking water.

  5. Technology And Partnerships Can Futureproof Water Supplies 11/18/2025

    Leakage technology will continue to evolve, but the real step-change comes from better use of supply chain expertise, writes Ben Crabtree, product line director, Ovarro, ahead of the Annual Leakage Conference, Birmingham, UK, on 24-25 November 2025.

  6. Hanover Foods Agrees to Pay $1.15M Penalty And Implement Actions To Address Clean Water Act Violations At Wastewater Treatment Facility 11/18/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), announced a proposed consent decree with Hanover Foods Corporation.

  7. EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal 11/17/2025

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, together with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.

  8. Devices Protect Georgia Water Network From Shutdowns 11/17/2025

    Pilot trials of an adaptable pressure monitoring device that can tap directly into a utilities water network is protecting a utility in Atlanta, Georgia from avoidable cut-offs, leading to proactive water distribution management, says Lou Rossetti senior vice president of sales North America at Orbis Intelligent Systems.

  9. Energy Recovery Announces $32.8M In Desalination Contracts In Saudi Arabia 11/17/2025

    Energy Recovery today announced significant project wins in Saudi Arabia, with multiple PX Pressure Exchanger (PX) energy recovery devices to be installed in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants across the region.

  10. PA Food Processing Plant Fined $1.1M For Pollution Violations In Chesapeake Tributary 11/17/2025

    Hanover Foods, a food processing and canning plant south of the state capital, must pay $1.1M in penalties and improve its wastewater treatment system as part of a consent decree filed in court today by EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.