Drinking Water News

  1. Multiple Extreme Climate Events At The Same Time May Be The New Normal 6/9/2025

    Heatwaves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time.

  2. Pennsylvania American Water To Replace More Than 350 Lead Service Lines In Pittsburgh And Mt. Oliver 6/9/2025

    Pennsylvania American Water announced today that it will soon begin replacing approximately 357 lead service lines that have been identified in the City of Pittsburgh and Mt. Oliver Borough.

  3. Toray Establishes Water Treatment Technology Center In Saudi Arabia To Serve The Middle East, Africa, And Neighboring Regions 6/9/2025

    Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (“TMME”) began operations at its Middle East Water Treatment Technical Center (“MEWTEC”) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in April.

  4. Water-Cleaning Bacteria Can Produce Health, Economic Benefits 6/6/2025

    Bruce Rittmann has made a big name for himself by thinking small — quite literally.

  5. New Breakthrough For Monitoring Microplastics To Protect Our Health And The Environment 6/6/2025

    The JRC has now released a world-first reference material which will help improve analysis of microplastic particles in water.

  6. Global Smart Water Metering Market Hits US$6.8B As Digital Transformation Accelerates 6/6/2025

    Smart water metering has grown into a US$6.8B global market, emerging as a cornerstone of utility digital transformation, according to a new report from Bluefield Research, a leading provider of global water market data and insights.

  7. A Fresh New Way To Produce Freshwater: Sonicated Carbon Nanotube Catalysts 6/5/2025

    Researchers at Tohoku University made a breakthrough by using sonicated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to enable a reaction pathway that can pinpoint specific contaminants and break them down to help save our water.

  8. What Can Ancient Climate Tell Us About Modern Droughts? 6/5/2025

    Climate change is reshaping the global water cycle, disrupting rainfall patterns and putting growing pressure on cities and ecosystems.

  9. End Of An Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years Of Earth Observation 6/4/2025

    After 25 years of capturing Earth's changing landscape, the Landsat 7 satellite received its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey and was officially decommissioned June 4, closing a remarkable chapter in space-based observation.

  10. The Atmosphere's Growing Thirst Is Making Droughts Worse, Even Where It Rains 6/4/2025

    Hot air holds more moisture. That’s why you can blow your hair dry even after a steamy shower. It’s also what dumps rain in the tropics and sucks water from desert soils.