Drinking Water News

  1. Cell Membrane Biology Inspires Design Of New Saltwater Filters 4/9/2025

    Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King’s College London and the University of Fribourg have developed polymer water channels, similar to commonly used plastics, that can draw salt out of water, inspired by the body’s own water filtering system.

  2. Veolia And Tampa Bay Water Bring Major Expansion To Regional Water Supply 4/9/2025

    Veolia North America, the leading environmental services company in the United States, has finalized an agreement with Tampa Bay Water (TBW) to lead the design, construction and operation of a major expansion of TBW’s capacity to deliver high-quality drinking water to more than 2.5 million customers along the Gulf Coast of Florida.

  3. California American Water Awards Hexavalent Chromium Removal Contract To Covenant Technical Solutions 4/8/2025

    Covenant Technical Solutions (CTS), a leading integrated solutions provider in the water sector, has been awarded a contract by California American Water (CAW) to lead a progressive design-build advanced Hexavalent Chromium Removal system across multiple well sites in Southern California. 

  4. Brown and Caldwell Partners With The Water Utility Climate Alliance To Help Design Climate-Ready Infrastructure Across The Water Sector 4/8/2025

    Brown and Caldwell, an engineering consulting firm creating and delivering water and environmental solutions throughout North America and the Pacific, was selected by the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) to lead an industry project that will provide utilities with practical design guidance on how to build more climate-resilient water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.

  5. AMWA Leads Letter To Legislators Supporting Clean Energy Tax Credits 4/7/2025

    Last week, AMWA spearheaded a pair of letters to several House and Senate committee leaders, co-signed by five water sector and municipal partners, expressing support for the clean energy tax credits introduced under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

  6. Water Week 2025 To Focus On Critical Legislative And Regulatory Challenges Facing The Water Sector 4/7/2025

    More than 700 water sector professionals representing national associations and wastewater and drinking water utilities from across the country will conduct Congressional office visits this week as part of the annual National Water Policy Fly-In during Water Week.

  7. EPA Will Expeditiously Review New Science On Fluoride In Drinking Water 4/7/2025

    Today, at an event in Salt Lake City, Utah, with U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s decision to expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water. 

  8. Locating Microplastic Hotspots Along The Texas Coast 4/7/2025

    There are trillions of microplastic particles, ranging in size from about one micrometer to a few millimeters, on Earth. Many of these particles end up in the oceans, where they disrupt nutrient cycles, are ingested by marine animals or transport pollutants. To better understand how microplastics accumulate and disperse in marine environments, new research published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology reflects efforts to locate hotspots — areas with high concentrations of microplastics — in Texas coastal bays.

  9. Securing Our Future: The Case For Wastewater Reuse In A Drying World 4/7/2025

    Freshwater scarcity is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Climate change, population growth, and industrial demand are putting unprecedented pressure on global water supplies.

  10. EPA Regional Administrator Visits The U.S. Virgin Islands To Engage On Environmental And Infrastructure Priorities 4/7/2025

    EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) last week to engage with government officials, meet the EPA team working on the ground, and discuss strategies for tackling the territory’s most pressing environmental challenges.