Drinking Water News

  1. EPA Meets With Water Systems During Water Week 4/11/2025

    “Water is essential to Powering the Great American Comeback. Through this low-cost loan program, EPA is accelerating investments in water infrastructure that support healthy Americans while creating jobs and reducing the cost of living,” said Kramer.

  2. Titanium Dioxide's Role In Future Pollution Control 4/10/2025

    Researchers in China and the USA are highlighting the potential for scaling technologies based on titanium dioxide (TiO₂) for pollution control in groundwater, and potentially other water sources and treatment processes.

  3. Toxic PFAS Contamination Of Farms, Food And Water Sources Is Avoidable, SELC Says To EPA 4/10/2025

    Toxic PFAS contamination of food crops, livestock and drinking water from sewage sludge used as fertilizer could be avoided to protect farming families and other communities if wastewater treatment plants and industries used their ability to stop pollution from industrial sources, the Southern Environmental Law Center said in comments filed today with the Environmental Protection Agency.

  4. Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Drinking Water Put 122M Americans At Risk 4/10/2025

    A new report from the Environmental Working Group shows the shocking extent of a widespread public health crisis: Over 122 million Americans drink water with high levels of cancer-causing disinfection byproduct chemicals.

  5. USGS Selects Woolpert To Provide Elevation-Derived Hydrography For State Of Tennessee 4/10/2025

    The U.S. Geological Survey has selected Woolpert to process and delineate elevation-derived hydrography for the state of Tennessee in support of the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP).

  6. Fluoridation Under Fire 4/9/2025

    Beginning on May 7, 2025, Utah’s ban on fluoride in drinking water will officially take effect, making them the first state in the U.S. to ban fluoride in drinking water.

  7. Sunlight And Seawater Lead To Low-Cost Green Hydrogen, Clean Water 4/9/2025

    A Cornell-led collaboration has hit the trifecta of sustainability technology: The group developed a low-cost method to produce carbon-free “green” hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater. A happy byproduct of the process? Potable water.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.