Drinking Water News

  1. Home Water-Use App Improves Water Conservation 5/23/2025

    AUC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet state-mandated conservation goals.

  2. Penn Engineers Discover A New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water From Air 5/22/2025

    A serendipitous observation in a Chemical Engineering lab at Penn Engineering has led to a surprising discovery: a new class of nanostructured materials that can pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto surfaces without the need for any external energy. The research, published in Science Advances, was conducted by an interdisciplinary team, including Daeyeon Lee, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), Amish Patel, Professor in CBE, Baekmin Kim, a postdoctoral scholar in Lee’s lab and first author, and Stefan Guldin, Professor in Complex Soft Matter at the Technical University of Munich.

  3. Manchester City Puts Smart Water Tech In Play On The Pitch 5/22/2025

    Manchester City Football Club is using data and analytics for more than performance on the pitch. A champion of water sustainability, the Club is taking its commitment to the next level – introducing digital solutions from its official water technology partner, Xylem to help capture and reuse rainwater more efficiently.

  4. The Estée Lauder Companies Announces New Sustainability Upgrades At Belgium Manufacturing & Fulfillment Campus 5/22/2025

    As The Estée Lauder Companies continues to advance its commitment to environmental stewardship across its operations, the company is proud to announce significant sustainability enhancements at its state-of-the-art manufacturing and fulfillment campus in Oevel, Belgium. Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer, visited the campus during Earth Month in April to witness the sustainable operations in action and celebrate ELC’s nearly 60-year presence in Belgium. “Oevel exemplifies how we’re committed to advancing sustainability for the long term,” said Nancy.

  5. EQT To Acquire Seven Seas Water Group, A Leading Provider Of Sustainable Water And Wastewater Solutions 5/22/2025

    EQT is pleased to announce that the EQT Infrastructure VI fund ("EQT") has agreed to acquire Seven Seas Water Group ("Seven Seas" or "the Company") from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners ("MSIP").

  6. EPA Partners With City Of Albany To Replace Lead Service Lines 5/22/2025

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is partnering with the City of Albany and the New York State Department of Health to improve water quality in Albany, NY.

  7. EPA Reinforces Alignment Of Clean Water Act Section 401 With 'Powering The Great American Comeback' Initiative 5/22/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum clarifying the specific and limited role that states and tribes play in the federal licensing and permitting processes under Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401.

  8. Pydro Raises Over €1 Million In Oversubscribed Pre-Series A Round To Scale Sensor-Enabled Water Monitoring Services 5/21/2025

    Pydro, a provider of sensor-enabled services for real-time water monitoring, has raised over €1 million in an oversubscribed Pre-Series A funding round.

  9. How To Treat Shale Gas Wastewater 5/21/2025

    The treatment of shale gas fracturing flowback fluid wastewater is a complex and critical process aimed at reducing environmental pollution, protecting water resources and realizing the resource utilization of wastewater.

  10. Energy Recovery Announces Desalination Contracts Totaling Over $7M In Spain 5/21/2025

    Energy Recovery today reported contract awards totaling over $7M for its PX Pressure Exchanger (PX) energy recovery devices and pumps for several seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination projects in Spain.