Views on the Latest Regulations

  1. New Drinking Water Regulations Sought For Algal Toxins 9/23/2014

    Excess nutrients, blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), and cyanotoxins have long been a problem for wastewater treatment plants — many states regulate nutrient levels in discharged water — but now drinking water plants are being eyed for regulation as well.

  2. New Standard Applies To Every Water Manager, Everywhere 8/18/2014

    Innovation can take many forms. In the water and wastewater industry, new and emerging technologies get most of the credit for being innovative and potentially transformative. However, new modes of thinking can have equal and sometimes greater impact.

  3. Expert Advice On The Lead-Free Law And Compliance 8/15/2014

    The national lead-free law that went into effect in January 2014 arrived with a certain amount of confusion tied to it. What does “lead free” really mean? What constitutes a pipe, pipe fitting, plumbing fitting, or fixture? How are lead-free products identified? How is the law enforced?

  4. Research To The Rescue: Solutions For Today's Top Water Challenges 7/24/2014

    The Water Research Foundation should be well known to those interested in the latest solutions to the water/wastewater industry’s most pressing challenges — they’ve been around since 1966 — but in case you don’t know…

  5. Next-Generation Arsenic Removal 5/23/2014

    A novel process gives spent adsorptive media — and utilities’ budgets — new life.

  6. EPA Drinking Water Agenda: What's On Tap? 5/16/2014

    A U.S. EPA official gives insight into rulemaking decisions, contaminants of concern, and what regulations may be on the horizon.

  7. Feds Take Steps To Regulate Water For Food 4/30/2014

    Due to new rules proposed by the FDA, monitoring services and new pumps will likely be shopping-list items for food processors.

  8. New Indirect Potable Reuse Regulations — What To Expect 3/6/2014

    In the upcoming months, the California Department of Public Health is expected to release regulations for groundwater replenishment of drinking water aquifers using recycled wastewater. These regulations are the first of their kind in California and unique in the U.S.

  9. Treatment Plant Discovers Fountain Of Youth, Long-Range Regulatory Compliance 2/18/2014

    An old (but important) drinking water facility finds new life through treatment upgrades, enabling compliance with strict water-quality regulations well into the future.

  10. The Little-Known Cure For Disinfection Byproducts 1/30/2014

    A timeless drinking water facility needed a timely solution to disinfection byproducts (DBPs). The treatment process selected was (and is) unique to the region, but the results suggest that it deserves more consideration.