Drinking Water Source
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Can Wastewater Help Fuel AI Growth?
7/9/2025
The continuous growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) is driving a proportional demand for data centers that can manage their substantial infrastructure requirements. This, in turn, presents a significant challenge: balancing the increasing need for computing resources with crucial sustainability goals, particularly regarding water usage.
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The Chemistry Of A Bloom: What Water Tests Reveal About Toxic Algae
7/8/2025
Understanding the chemistry behind algal blooms is key to early detection, effective monitoring, and mitigating their impacts. Fortunately, water testing technologies are revealing powerful insights into what’s really happening below the surface.
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Building A Sustainable Future With Smart Water Solutions
7/7/2025
In a world facing mounting water stress and increasing demands on utilities, ensuring consistent water quality and minimizing pipeline losses have never been more important.
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Community-Driven Algal Monitoring: Empowering Local Stewards
7/4/2025
As algal blooms become more frequent and severe due to nutrient pollution and climate change, community-driven monitoring efforts are playing a vital role in safeguarding water quality and ecosystem health. Local stewards—citizens, educators, nonprofit groups, and tribal communities—are increasingly stepping up to fill critical data gaps, improve early detection, and advocate for more responsive environmental management.
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How ABB's Flow And Digital Technologies Help Bawat With Smarter Ballast Water Compliance
7/3/2025
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets strict global standards for ballast water management to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms. For companies like Bawat, a Danish innovator in ballast water management, being able to verify ballast water flow measurements quickly, accurately, and from anywhere in the world is essential.
- New Bill Would Lock PFAS Water Standards Into Federal Law 7/2/2025
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U.S., Mexico Fast-Track Solution To Tijuana River Pollutants
6/12/2025
After UCSD research indicated worsening air and water quality in the San Diego area as a result of wastewater contamination in the Tijuana River, the U.S. EPA and Mexico intend to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant’s treatment capacity from 25 million gallons per day (MGD) to 35 MGD over the next 100 days.
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New Genetically Engineered Bacteria Can Quickly Break Down Industrial Compounds
5/27/2025
Stubborn industrial chemicals such as chlorinated solvents can be a challenge for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), as well as remediation teams trying to clean up contaminated water sources. These compounds can linger in salty or low-oxygen environments where typical treatment methods fall short. However, a new breakthrough in synthetic biology could change that.
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Pasteurized Equivalent Water Treatment At Tnuva Ba'Emek, Israel
5/21/2025
In the heart of Israel’s Jezreel Valley, Ba’emek Advanced Technologies—part of the Tnuva Group—faced a critical challenge: how to sustainably reuse water extracted from whey during dairy processing without compromising safety or quality.
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Arizona And Nevada Leading In Recycling Colorado River Water
5/5/2025
The Colorado River, a vital water source for numerous U.S. states, faces unprecedented strain due to prolonged drought and increasing demand. A new study shows that Arizona and Nevada stand out as leaders in reducing this pressure through proactive and extensive wastewater recycling efforts. While other basin states grapple with lower adoption rates, Arizona and Nevada demonstrate the potential of water reuse as a crucial strategy for water security.