Drinking Water Treatment News

  1. Tampa City Council Approves Funding For World's Largest Suspended Ion Exchange System At The David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility 3/25/2026

    The Tampa City Council has approved funding for the design of Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX) technology at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility (DLTWTF), marking a historic milestone in water treatment innovation.

  2. Researcher Identifies Promising Surrogate To Advance PFAS Testing 3/24/2026

    Marking a major advancement in its multiyear effort to improve how the water sector manages per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Water Quality Research Foundation is funding critical research by University of British Columbia Professor Madjid Mohseni, PhD, validating surrogate parameters that can reliably predict PFAS breakthrough in water treatment technologies.

  3. Houston's Rice WaTER Institute And Israel's IDE Technologies Collaborate To Advance Water Treatment Solutions 3/24/2026

    IDE Technologies, a world leader in desalination and advanced water treatment solutions, and Rice University’s Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute, a multidisciplinary center advancing innovative water treatment technologies, energy transitions and resilient infrastructure, are proud to announce their strategic collaboration.

  4. A Large Scale Solution With A Small Footprint 3/23/2026

    A large scale solution with a small footprint, The NIROBOX family offers the most flexible and intelligent range of water treatment solutions on the market.

  5. Research Group Co-Led By UC Irvine Develops First-Of-Its-Kind Ion Pump 3/16/2026

    Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Israel’s Tel Aviv University and other institutions have developed a first-of-its-kind membrane through which charged molecules pass using nothing more than a rapidly switching low-voltage signal.

  6. Sunvapor's Pilot Desalination Facility Purifies Oilfield Water In The Permian Basin 3/16/2026

    Sunvapor, Inc., a leading developer of low-carbon industrial process plants, and Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC) have commenced joint operations of the country's first solar desalination facility located at a commercial salt water disposal well.

  7. Puraffinity Enters Distribution Agreement With Giotto Water As Distribution Partner In Italy 3/10/2026

    Puraffinity, a UK-based science-driven water technology company focused on removing PFAS from water, today announced a distribution agreement with Giotto Water S.r.l., part of Giotto Group, to expand access to Puraffinity’s PFAS treatment solutions for municipal and industrial customers across Italy.

  8. Membrane Water And Wastewater Treatment (WWT) Market To Reach USD 32.2 Billion By 2033 3/10/2026

    According to our Growth Market Report, the global membrane water and wastewater treatment (WWT) market size reached USD 16.2 billion in 2024, demonstrating robust momentum driven by increasing environmental regulations and rising demand for clean water.

  9. Energy Recovery Unveils Next Generation Pressure Exchanger Designed For The World's Leading Desalination Plants 3/9/2026

    Energy Recovery, a global leader in energy-efficient technology enabling affordable, reliable water and reduced emissions, today announced the launch of the PX Q650 Pressure Exchanger, a next-generation energy recovery device (ERD) designed to meet the scale, efficiency, and reliability requirements of the desalination industry.

  10. New Zone 7 Water Treatment Plant Celebrated In National Engineering Competition 3/9/2026

    Carollo Engineers, Inc. of Walnut Creek, Calif. has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 59th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for the Zone 7 Water Agency, new Stoneridge PFAS Treatment Plant in Livermore, Calif.