Drinking Water Treatment News

  1. IDRA And The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania Sign Collaboration Agreement To Advance Water Sector Leadership, Research, And Careers 4/27/2026

    The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) and The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania have signed a one-year collaboration agreement to formalize a partnership between two of the sector’s most active platforms for research, workforce development, and water industry leadership.

  2. EWG: Over 60M Americans Exposed To Elevated Levels Of Contaminant Nitrate In Tap Water 4/21/2026

    One in five Americans, or more than 60 million people, rely on drinking water systems with elevated levels of nitrate, a contaminant increasingly linked to cancer, birth defects, and other serious health harms, a new Environmental Working Group analysis finds.

  3. Common Asian Plant In Brazil Shows Potential For Removing Microplastics From Water 4/15/2026

    A saline extract obtained from moringa, also known as white acacia, exhibited properties similar to aluminum sulfate in the coagulation process preceding the filtration of water for human consumption.

  4. Stantec-Designed Bull Run Filtration Facility Recognized With An Envision Platinum Award 4/14/2026

    The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure has recognized Portland Water Bureau with an Envision Platinum Award for the Bull Run Filtration Facility.

  5. IDRA Welcomes Professor Nidal Hilal, One Of The Most Influential Researchers In The History Of Desalination And Membrane Science As Special Advisor 4/8/2026

    The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nidal Hilal, Director of the NYUAD Water Research Center and Global Network Professor at New York University, as Special Advisor to IDRA.

  6. Carollo Engineers To Manage Construction Of Nevada's First Water Purification And Reuse Facility 4/8/2026

    Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) has selected Carollo Engineers to provide construction management services for the Advanced Purified Water Facility (APWF) project. Undertaken by OneWater Nevada, a regional collaboration led by the City of Reno and TMWA, the $200M facility will be Nevada's first water purification and reuse project.

  7. SDSC's Expanse Helps Illustrate How To Break 'Forever Chemicals' In Real Time 4/6/2026

    Scientists have, for the first time, watched “forever chemicals” break apart step by step on an electrically charged metal surface, pointing to new ways to remove them from drinking water.

  8. The Rosalind Breakthrough: Fluorescent RNA As A Global Health Tool 3/31/2026

    Water is largely tasteless to humans. But to the microbial world, it is anything but.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.