Drinking Water Videos

31. Tiny Motors That Can Clean Up Polluted Water 5/4/2016

    Scientists are developing new motors that are tiny and soft. They run on things like light, magnetic effects or chemical solutions. And they can serve specific functions — including cleaning up pollution.

32. Bill Gates and Jimmy Drink Poop Water 1/23/2015

    Bill Gates challenges Jimmy to taste test water from the Omniprocessor, which turns sewage into clean drinking water.

33. Drone Footage Shows Work On Potable Water Tank 7/2/2020

    The recoating of a potable water tank in Lancaster, PA, included an already tight timeframe and several challenges that cause delays.

34. Meet Luna: DWR's Four-Legged Resource For Protecting CA's Waterways 10/1/2020

    Through a partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Law Enforcement Division – DWR is able to provide funding for Luna, a seven-year-old German Shepard from the Czech Republic, who is trained to protect her handler, apprehend suspects, and detect various threats to Delta species and environments.

35. Earth Day Outreach: Insights On Water Conservation And Quality 4/23/2015

    "Wastewater Dan” talks with FOX 4 News Kansas City about drought conditions in California and procedures to conserve water in the home. He also demonstrates the use of a total dissolved solids (TDS) meter to test drinking water quality, and interprets the results.

36. $600 Million Plan To Help Flint Proposed By Senate Democrats 2/4/2016

    A group of Congressional Democratic lawmakers from Michigan has proposed legislation to provide $600 million in financial assistance to help Flint deal with its current water crisis.

37. Why New Jersey Is Ripping Up Its Streets | VR180 5/11/2020

    After rising public pressure and lawsuits over health concerns, the city of Newark, New Jersey (a half-hour from New York City) is undertaking one of the most ambitious and impactful infrastructure projects in the country: replacing all of its residential lead service lines within 2 years.

38. Water In The Balance 5/16/2017

    How researchers at UC Merced are developing a better understanding of the three sources of water upon which California depends in order to adapt to the effects of environmental changes and make better use of this most precious of our natural resources.

39. NMSU Researchers Address Water Management Challenges 4/2/2016

    In the water-scarce desert Southwest, the agricultural, urban and environmental sectors are constantly competing for limited water. So how do you handle the fact that each stakeholder within those sectors wants something different in a water management strategy, for now and for the future?

40. Women In Chemistry: Kitty Hach-Darrow 6/8/2020

    RIP Kitty Hach-Darrow (October 20, 1922 - June 4, 2020), co-founder of Hach Company