From the Editor

31. EPA Will Face Fight From Meat Industry Over New Effluent Standards 1/23/2024

    As the leading environmental regulator in the country works to crack down on a notorious source of wastewater contaminants, a major industry faces the prospect of expensive compliance — and the regulating agency should be preparing for a fight.

32. PepsiCo's Vision: Improving Water Wherever It Operates 1/19/2024
    As Senior Director of Global Climate and Water Solutions for PepsiCo, Grant oversees a program that actually improves water conditions, rather than simply mitigating PepsiCo's own impact or embracing sustainability merely for efficiency/business benefits. In this Q&A, Grant details PepsiCo's philosophy on water stewardship, the elements of their ambitious water strategy, and the outcomes they hope to achieve.
33. With Presidential Election Looming, Colorado River States Urgently Pursue New Deal 1/17/2024

    The clock is ticking for the consumers who count on one of the nation’s most important, and most imperiled, water sources to figure out how they can preserve that source into the future.

34. Tens Of Thousands Of Camp Lejeune Contamination Claims Heading For Court 1/16/2024

    As consumers seek compensation for one of the highest-profile drinking water contamination events in recent history, it’s becoming increasingly clear that an uphill legal battle lies ahead.

35. Water Trends, Now And Then 1/10/2024

    Even though this edition of Water Innovations looks forward into 2024, I’d like to use this space to look back on trends within the water and wastewater industry in 2023. We’ve just begun 2024 — and we’re still in the thick of 2023’s issues, since they didn’t get resolved with the turning of the calendar. Furthermore, recent challenges inform future trends, as policy and technologies are devised and improved to confront the most pressing needs of the day.

36. New Mexico Wants To Reuse Fracking Wastewater 1/9/2024

    As water scarcity worsens across the U.S., the most drought-stricken regions are turning to innovative conservation processes that can make a positive difference. And now, new progress is being made in New Mexico toward that end.

37. Tampa Could Be First U.S. City With New Treatment Tech To Filter PFAS 1/9/2024

    As water systems across the country make it a priority to rid supplies of pervasive per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), one city is set to pioneer treatment technology that could soon be deployed more widely.

38. As U.S. Takes On Major Lead Line Replacement Projects, Water Loss Is Set To Decline 1/3/2024

    With the Biden administration pushing forward on a multi-billion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s buried drinking water infrastructure, lead contamination may not be the only crisis facing our water systems now set to be solved.

39. The Latest Solution To Global Drought Means Wrangling Icebergs Themselves 1/2/2024

    In a startling sign of just how challenging it has become to secure drinking water amid increasing drought, new ventures are launching with the goal of wrangling one of the largest and most inaccessible sources on earth.

40. Major Bottled Water Brands Could Be Forced To Make Big Changes As Drought Worsens 1/1/2024

    As source water around the world continues to diminish in the face of growing demand and warming climate, alarms are being raised around increasing consumption by BlueTriton Brands — owner of major bottled water products like Poland Spring, Arrowhead, and Deer Park — as it taps endangered spring water sources.