Industrial Water and Wastewater News

1. Reliable Water, Stronger Economy: US-Mongolia Compact Delivers Landmark Infrastructure To Support Growth 3/31/2026

   Today, Mongolia and the United States marked the successful completion of the $350M Millennium Challenge Corporation Mongolia Water Compact, a landmark effort that strengthens a key U.S. partner and its capital city—Ulaanbaatar’s—long-term water security and economic growth.

2. National Science Foundation Awards An Additional $45M To Water-Focused Initiative For Great Lakes Region 3/31/2026

   Argonne partners in collaboration to turn water‑focused innovation into new technologies and businesses that strengthen the Great Lakes economy.

3. Kemira Completes First Full-Scale US Trial Of Chlorine-Free Wastewater Treatment Solution, KemConnect DEX 3/31/2026

   Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has successfully completed the first US full-scale trial of its chlorine-free wastewater treatment technology, KemConnectDEX, with Capital Region Water, the advanced wastewater treatment facility serving the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and surrounding municipalities. 

4. Wastewater Harbours High-Risk Antimicrobial Resistance Genes 3/31/2026

   In South Africa, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and connected river systems could serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, raising fresh concerns about how antimicrobial resistance moves through ecosystems and into human populations.

5. Leading Malaysia Palm Oil Wastewater Project Contractor: Professional EPC & Advanced POME Treatment Solutions 3/30/2026

   As the world’s second-largest producer of palm oil, Malaysia is at the global forefront of sustainable plantation management.

6. Textile Cascade Filter For Removing Microplastics From Wastewater 3/30/2026

   Microplastics are now found almost everywhere, even in remote regions of Antarctica. They enter the human body through the food chain. Studies indicate that microplastics may have negative effects on the human health.

7. Birchtech Expands Water Treatment Platform With SEA-IX™ Nuclear-Grade Ion Exchange Resin Line 3/30/2026

   Birchtech Corp. (NYSE American: BCHT) (TSX: BCHT) (“Birchtech” or the “Company”), a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies for sustainable air and water treatment, today announced the expansion of its water treatment platform with the launch of its SEA-IX™ nuclear-grade ion exchange resin product line, marking the Company’s entry into the complementary high-purity ion exchange resin market.

8. Sustainable Wastewater Solutions At Robert Mondavi Institute 3/26/2026

   UC Davis’ Robert Mondavi Institute (RMI) Teaching & Research Winery produces 30,000 gallons of wine annually.

9. Alum Helping Improve Wastewater Treatment With 'Explainable AI' 3/26/2026

   Most of us never think about what happens after water spirals down a drain. But for the people who run wastewater treatment plants, keeping the promise of clean water is a race against time – and data.

10. Webuild: €111M Contract Awarded To Fisia Italimpianti To Upgrade East Naples Wastewater Treatment Plant 3/26/2026

    Improve the water quality of the Gulf of Naples and support the rehabilitation of a wide stretch of its coastline: this is the aim of an upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in East Naples, a project worth €111M awarded to Fisia Italimpianti (a Webuild Group subsidiary, holding a 40-percent share) and Spain’s Acciona.