Current Headlines

  1. $630B Wastewater Infrastructure Backlog Is Fueling America's Beach Bacteria Hot Spots 5/19/2026

    As Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, the Surfrider Foundation is releasing its annual Clean Water Report, a comprehensive look at the state of America's coastal water quality and the wastewater infrastructure that increasingly cannot keep up.

  2. Telemetry Upgrade Cuts Field Visits And Improves Response Times 5/19/2026

    Ahead of OzWater 2026, Paul Stute, product manager for remote telemetry units at Ovarro, explains how one Australian water utility modernised automation and control of its critical infrastructure, helping drive onsite efficiencies.

  3. Comprehensive East Metro PFAS Cleanup Study Recommends Groundwater Treatment  5/19/2026

    Today, the MPCA recommended drilling a series of wells around the East Metro to pump and treat groundwater for pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

  4. MPCA Releases 2026 Draft Impaired Waters List 5/19/2026

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released the draft 2026 impaired waters list (IWL), which identifies lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands across Minnesota that do not currently meet all water quality standards.

  5. Yucaipa Valley Water District Cuts Nitrification Upsets By 95% Using Moleaer NanoShield Solution 5/19/2026

    After years of seasonal process instability, the Henry N. Wochholz Regional Water Recycling Facility (WRWRF) in Yucaipa, California has achieved its most reliable operating period on record, reducing nitrification upsets by 95% following the integration of Moleaer's nanobubble pretreatment technology.

  6. AWWA And AMWA Statement On Newly Released PFAS Proposals 5/18/2026

    AWWA CEO David LaFrance and AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement regarding EPA’s newly released proposals Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation and Rescission of Regulatory Determinations and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the mixture of these three PFAS plus PFBS).

  7. EPA Advances Comprehensive PFAS Strategy With Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections 5/18/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reaffirming its commitment to Make America Healthy Again at a PFAS destruction event alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by advancing a comprehensive, lifecycle-based strategy to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

  8. SJE Acquires Anchor Scientific, Expanding Its Portfolio In Water Sensors And Controls 5/18/2026

    SJE, Inc., the global industry leader in control systems, today announced the acquisition of Anchor Scientific, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of switches and controllers for the water and wastewater industry.

  9. Turning Poultry Wastewater Into Clean Water And Protein-Rich Biomass For Aquaculture 5/18/2026

    Phaisit Buaban, a Master’s student in Environmental Engineering and Management program at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), is exploring how a special group of light-powered microorganisms known as purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) can help “close the loop” by treating high-strength industrial wastewater while producing nutrient-rich biomass with potential use as aquaculture feed ingredients.

  10. Nottingham Joins £1.19M Research Project To Tackle Pharmaceutical Pollution 5/18/2026

    Researchers from the University of Nottingham are part of a major new project that has been awarded £1.19M to tackle pharmaceutical pollution in the water environment.