Sludge and Biosolids Processing News

  1. EPA Deputy Administrator Fotouhi Announces Over $90 Million For Restoration And Clean Water In Chesapeake Bay Watershed 10/2/2026

    During an event at the Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield, Virginia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was joined by U.S. Representative Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and others to announce more than $90 million for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. EPA is awarding $37 million with an additional $53 million in funding coming from other agencies to implement 83 new projects that will support critical restoration and provide long-term water quality improvements.

  2. Where The Waters Meet: Connecting Global Limits And Local Water Management 10/1/2026

    Human activity and climate change are putting growing pressure on water resources, disrupting the predictability of the water cycle, and changing the availability and quality of freshwater. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new framework for guiding water management and planning at the river-basin level, derived from the existing Global Water Planetary Boundary.

  3. Water Failures In England And Wales Are A Warning For Canada And The US 10/1/2026

    The water crisis in England and Wales – which has seen the countries facing widespread drought and utility companies fined for polluting rivers and seas – has been decades in the making.

  4. Usalco Acquires SENTRY, Bringing Real- Time Biology Visibility To Decision Blue® Platform 10/1/2026

    Usalco, a leading provider of advanced water treatment chemistries and performance solutions, has acquired SENTRY™ Water Monitoring, a provider of real-time bio-electrode monitoring technology for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. The acquisition integrates SENTRY's technology, customers, and team into Usalco's Digital Solutions Division and its treatment intelligence platform, Decision Blue®, expanding the platform's water monitoring, AI process modeling, and real-time treatment analytics capabilities.

  5. Trump EPA Tijuana Sewage Crisis Quarterly Update: Phase 2 Of River Gates Under Construction, Parallel Gravity Line Completed, South Bay Plant Expansion Contract Awarded 9/30/2026

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released today its quarterly public update for the third quarter of 2026 detailing the progress both the United States and Mexico have made toward fully implementing two historic agreements to permanently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis afflicting the San Diego region.

  6. Global Groundwater Drought Recovery Patterns 9/30/2026

    A few days of rain does not change the low groundwater levels after a long drought. To better determine how groundwater systems recover after a drought and which groundwater reserves are most vulnerable, hydrologist Sandra Hauswirth developed a method to classify groundwater systems based on their ability to recover from long drought.

  7. Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Padilla Bill To Support Desalination And Safe Drinking Water 9/30/2026

    Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bipartisan bill to reauthorize desalination projects and research. Padilla’s Desalination Reauthorization Act cleared committee by voice vote, along with a bipartisan amendment that was also adopted by voice vote.

  8. Fish Gill-Inspired Aerogel Tackles Long-Standing Issue In Solar Desalination 9/29/2026

    As freshwater scarcity becomes more prevalent, solar evaporation is drawing attention as a promising solution. This process involves using sunlight to heat the surface of salty or contaminated water, causing it to turn into vapor that can then be collected as clean water as it condenses.

  9. University Of Florida Selects Myno Carbon For Innovative Sargassum-To-Biochar Water Quality Research 9/29/2026

    Myno Carbon has been selected by the University of Florida (UF) to participate in an innovative research project exploring how sargassum collected from coastal areas can be transformed into enhanced biochar and used to improve water quality.

  10. Research Team Studies Data From 2025 Floods To Prepare For Future Catastrophic Rainfall Events 9/28/2026

    The devastating floods that swept through San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country in 2025 left researchers with an urgent question: What can be learned from these events to better prepare communities for the next catastrophic flood?