Wastewater News

  1. IDRA Appoints Michael Bjorn Of Danfoss To Board Of Directors 12/17/2025

    The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Bjorn, Vice President, High Pressure Pumps in Danfoss Climate Solutions, and representing Danfoss, to its Board of Directors, filling the European board seat.

  2. Metito Utilities – Led Consortium Awarded The Hadda Independent Sewage Treatment Plant Project In The Makkah Province, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 12/16/2025

    A consortium led by Metito Utilities, a global investor, developer, and operator of sustainable water management solutions, co-led by Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), and SkyBridge Limited Company (SkyBridge), has been awarded the development of the Hadda Independent Sewage Treatment Plant (ISTP) project in the Makkah Province by the Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the Kingdom’s principal off-taker for water and wastewater PPP projects.

  3. Silicon Valley Clean Water Celebrates 50 Years Of Providing Wastewater Treatment Services To Mid-Peninsula Communities 12/16/2025

    Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW), a joint powers authority (JPA) that provides wastewater treatment services, today announced it is celebrating 50 years of service to mid-Peninsula communities, as it breaks ground on wastewater projects that advance its goal of achieving energy neutrality.

  4. Commissioner Wilton Simpson Awards $25M In Funding To Support Agricultural Water Resource Projects 12/16/2025

    Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced awards for $25M in grant funding through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Agricultural Regional Projects Program, a key initiative to support regional, collaborative agricultural water resource solutions that improve water quality and quantity.

  5. Howard University Civil Engineering Research Team Uses AI To Help Address Climate Change Crises 12/16/2025

    Howard University civil engineering assistant professor Sanjib Sharma, Ph.D., and his College of Engineering and Architecture research team have conducted studies on how AI can help address urgent infrastructure and public health challenges in response to increasing climate change crises.

  6. Unseen Allies: Symbiotic Bacteria Help Clean Wastewater, But There Is A Catch 12/15/2025

    Scientists identify new species of denitrifying endosymbionts in wastewater, highlighting their global prevalence – with an unexpected climate implication.

  7. Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution To The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis 12/15/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the signing of a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis.

  8. Claros Technologies Achieves 99.99% PFAS Destruction In Commercial Optimization Run Using The ClarosTechUV™ System In Partnership With Daikin America 12/15/2025

    Claros Technologies, Inc. (Claros) today announced the successful completion of a large-scale commercial optimization run of ClarosTechUV™—Claros's proprietary UV-photochemical PFAS destruction technology platform—at Daikin America's (DAI) Decatur, Alabama facility.

  9. INESC TEC Aims To Make Wastewater Treatment Plants More Sustainable And Better Integrated Into Local Territories 12/12/2025

    Making wastewater treatment plants even more sustainable and efficient? It’s possible. Within the scope of the WOOSU project, INESC TEC is developing an advanced technological solution dedicated to optimising the operation of these infrastructures.

  10. WateReuse Association Approves John Kmiec As 2026 President 12/12/2025

    On December 12, the WateReuse Association Board of Directors approved John Kmiec as the association’s president for 2026.