Wastewater Treatment News

  1. Upwell Water Spins Out TurnClear, Backed By Nuveen, To Scale Treatment-As-A-Service Platform 2/6/2026

    Upwell Water today announced the spinout of its decentralized water and wastewater treatment-as-a-service business into TurnClear, a standalone entity serving the commercial and industrial market.

  2. APEX MACHINERY Strengthens Global Reach As A Customized Disc Dryer Manufacturer 2/6/2026

    APEX MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT CO., LTD, a premier provider of industrial waste management solutions, is pleased to announce its strategic expansion into new international markets.

  3. Waste2Nano Launches 'Wastewater-Cooled AI' Platform; Seeks U.S. Manufacturing Site And 2026 Pilot Partners 2/5/2026

    Waste2Nano LLC, a new U.S. infrastructure and advanced-materials company, today announced the launch of its proprietary Wastewater-Cooled AI platform.

  4. Pure Water Project Las Virgenes-Triunfo On Track To Provide Sustainable Water Supply In Los Angeles Area 2/5/2026

    The Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is moving forward with constructing an advanced water purification facility (AWPF) – the cornerstone of its Pure Water Project Las Virgenes-Triunfo aimed at creating a sustainable local water supply for communities in the Los Angeles area.

  5. Jacobs Awarded New Contract To Advance Water Reuse And Resilience In California 2/4/2026

    Jacobs was selected by the City of Santa Monica, California, to operate and maintain the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) — a 1-million-gallon-per-day underground advanced water treatment facility — under a new five-year contract.

  6. LiqTech Strengthens Position In Large-Scale Produced-Water Reuse With QureFlow Max 2/4/2026

    LiqTech International Inc. a specialist in advanced ceramic filtration technologies, will be launching its QureFlow Max produced-water treatment system at the 36th Annual Produced Water Society Conference, being held February 9–12, 2026 in Sugar Land, Texas.

  7. Natura Resources Partners With NGL Energy Partners To Enable Large-Scale Produced Water Treatment With Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In The Permian Basin 2/3/2026

    Natura Resources LLC (Natura), a leading developer of advanced molten-salt nuclear reactors, has signed an agreement with NGL Water Solutions Permian LLC, a subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL), to pursue opportunities to combine Natura's advanced nuclear reactor technology with thermal desalination for power production and oil and gas produced water treatment.

  8. Water Industry Pioneer Dr. James L. Barnard Passes Away At 90 2/2/2026

    The global water sector is mourning the loss of Dr. James Laing Barnard, a pioneering environmental engineer whose work fundamentally reshaped modern wastewater treatment. Dr. Barnard, widely recognized as the father of biological nutrient removal (BNR), passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at his home in Leawood, Kansas. He was 90.

  9. Verdane And Scott Capital Partners Invest In Bluewater Bio And Aquavest To Grow Their Leading Water Reuse Solutions 2/2/2026

    Verdane, the specialist growth equity investment firm, announced today that it and Scott Capital Partners have partnered with and made a significant majority investment in Bluewater Bio, a UK-based technology company focused on sustainable solutions for water reuse, via Aquavest, a global water technology platform.

  10. Pilot Study Evaluates PFAS Treatment Technologies At WEST Center 2/2/2026

    A research team at the WEST Center has launched a pilot study aimed at advancing new techniques for removing and destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater.