October 3, 2013--Fracking water: It’s just so hard to clean (National...
Another crack in the “fracking is safe” story for the industry to address. You know that fracking thing? For the uninitiated, hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking) is the technique of injecting water,...
View ArticleNovember 26, 2013--Realising the true power of water - new report from global...
Water and power generation are inseparable. Fossil fuel-fired power stations require a reliable, consistent stream of treated water to operate effectively. Wastewater streams generated from the...
View ArticleDecember 5, 2013--Water utility sector works in partnership to meet cyber...
Like most utilities in our country, the drinking water and wastewater sectors rely heavily on automated technologies to track and manage the transport and treatment of water. The evolution of...
View ArticleJanuary 16, 2014--Hopi lawsuit against wastewater snowmaking gets green light...
The Arizona Supreme Court has greenlighted a lawsuit that the Hopi Tribe brought against the city of Flagstaff, Ariz. for selling wastewater to a local ski resort to make fake snow.read more
View ArticleFebruary 14, 2014--Endocrine disruptors: Latest threat to surface waters...
The United States has one of the world's best systems for both wastewater and potable water treatment and distribution; however, that doesn't mean we are without challenges. We are familiar with the...
View ArticleJuly 29, 2014--Utility offers free treated wastewater to residential...
A sewer district in California is giving away free treated water. "Toting empty milk jugs, tubs, buckets, even water tanks, residents have been lining up to fill 'em up since mid-June at what sewer...
View ArticleJuly 30, 2014--Should wastewater utilities own the water they treat after its...
Texas regulators appear to be shooting down an unconventional proposal by a utility to take ownership of the water it treats. The logic behind the original proposal, per the Texas Tribune: "Every year,...
View ArticleAugust 3, 2014--Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water (Washington...
As murky water snakes through a man-made wetland between Dallas and Houston, its shallow ponds of lush vegetation slowly filter out phosphorous and nitrates until, a week later, the water runs clear as...
View ArticleDecember 22, 2014--Research finds potable reuse is the most affordable source...
Prolonged and severe droughts and other factors have made water supplies increasingly scarce in California, Texas and many other regions of the U.S., as well as elsewhere around the globe. A viable and...
View ArticleAugust 28, 2016--The key to water security could be lurking in a New Mexico...
The sulphurous springs of Yellowstone national park are scalding, tainted with heavy metals and acidic enough to eat through clothing.read more
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