Widespread research efforts have focused on ways to desalinate seawater or brackish water using just solar heat. Many such efforts have run...
Entries Tagged Drinking Water
Videos
Capital Improvement Projects Tackled at Kansas Water Treatment Plant
In this online exclusive video, Rusty Tournade, water treatment plant supervisor for Eudora, Kansas, talks about some of the recent capital improvement...
Editorial
Getting the Lead Out
The problem of lead in drinking water came into the spotlight with the crisis in Flint, Michigan, in 2016. It resurfaced late...
Online Exclusives
EPA and Partners Surpass Milestone in Cleaning up Underground Storage Tank Releases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its underground storage tank (UST) partners recently announced a milestone of cleaning up more than 500,000...
Online Exclusives
EPA Advances Science to Protect Public from PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking the agency’s Science Advisory Board to review draft scientific documents regarding the health effects of...
Online Exclusives
Wake Up to the Looming Water Crisis, Report Warns
Water-related hazards like floods and droughts are increasing because of climate change. The number of people suffering water stress is expected to...
Online Exclusives
Video Pays Tribute to Treatment Plant Operators, America's Unsung Heroes
There are many reasons people come together to form a community, but one thing is constant from New York City to Nome,...
Online Exclusives
Rare Earth Elements and Old Mines Spell Trouble for Western Water Supplies
Rare earth elements are finding their way into Colorado water supplies, driven by changes in climate, finds a new study published in the journal Environmental...
Editorial
Industry News - September 2021
ISIA S.p.A. to sold to De Nora
Grundfos and De Nora announced that an agreement was signed for De Nora Water Technologies to acquire...
Editorial
This North Carolina Clean-Water Plant Operates in Keeping with Its Sharp Appearance
In this case appearances are not deceiving.
The Rockfish Creek Water Reclamation Facility looks sharp, from the landscaping outside to the walls, floors,...
Editorial
Exam Study Guide - August 2021
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
(This is a corrected version of the question that appeared in this space in last month’s edition.)
The MPN method for fecal...
Online Exclusives
Industry News: July 2021
Grundfos and Baseform formalize strategic partnershipGrundfos and Baseform have formalized a strategic partnership to bring digital services to water utilities worldwide. Grundfos...
Editorial
Exam Study Guide - July 2021
WASTEWATER
By Rick Lallish
The MPN method for fecal coliform testing has become one the most common methods for testing. What is a disadvantage...
Editorial
See how the nation's engineers rate the condition of water and wastewater systems
In all my years of schooling I never had to bring home a report card with a D or F on it....












