Global water technology company Xylem has awarded a team of hackathon participants who developed an innovative app to promote sustainable water consumption....
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New Research Reveals $3.7 Trillion Impact of Water Risk to the U.S. by 2050
New research, launched recently by global professional services company GHD, titled “Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience” reveals droughts,...
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Testing the Waters: Researchers Assess the Performance of Small Community Wastewater Lagoons
Alarmed about rising levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in America’s water, the Environmental Protection Agency has invested $1 million in West Virginia...
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A Half-Century of Miracles
Among environmental milestones, you likely remember Earth Day, first observed on April 22 when I was a senior in high school. It...
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10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Always Choose a Cheaper Valve
Engineers often make decisions based on the cost of acquiring and maintaining valves, with utilities and companies considering the purchase of cheaper...
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Bureau of Reclamation Provides Grants to Improve Water Modeling and Forecasting
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is investing $1.2 million in eight external applied science projects that will develop tools and information to...
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Canadian Student Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2022
Annabelle M. Rayson from Canada has received the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and...
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380-Ton Boring Machine Arrives in Virginia to Dig New Waterfront Tunnel
A new 380-ton, 14-foot 8-inch tall tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Hazel has been unveiled by AlexRenew — Alexandria, Virginia’s wastewater authority...
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Study Provides Framework for Prioritizing Investment in Drinking Water Systems
A team of researchers led by Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, has published a study that aims to assist state and...
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Bug of the Month: Nostocoida Limicola and Filamentous Bulking
Nostocoida limicola filament types are commonly associated with filamentous bulking in biological wastewater treatment systems throughout the world.
Literature such as the 3rd...
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Wastewater Sequencing Provides Early Detection of COVID-19 Variants
Writing in the journal Nature, scientists at the University of California San Diego and Scripps Research, along with local and federal public health officials, describe how...
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Harnessing the Sun to Disinfect Water
Poor access to safe drinking water is a major issue for a third of the world's population, especially for those living in...
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Putting Young Minds to Work
The water and wastewater sector depends on a new generation of devoted professionals to replace those retiring by the thousands. And solutions...
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Great Lakes Region Partnership Aims to Accelerate Water Innovation and Stewardship
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and The Water Council (TWC) recently announced a partnership to deepen ties and accelerate water innovation and stewardship...

















