PFAS, sometimes called forever chemicals because of their persistence, have gained attention as pollutants of significant concern.
Drinking water and wastewater agencies have...
Entries Tagged PFAS
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Nation's Largest Ion Exchange PFAS Treatment Facility Begins Operation
The Orange County Water District and the Yorba Linda Water District began operating the nation’s largest ion exchange (IX) treatment plant to...
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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...
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EPA Unveils National Strategy to Confront PFAS Contamination
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan recently announced the agency’s comprehensive Strategic Roadmap to confront per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination...
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Industry News - November 2021
SUEZ introduces new PFAS testing in Texas
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions announced the expansion of its PFAS service offerings in Tomball, Texas....
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Nearly Three Dozen Communities Rely on an Award-Winning Facility to Process Their Biosolids
More than 30 municipalities around New England can be sure their wastewater biosolids are put to good use and not just filling up...
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Orange County Water District's PFAS Pilot Project Recognized
The Orange County Water District has been named a California Municipal Utilities Association 2021 Resource Efficiency & Community Service Award winner, receiving...
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Industry News: September 2021
SUEZ introduces new PFAS testing in TexasSUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions announced the expansion of its PFAS service offerings in Tomball, Texas....
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News Briefs: Michigan Worker Catches Alligator in Wastewater Lagoon
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A public works employee with the city of Stanton, Michigan, recently got a surprise when he discovered and captured an American...
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Environmental Group Estimates Twelvefold Increase in Suspected Industrial Dischargers of PFAS
The Environmental Working Group recently released new analysis that dramatically increases an earlier estimate of the number of manufacturers and users of...
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University of Arizona Receives Federal Grant to Study PFAS
A $1.3 million grant from the Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program will allow University of Arizona researchers to further...
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First PFAS Extraction Plant in Orange County History Begins Operations
The Orange County Water District and the City of Fullerton have begun operation of the Kimberly Well 1A PFAS Treatment Plant — Orange...
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AWWA Testifies on Importance of Science, Source Water Protection at PFAS Hearing
During testimony recently before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the American Water Works Association stated that federal per-...
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News Briefs: Tucson Officials to Shut Down Water Treatment Plant Due to PFAS
Entry 242560Officials in Tucson, Arizona, say they plan to shut down the city’s water treatment plant as a precaution against high levels...







