POTABLE WATER QUALITY ARTICLES

IL wastewater treatment to receive $21.5M for major upgrades

IL Governor Pat Quinn announced a $21.5 million investment for upgrades of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency wastewater treatment plant.

Middlesex Water Company begins $4M New Jersey water main upgrade project

Middlesex begins a $4 million project to clean and line South Amboy, N.J., water mains and replace valves, fire hydrants and water service lines.

New partnership to offer UCMR3 sampler training

Eurofins Eaton Analytical has partnered with American Water College to offer no-cost UCMR3 sampler training. 

World demand for water disinfection products to reach $7.7B in 2016

World demand for water disinfection products is projected to increase 5.5 percent per year to $7.7 billion in 2016.

Pennsylvania American Water to build, restore water storage tanks across four states

Pennsylvania American Water will build nine new water storage tanks and rehabilitate 14 existing tanks across four states.

CA engineering firm supports Direct Potable Reuse initiative

Carollo Engineers recently pledged $150,000 toward a new Direct Potable Reuse research initiative.

Interior Secretary Salazar finalizes historic New Mexico water rights settlement

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar celebrated the historic New Mexico vs. Aamodt water rights settlement.

Researchers to study occurrence of nitrosamines in drinking water under new grant

A new American Water partnership will determine the occurrence of nitrosamines in drinking water systems in North America.

Reused wastewater has potential for ethanol production

A study by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign believes that potable freshwater used for cellulosic ethanol production could be replaced instead by treated wastewater effluent...

Solar-powered membrane desalination set for Atacama Desert in Chile

Chile is looking to integrate a solar powered desalination facility in the Atacama Desert’s Lluta Valley to boost water supplies for agriculture...