Public Water Utilities Warn Congress: Cuts to Clean Water State Revolving Fund Will Derail Water Infrastructure Projects Across The Country
Todd Swingle, Executive Director of Toho Water Authority in Kissimmee, FL Testifies to U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ORLANDO, FL – Just hours in advance of an expected shutdown of the federal government, public water utility executives from Florida, joined by business and environmental experts from across the country, painted a dire picture of the impact that deep cuts to the Clean Water State Re...
World Water Works Inc. Upgrades Existing Treatment System For Pet Food Manufacturer
World Water Works Inc. (WWW) recently upgraded a pet food manufacturing facility’s dissolved air flotation (DAF) system, improving the plant’s wastewater treatment capacity. WWW designed and built the new DAF system to provide two to three times greater treatment capacity while reducing energy consumption. Based in Nebraska, the pet food manufacturer was in the process of expanding its production capacity. However, the plant’s aging stainless steel DAF system could not meet new treatment dema...
AWWA unveils AWWA Water Map prototype during Source Water Protection Week
(DENVER) – The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is introducing a prototype of its new AWWA Water Map during this week’s Source Water Protection Week campaign that runs through Sept. 30. The platform features several interactive elements that provide water sector professionals with the ability to explore successful utility case studies, locate nearby AWWA conferences, and obtain information about AWWA Sections and regions. The annual Source Water Protection Week highlights the critic...
New Study Finds That Sewage Release Is Worse for Rivers Than Agriculture
(a) Sewage fungus mat found in the downstream area of one river sampled in this study. (b) Sewage fungus under a Zeiss compound microscope (Zeiss Axioskop 2 Plus). (c) Locations of the sampling sites (red triangles) at the impact rivers: final effluent from the treatment plant and upstream and downstream in the receiving river. The blue arrow indicates the flow of the river. Sewage pollution, whether treated or untreated, was found to be the primary driver of increased nutrient...
U.S. Water Survey - 66 Percent of Americans Think Water Infrastructure Requires More Federal Funding; 8 in 10 Voters Would Back Political Candidates for Funding Water
ABWC Poll on Federal Investment in Aging Water Systems Finds 8 in 10 Voters More Likely to Back Elected Officials in Favor of Increased Funding for Clean and Reliable Drinking Water. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Business Water Coalition (ABWC) – a growing national organization comprised of water-reliant businesses – today announced the release of the “U.S. Water Infrastructure Funding and Business Risks Survey,” examining voter opinions across a wide spectrum of water issues, including wat...
ASTERRA surpasses 100,000 water leaks
While working across the globe, the 100,000th leak was found in Pennsylvania San Diego – A series of subsurface leaks found by Pennsylvania American Water, using ASTERRA satellite leak detection solution Recover, represent an important milestone — ASTERRA has now detected over 100,000 water leaks on behalf of customers around the world. “In honoring this milestone, we recognize global and local efforts coming together in a powerful way,” said Elly Perets, chief executive officer of ASTERR...
U.S. Water Infrastructure and Business Risks Survey to Gauge Voter Support for Better Funding, Impact on Jobs and the Economy
WATER POLL: WILL U.S. VOTERS SUPPORT FUTURE CANDIDATES BASED ON WATER RELIABILITY AND FUNDING FOR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE? American Business Water Coalition to issue U.S. Water Infrastructure Funding and Business Risks Survey, gauging views on water quality, risks to businesses and local economies, and solutions to address infrastructure funding needs and growing operational challenges. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Media Advisory) How do voters across the country rate the condition of our water infrast...
Aqua Membranes collaborates with Micron Technology to target operational improvements and reduce power consumption
Semiconductor pilot shows 20 percent energy savings and four-times lower water fouling for piloted membranes ALBUQUERQUE (Sep. 14, 2023) -- Aqua Membranes, a water technology company specializing in sustainable reuse, is sharing preliminary results of an ongoing pilot project with memory chip giant, Micron Technology, Inc. Pilot implementation included a head-to-head comparison between Aqua Membranes’ Printed Spacer Technology® and a standard reverse osmosis (RO) with traditional mesh el...
SIU researcher seeks to stabilize complex, uncertain water supply systems
Sangmin Shin, right, assistant professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, works with students in his laboratory. Shin recently received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation grant from the National Science Foundation to create new design focusing on establishing a water microgrid system — a network of networks melding centralized and decentralized water supply systems. (Photo by Russell Bailey) CARBONDALE, Ill. – Everyone knows that sinking feeli...
Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Large-Scale Water Recycling Program with $180 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
President Biden’s Investing in America agenda making Western communities more resilient to drought WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new large-scale water recycling program and made $180 million in initial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for projects aimed at creating new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought and climate change. To date, the Bureau of Reclamation has invested $310 million from the...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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June Issue 2026
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