Interest also is rising in direct potable reuse, which involves piping treated effluent directly into the drinking water distribution system, say industry firms active in the water sector. One of the ...

A row of large water filtration tanks at a water treatment plant in Australia. ECT2 designed a treatment system that uses its regenerable ion-exchange resin to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Asheville’s North Fork reservoir remains too turbid following Hurricane Helene to push water through filtration system. Credit: City of Asheville When Hurricane Helene barrelled through the ...

Wastewater treatment facilities are a major source of PFAS contamination in drinking water in the US – they discharge enough of the “forever chemicals” to raise concentrations above safe levels for an ...

Some Californians could find themselves flushing a future drinking water source down their commodes in just a few years’ time — pending the approval of long-awaited, but misnamed, “toilet-to-tap” ...

Phoenix is planning an advanced water purification facility but it needs other cities to chip in to make it a reality. The multibillion-dollar facility will recycle wastewater into drinking water and ...

Facing a limited supply of drinking water, Carroll County’s Westminster plans to draw from a surprising source — its own sewage. This winter, the city of 20,000 will begin constructing a new building ...

For nearly a century, the city’s drinking water purification process has taken place with few major hiccups at a lone Briarcliff facility. But KC Water leaders say maintenance costs are climbing and ...