Industry News

August 14, 2012

Argonide Corp., a Sanford, Fla., company that manufactures ultra-high efficiency water purification filters, has launched a “no charge” sample... more

August 14, 2012

Household water well owners near oil and gas development and completion activities, including hydraulic fracturing, can get guidance about water... more

August 13, 2012

The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) announced the publication of the third edition of the "Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidelines for... more

August 10, 2012

The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation (NGWREF) has launched a major fundraising campaign... more

August 10, 2012

Quest Water Global Inc. announced a successful visit by Angolan Ministry of Energy and Water and Ministry of Industry officials to its operating... more

August 09, 2012

Aquionics UV disinfection equipment has helped the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte, N.C., promote safe training conditions... more

August 08, 2012

William M. Alley, Ph.D., has been named director of science and technology for the National Ground Water Assn. (NGWA).

Alley recently... more

August 08, 2012

The California Department of Public Health has proposed new legislation to eliminate the mandate that water treatment devices be certified by... more

August 07, 2012

Risk analysts have concluded that the disposal of contaminated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) wells producing natural gas in the... more

August 06, 2012

Puration Inc., a Dallas-based water-purification products company, announced that it has begun making sales of water filter bottles to be shipped... more

August 06, 2012

Plumbing Manufacturers Intl. (PMI) President Stewart Yang of Kohler Co. announced the appointment of three chairs, the reappointment of one chair... more

August 03, 2012

A congressional briefing led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has spotlighted the importance of monitoring the nation’s groundwater quantity... more

August 03, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced... more

August 02, 2012

Plumbing Manufacturers Intl. (PMI) President Stewart Yang of Kohler Co. announced that Water Pik Inc. has joined PMI as its newest member.

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August 02, 2012

Arabian Beverage Co. Ltd.’s entire product line has been tested and certified to NSF Intl.’s Bottled Water Certification Program.

To... more

August 01, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined a natural gas-fired power plant $13,500 for improper management of hazardous waste.... more

August 01, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed its sampling of private drinking water wells in Dimock, Pa., July 25. Data previously... more

July 31, 2012

The western European water cooler market increased by 1.2% to 2.7 million units at the end of 2011, according to new research from drinks... more

July 31, 2012

UV Pure President and CEO Rick VanSant recently announced the hiring of Steve Buckley and Grant Thornley.

Buckley has a BS in civil... more

July 30, 2012

The northeastern Indian state of Assam is suffering from its worst flooding in three decades. Millions were made homeless by incessant rains,... more

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