Industry News

September 26, 2011

Aqua-Chem Inc. announced that it will be demonstrating a line of water treatment, desalination and processing technologies at the 2011 Fort... more

September 23, 2011

The LifeStraw personal water filter is now available to consumers in the U.S. and Canada for the first time. The portable filter, used since 2005... more

September 23, 2011

Hydrotech, a division of WaterGroup and a provider of water treatment solutions throughout North America, announced the expansion of the northeast... more

September 22, 2011

U.S. Geological Survey scientists released a report yesterday evaluating groundwater availability and use for all of Arizona’s alluvial basins... more

September 22, 2011

Living Water Intl. is set to host “Walk for Water” on Sept. 24 in Glen Ellyn, Ill. The event is scheduled to start 9 a.m. at Parkview Community... more

September 22, 2011

Nalco received the 2011 WateReuse Equipment/Manufacturer Award from the WateReuse Assn. at its annual symposium in Phoenix last week. The award... more

September 21, 2011

NSF Intl. appointed Alex Zhang to managing director of its Water Systems Div. in the Asia-Pacific region. Previously Zhang was general manager of... more

September 21, 2011

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced that both the Centrifugal Pump Test Standard (ANSI/HI 1.6 − 2000) and the Vertical Pump Test Standard (ANSI... more

September 20, 2011

Simulated effects of withdrawing water from the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer in south-central Oklahoma are now available in a new U.S. Geological... more

September 20, 2011

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly $500,000 grant to the Milwaukee Area Technical College, the Milwaukee Water Council and... more

September 19, 2011

Teikoku Pharma USA Inc. (TPU) announced a license agreement with Verde Environmental Technologies Inc., a company aimed at developing... more

September 19, 2011

The National Ground Water Assn. (NGWA) is offering the following short courses:

• "Advanced Data Analysis Techniques for Evaluating and... more

September 16, 2011

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced this week an agreement with Shane Snyder, an authority on water contamination from the University of Arizona’s... more

September 16, 2011

Members of the Wishing Well Intl. Foundation (WWIF) corporate team flew to Colorado to attend the Water Quality Assn. (WQA) Mid-Year Conference.... more

September 15, 2011

NSF Intl. successfully enforced its certification mark rights against Parson Adhesives, a Rochester Hills, Mich. company that distributes... more

September 15, 2011

Canada’s Honorable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, congratulated Saddle Lake First Nation yesterday on the... more

September 14, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force and the Arizona Department of... more

September 14, 2011

A coalition of groups such as the Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council is urging California... more

September 13, 2011

The American Water Works Assn. (AWWA) has announced that the 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE12) Call for Papers will be closing at 2... more

September 13, 2011

This year Sept. 13 marks Protect Your Groundwater Day (PYGD), which focuses on action to protect and preserve groundwater for human use and the... more

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