Groundwater Treatment
Millions of Americans rely on public or private groundwater sources for their drinking water needs. As drought and population growth threaten groundwater quality and availability in some regions, point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment systems can resolve well water contaminant concerns, such as arsenic, iron and uranium.
Jan 22 2020
The city of Tucson is putting off suing to force cleanup of its per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-tainted groundwater by the U.S. Defense…
Jan 16 2020
More than 500,000 Minnesotans are drinking water contaminated with nitrate, according to a study by the EWG.
EWG analyzed finished-water nitrate…
Jan 1 2020
An investigation into the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School in Tarro, Australia has…
Dec 25 2019
The state Bond Commission approved funding for work at five closed landfills in Connecticut, taking on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
Dec 16 2019
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released new draft regulations to limit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS…
Dec 11 2019
Congress has reached a deal on a spending bill that would require the military to stop using firefighting foam containing toxic per- and…
Nov 15 2019
Nonprofit Receives Groundwater Donation
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water…
Oct 15 2019
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) granted Google permission to pump 549 million gal of water out of the ground…
Oct 9 2019
In Monterey County, Calif., the Pure Water Monterey recycled water project recently celebrated its pending completion at a ribbon cutting ceremony at…
Aug 20 2019
The California State Water Board have discussed how to implement a $14 billion program called the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund.
The fund…
Jul 23 2019
In Rhinelander, Wis., officials shut down municipal well after excessive levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found.
According…
Jul 16 2019
Updated 11/25/19
New Hampshire has become the second U.S. state to dramatically lower the arsenic limit in drinking water.
According to New…
Jul 10 2019
The U.S. EPA awarded $959,049 to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) to protect the environment and human health. According to an EPA…
Jul 9 2019
Black & Veatch and Brown and Caldwell are collaborating on a water sustainability project in Winter Haven, Fla. According to a Brown and Caldwell…
Jul 4 2019
In Wake County, N.C., officials found that thousands of households may have unhealthy amounts of uranium and radon in their drinking water from…
Jul 1 2019
In 2018, the levels of chemical contamination in the water supplies of Tucson, Ariz., were dangerously high due to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance…
Jul 1 2019
To the water treatment professional, it seems that every second there is another news report or article about per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (…
Jul 1 2019
In 1959, twin brothers Marvin and Melvin Traut launched Traut Wells in Waite Park, Minn., but a tumultuous economy forced them to close the business…
Jun 11 2019
Ohio State University researchers created maps with locations around the globe where groundwater meets oceans. According to Newswise, this map is the…
Jun 11 2019
The Water Systems Council (WSC) and the National Ground Water Assn. (NGWA) filed an amici curiae (friends of the court) brief in a case currently…
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