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.
May 12 2020
Clay layers may be contaminating groundwater with arsenic in parts of Bangladesh, according to a recent study.
The study, published in Nature…
May 8 2020
In this special stay-at-home episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen provide an…
May 4 2020
A permit has been upheld allowing Nestle Waters North America’s plans to withdraw 576,000 gallons of groundwater per day from the headwaters of two…
Apr 23 2020
The Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires the federal government to regulate some groundwater pollutants that can make it into…
Apr 14 2020
A cleanup plan for contaminated groundwater in Hastings, Nebraska has been announced by the U.S. EPA.
The Record of Decision (ROD) was announced for…
Apr 9 2020
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will require extensive revisions to the proposed Corrective Action Plan submitted by Chemours.
This is…
Apr 6 2020
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently approved one of the nation’s strongest drinking water limits on per- and…
Apr 3 2020
Plastics Pipe Annual Meeting Cancelled
The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced that its annual membership meeting scheduled for May in…
Mar 30 2020
WQP Managing Editor Lauren Del Ciello asked National Groundwater Association (NGWA) President Merritt Partridge about how the groundwater industry is…
Mar 26 2020
The Pentagon has identified four more military sites in New Mexico that could be contaminating local waters with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Mar 19 2020
Recent testing shows the groundwater at Miami Dade College's North Campus is contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
That…
Feb 27 2020
The National Rural Water Association (NRWA) filed a lawsuit against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufacturers for making and selling…
Feb 19 2020
Washington state has put forth a proposal to ban water bottling companies from tapping into spring-fed resources.
The proposal is one of several…
Feb 13 2020
Editor's Note: Do you know a water treatment dealer who deserves recognition for leadership in the industry, innovative ideas or successful business…
Feb 11 2020
The California Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) lowered its response levels to 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for…
Jan 29 2020
Nearly a third of the 200 groundwater wells in the Orange County Water District’s service area will be shut down by the end of 2020 because of per-…
Jan 22 2020
The city of Tucson, Arizona, is putting off suing to force cleanup of its per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-tainted groundwater, reported…
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)…
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