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SAFF Pilot Successful: New Tech Achieves 98% Overall PFAS Removal

February 28, 2022

A new PFAS treatment technology recently landed in North America, and it does more than just separate PFAS. CDM Smith has confirmed that the first North American field tests of EPOC Enviro’s Surface […]

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Solar-Powered System Offers a Route to Inexpensive Desalination

February 22, 2022

Passive solar evaporation system could be used to clean wastewater, provide potable water, or sterilize medical tools in off-grid areas. By David L. Chandler, MIT News An estimated two-thirds of humanity […]

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“Zapping” Untreated Water Gets Rid of More Waterborne Viruses

November 26, 2021

Using sophisticated microscopy and computational analysis, Texas A&M University researchers have validated a water purification technology that uses electricity to remove and inactivate waterborne viruses. The water purification strategy could add another […]

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Industry Associations Respond to the Passage of the Federal Infrastructure Act

November 11, 2021

On November 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which allocates $55 billion to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure funding to […]

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New Surveys Reveal that Social Acceptance of Water Reuse Isn’t the Biggest Challenge

October 26, 2021

A new set of European surveys have revealed that the perceived “yuck factor” typically predicted as a public reaction to wastewater recycling may not be as bad as we think. […]

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EPA’s SepticSmart Week: Safeguard Your Family’s Health, Protect the Environment, and Save Money

September 21, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), supported by state and local governments, the private sector, communities, and academia, celebrates its ninth SepticSmart Week 2021 this week, September 20–24, an annual […]

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EPA Announces Plans for New Wastewater Regulations

September 9, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Preliminary Plan 15), which identifies opportunities to better protect public health and the environment through regulation […]

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EPA Announces First Validated Laboratory Method to Test for PFAS in Wastewater

September 2, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has published a draft of the first EPA-validated laboratory analytical method to test for per- […]

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WQA Leadership Awards Nominations Are Open Through October 15

September 2, 2021

Nominations are open now for WQA’s annual Leadership Awards, which recognize individuals and companies who have excelled in their service to the water quality improvement industry. Members of WQA as […]

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Virginia Governor Announces Plan to Improve Aging Water and Sewer Infrastructure

August 13, 2021

Governor Ralph Northam has announced that Virginia plans to allocate $411.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to reduce water pollution and increase access to clean water across […]

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