ACWA Power Adds Record Desalination Capacity for 2022
2.4 million cm3 of water capacity per day added across 4 mega reverse osmosis plants in the Middle East Added water capacity serving 5.5 million more people in the GCC Riyadh, KSA: ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, added 2.4 million cm3/day of water desalination capacity across four reverse osmosis megaprojects in 2022, the largest in a calendar year in the company’s history....
Study: How to apply lessons from Colorado’s costliest wildfire to drinking water systems
Issue and key research finding Wildfire damage to drinking water systems can significantly delay a community’s economic recovery. The costliest disaster in Colorado’s history, the Marshall Fire of 2021, resulted in more than $2 billion in losses. Six drinking water systems were directly in the fire’s path. While communities and governments nationwide have been facing the impact of these disasters on drinking water systems, no national synthesis of scientific and policy needs has been conduct...
MentorAPM selected to provide CMMS for Alexandria Renew Enterprises
Software provider partners with CDM Smith, Inc. on complete implementation PHOENIX – Leading edge asset management software solutions provider MentorAPM has been selected to provide and implement a complete Computerized Maintenance Management Solution (CMMS) for Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), Alexandria, Virginia’s wastewater treatment provider. Continuing on its 70-year-old mission to protect public health and the environment, AlexRenew will utilize the MentorAPM Work & Asset...
Research project underway to prepare water utilities for wildfire events
Photo by Joanne Francis on Unsplash Findings to help drinking water utilities increase treatment resilience to wildfires PORTLAND, Ore., January 17, 2023 — A multi-disciplinary team of utilities, academia, and consultants have convened to develop a study and publish guidance to improve water treatment resilience against the impacts of forest fires. Critical to water security, forested watersheds provide 75 percent of the world’s accessible freshwater (Food and...
New Report From US Water Alliance and Stantec Offers Innovative Model for Water Pricing Equity
Pilot program develops alternative affordability practices for utilities Today, the US Water Alliance and Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design, released A Promising Water Pricing Model for Equity and Financial Resilience. This report presents an innovative model for pricing and billing water that is an opportunity to achieve greater equity by reducing water bills for most low-income households while preserving revenue and improving financial resilience for water utilities. ...
Healixa to produce device to create potable water from atmosphere
New York, NY – As many parts of the world continue to struggle with drought, Healixa is about to begin manufacturing a new device that will help provide potable water to people who live in areas with no or limited access to drinkable water. Healixa is set to produce the four-square-foot product called The Global AquaDuct. One Global AquaDuct unit can provide 200 liters (53 gallons) of water a day out of the atmosphere using a solar panel as the energy source. The device freezes water vapor, t...
Cleaning Contaminated Water With Flax Shives
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan used the Canadian Light Source to examine why flax shives are an effective adsorbent for clearing pharmaceutical pollutants from water. SASKATOON – Using the Canadian Light Source (CLS), a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has found that a common agriculture byproduct can treat waste water contaminated by antibiotics and other pharmaceutical chemicals. Dr. Catherine Niu, a chemical engineering professor in USask’...
De Nora Joins Phase Four of Tubli Sewage Treatment Plant Expansion
Project will increase ozone production capacity by 100 percent MILAN (Jan. 5, 2023) – De Nora, a global provider in sustainable water treatment solutions, will join phase four of the Tubli Sewage Treatment Plant expansion, announcing plans for one of the largest public sector ozone plants to be built in the Middle East in more than 10 years. Launched in response to rapid population growth in the area, the project will include three dedicated lines of Capital Controls® ozone generators to...
Elevate Your Standards in 2023 With Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 24th Edition
Elevate your standards in the new year with Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 24th Edition - the most up-to-date, comprehensive resource for the analysis of natural water, water supplies, and wastewater! A trusted source of accurate, proven methodology, Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater has represented "the best current practice of American water analysts" since 1905. Through dependable, step-by-step instructions for over 390 analysis m...
120Water Platform Selected to Manage Indiana Lead Service Line Database
Leveraging software platforms to improve drinking water infrastructure in home state ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – Expanding its track record of providing data management and software solutions to statewide and multistate programs, 120Water’s platform has been selected to manage the lead service line inventories for more than 1,300 water systems across its home state of Indiana. State procurement of the Public Water System (PWS) Portal, State Dashboard and Public Transparency Dashboard software gra...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
