San Diego starts building Pure Water sewage recycling system
San Diego relies on importing 85 percent of its water supply. The Pure Water program plans to provide one-third of San Diego’s water...
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Jun 9, 2020
Purified recycled water
Water is a precious resource, and it doesn’t always rain where and when we need it to. Purified recycled water is a safe method of...
Oct 28, 2018
Arizona cities could pursue 'toilet to tap' but so far have taken a more indirect approach
As the combined effects of a historic drought, increasing population and a changing climate continue to roil the Southwest and its water...
Oct 24, 2018
Recycling Sewage to Tap Water in Windhoek, Namibia Hits 50-Year Milestone
The City of Windhoek and Wingoc will be celebrate their 50th anniversary of Direct Reuse in Namibia, from 18 to 19 October, under the...
Aug 20, 2018
Ingenious upcycling turns discarded medical device into water filter
Every year across the world, more than 250 million dialysis filters are thrown away after only a single use cleansing a kidney patient’s...
Jun 27, 2018
Perth dodged a water crisis like Cape Town's Day Zero — but the city's still not out of the
Imagine having to wait in a queue to collect a 25-litre daily ration of water because your city's taps have run dry. That is a doomsday...
May 2, 2018
Rating the taste of recycled water
In drought areas, treated wastewater is added back to the potable water stream. It's safe, and one study says it even tastes better....
Mar 20, 2018
Recycled water becoming a common component of Australian tap water
The world is watching as Cape Town's water crisis approaches "Day Zero". Questions are being asked about which other cities could be at...
Mar 18, 2018
Australians will have to get used to drinking recycled water
Drinking treated sewage has always been on the nose in Australia. The "ick" factor has led successive state governments across the...
Feb 7, 2018
How to prevent cities from drying up
The South African city of Cape Town, home to more than four million people, is set to run out of water in a matter of weeks. It is a...
Jan 20, 2018
This desert reservoir could fill 10,000 Olympic swimming pools
The oil rich-emirate of Abu Dhabi is storing a vital resource in the desert: water. On Monday, the capital of the United Arab Emirates...
Jan 17, 2018
On-site system turns toilet water into purified drinking water
A company in Northeast Ohio has made clean water production the foundation of its existence. "Our goal is to change the way the world...
Oct 4, 2017
Precautionary PFAS water treatment plant in NT
A long-awaited treatment plant to reduce PFAS chemicals in the Northern Territory town of Katherine's drinking supply has arrived. The...
Aug 15, 2017
San Diego to recycle sewage into drinking water
Federal and state water-quality regulators have cleared the way for the city of San Diego to avoid costly upgrades to an outdated...
Aug 14, 2017
Drinking recycled sewage water: soon to be a reality in Perth
PERTH households could soon be drinking recycled sewage after health regulators gave Water Corporation the all-clear to start production...
Jul 28, 2017
Melbourne to face water crisis in a decade
Melbourne's water providers have begun planning for a possible water crisis, as a new report suggests the city could start running out of...
Apr 13, 2017
Chemical-free water purification technology
UBC engineers have found a way to help remote communities gain access to drinking water by creating an affordable water-purification...
Mar 13, 2017
Pink tap water: colourful monday for residents of a Canadian town
Residents of a small Canadian town were left puzzled this week when their tap water started running an "alarming" bright pink. The water...
Sep 30, 2016
Dogs Used To Locate Aging Sewer Lines
In many cities throughout the country, aging septic and sewage tanks can leak human waste and other unhealthy chemicals into streams and...
May 25, 2016
Victorians could be drinking recycled water...
Victoria's 30 plan recommends motorists pay higher tolls during peak times, householders would drink recycled water, and small rural...
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