A Corvallis start-up has landed money to help develop technology that will help Widmer Bros. simultaneously clean its wastewater, generate electricity and reduce the amount of water it sends to the city for treatment. The startup, Waste2Watergy wants to test a microbial fuel cell with the brewers because the industry yields abundant wastewater that’s expensive … Read More
Every time a new frackwater treatment technology comes to town, I wonder: isn’t this market saturated? Isn’t all the wastewater recycling an indication that producers have found their preferred solutions? And every time the companies pushing those technologies sound an emphatic no to both. And even to the recycling part. Today’s no comes from Jim … Read More
According to Dr. Mark LeChevallier, Director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship at American Water, climate change is affecting weather patterns and the world’s ecosystem and, in particular, posing serious challenges to the world’s water supply. Climate change is having a profound effect on how communities can reliably access clean water, causing poor water quality and … Read More
JDA is proud to announce the Focus 2013 Keynote Speakers, Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of NYC, and Ray Kurzweil, Author, Inventor and Futurist. FOCUS 2013, JDA’s annual global conference, is the place to be for supply chain professionals who want to network, share best practices and hear how industry leaders are achieving supply chain, merchandising … Read More
According to a study published Tuesday by scientific journal, Geology, links have been found between wastewater injection and the 2011 5.7 earthquake sequence. As stated in the abstract, “Here we identify the largest earthquake potentially related to injection, an Mw 5.7 earthquake in November 2011 in Oklahoma. The earthquake was felt in at least 17 … Read More
The Obama administration is inching ahead with a plan that would allow wastewater from fracking to be shipped on barges, fueling a debate whether it is safer than other transportation modes or risks polluting drinking water. The Coast Guard last month quietly sent to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget a proposal to … Read More
What if a new system could be used to treat wastewater without the high input of electricity that regular sewage treatment plants require? What if this water treatment system, fed by nutrients in the wastewater, were able to use photosynthesis to produce renewable surplus energy to help meet the world’s growing energy demand? Just such … Read More
A newly developed membrane used to separate waste from water could become key in the treatment of pollutants ranging from acid mine drainage to oil-containing wastewater, as well as in processes ranging from desalination to kidney dialysis. The research was published in Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) on Friday, 22 March, coinciding with World Water … Read More
A new course that offers participants a glimpse into opportunities in the water and wastewater industry now is flowing under a partnership between the B.C. government and the BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA). Under the Canada – British Columbia Labour Market Agreement (LMA), government is investing more than $454,000 for the Introduction to Water … Read More
As published by PR.com, the 4th Annual BlueTech Forum on May 14th, 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will feature panels covering a range of water industry topics, bringing moderators and speakers from reputable organizations together for discussion. Cork, Ireland, February 23, 2013 –(PR.com)– With the official countdown to the BlueTech Forum underway, the forum’s agenda … Read More