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The energy-water collision

In the United States power plants account for 41 percent of the country’s freshwater needs. In fact, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, more water...
Water reuse on a global scale

Growing demand for water and limited supplies are forcing people in all areas of society to rethink how they use water. Now developing technology has provided...
Q&A: Water reuse expert Glen Trickle

Water reuse has become a major talking point in the world of water solutions, and a marker for future water sustainability. Glen Trickle, r esponsible for R&D...
Madrid retrofits water treatment plant

During the past 30 years Madrid’s population has soared by almost three million, putting the city’s water treatment plants under great strain. In response, the...
Pilot test

A unique research facility in Sweden is taking new ideas in wastewater treatment and seeing if they can actually work in practice. Wastewater treatment plants...