How New Tech Inspires Progress In Water | $300M In Brownfield Grants
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Limited resources demand that water and wastewater operations do more with less, requiring us to embrace new technology. Bringing our water and wastewater systems up to speed was at the heart of a webinar hosted by Water Online — Water Technology Roundtable: From Startup To Success that featured disruptive leaders for solving today's water challenges, the panelists included: Alex Mason of Jackson Hogg, Greg Newbloom , CEO of Membrion, Inc. ; Alex Rappaport , CEO and founder of ZwitterCo ; and Jonathan Jacobi , VP of Sales for ASTERRA .
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing over $300M in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help States, Tribal Nations, local governments and non-profit organizations assess and clean up polluted brownfield sites across the country.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $25M for states and territories to invest in clean and safe drinking water. This grant funding will specifically benefit underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities by upgrading infrastructure to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Cities around the world are replacing lead-infested water pipes to ensure that their citizens have access to clean and safe water. Even before federal funding became available and mandates were issued, many cities took the initiative to address aging pipeline issues and the dangers associated with lead contamination. Although the data is controversial, one recent survey lists Florida as the state with the highest number of contaminated water pipelines, as well as, several other states that trail close behind when it comes to critical water concerns.
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While everything is bigger in Texas, it seems that reusing wastewater is about to get huge. Both public and private entities are pushing hard to increase water reuse for both environmental and economic reasons. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the state’s regulatory agency, recently published a guidance manual explaining how.
Louisville Water Company has released its annual water quality report, a publication the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires of every community water system.
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