WASHINGTON — With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase ...

A proposed House bill would require the state health secretary to lay out guidelines for the recycling and use of treated ...

Desalination of seawater and sewage treatment plants leave behind water that contains high concentrations of salt, metals and ...

A new water reclamation facility in La Verkin is part of Washington County's big reuse plans to shore up supply for the ...

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When Eric Seufert brewed a test batch of beer in 2017 with water from recycled sewage, he wasn’t too concerned about the outcome. The engineering firm that approached him about the test explained the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On September 10, 2019, at the 34th Annual ...

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NAMPA — Nampa secured a permit from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to allow the city to reuse treated wastewater for irrigation, which officials expect will save the city millions of ...

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PHOENIX - As the Southwest continues to deal with a mega-drought and its negative impact on water, officials are looking at various solutions. On May 1 and May 2, we looked at what San Diego is doing ...