Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology and Nanjing University have developed a solar
thermal desalination process based on what the researchers claimed to be low-cost and durable treated aluminium oxide sheets that focus the sun’s energy.

The US has committed some US$ 125 million over the next five years to support projects in
water conservation and efficiency in Jordan according to newspaper reports.

Indian gas and oil firm ONGC has opted to build its own Rs 439 crore (US$ 66 million) reverse
osmosis desalination facility as it faces uncertainty over provision from the local water supplier
according to Times of India.

Toray Industries’ US membrane arm has bought TCK Membrane America – a manufacturer of reverse osmosis /nanofiltration (RO/NF) membranes in Anaheim, California.

Despite growing water scarcity in the port city of Visakhapatnam, seawater desalination projects remain on the drawing board according to newspaper reports.

Enables fully operational cloud 3.0; next-gen, software-defined data center to improve multi-tenancy and security.

Joel Beauvais, deputy assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Water, said that agency management will meet with state, local government and public health officials next month, and the EPA will release an action plan by the end of the year.

Obama will make his first trip to Flint, Michigan, since the city was found to have lead-tainted drinking water next week.

TransAlta  has signed a five-year agreement with the Government of Alberta to manage water on the Bow River at its Ghost reservoir facility to aid in potential flood mitigation efforts.

the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plans to make $11.8 million available to municipalities to help remove old lead service lines that bring drinking water into homes.