Interest also is rising in direct potable reuse, which involves piping treated effluent directly into the drinking water distribution system, say industry firms active in the water sector. One of the ...

In communities all around the world, water supplies are coming under increasing pressure as population growth, climate change, pollution, and changes in land use affect water quantity and quality. To ...

New York City between the 1840s and the 1960s developed the largest and, some would argue, the best urban water supply system in the world in terms of quality, reliability, and innovative management.

In theory, the idea of one, continuous water cycle is easy to understand. But somehow, the idea that our wastewater could one day wind up in our drinking glasses can be a bit harder to accept — even ...