Archive

Dec 4, 2023

Tesla of Water Announces Mobile Water Treatment Machine

VVater, recently renamed from GAST Clearwater and lovingly dubbed the "Tesla of Water", has just rolled out its latest invention: the MDP100 - ALPHA Unit, a super-efficient mobile water cleaner.

Nov 27, 2023

How Florida is Helping Residents Stay Well-Informed

In Florida, about 2.5 million people, or 12% of the state's population, depend on private wells for their drinking water.

Nov 20, 2023

Water Purification Market is BOOMIN’

The water purification market is booming, and Rich ‘Raz’ Razgaitis, co-founder of FloWater is right in the middle of it.

Nov 13, 2023

Improve Water Quality, Drink More Beer

The "Blue Taps = Blue Water" program is a cool new effort by the Iowa Agricultural Water Alliance and West Okoboji Brewing to help clean up Iowa's water.

Nov 6, 2023

PFAS Found in Most Wisconsin Shallow Wells

In a new study backed by the EPA (we read the report so you don’t have to, you’re welcome), Wisconsin's experts took a close look at the state's shallow groundwater — the water that sits just beneath the surface and serves as a critical drinking source for most residents.

Oct 30, 2023

Water Softener Companies Sneak in Property Liens

A few water softener companies have taken to sneaking in property liens (basically, a claim on someone's property until they settle up a debt) and these companies have particularly targeted young, first-time homeowners with sales pitches full of alarming health claims about local tap water.

Oct 23, 2023

Iowa’s Funding for Private Wells

In Iowa, the fight for clean water has taken a front seat, with the state proactively offering $50,000 every year to each of its 99 counties for testing and fixing up private wells.

Oct 16, 2023

US Military Bases Leak PFAS into Drinking Water

A recent report from the Department of Defense shows local drinking water near 245 US military bases is at risk due to leaks of PFAS, but didn't give all the details about which areas are hit hardest or how bad the pollution is.

Oct 9, 2023

Are UV Lights The Future of Clean Water?

In a recent article, WCP highlighted a growing trend in water treatment: a shift towards using UV lights, especially UVC LED technology. Turns out, popular methods used to filter PFAS (like RO and GAC systems) can sometimes strip away beneficial stuff, like chlorine.