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Family Water Treatment Business
In a recent article from the Daily Inter Lake (a local news station in Montana) we hear all about Ted Luehr, who switched gears from engineering to water treatment back in the 1980s after he lost his job. He started Advantage Water Conditioning in 1982, and it's become a whole family business with his wife and their five kids (yes, five!) all pitching in.
Water CEO Questions New EPA Rules
Spartanburg Water CEO Guy Boyle shares his concerns about the new EPA rules that aim to cut down on PFAS in drinking water, saying that “the EPA is going after the wrong people”. Boyle is questioning the effectiveness of these new measures, pointing out that drinking water is only responsible for only 20% of PFAS exposure (source).
EPA Gives Final PFAS Ruling
Last Wednesday the EPA announced that strict nationwide limits have been set on the presence of certain "forever chemicals" in drinking water. The EPA now requires that the levels of two common PFAS types—PFOA and PFOS—must not exceed 4 parts per trillion, while three other types will be capped at 10 parts per trillion in public water supplies.
AI + Water Treatment
WCP Online released an article last week exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing things up in water treatment. AI, known for doing its best to mimic human intelligence, is now a big player in water management, helping with everything from predicting when pipes might leak to optimizing water usage across cities.
Keep Lead Pipes, Use RO Systems
The Columbia Climate School recently dove into America's long-standing issue with lead in drinking water and how it's still a big problem today. They discuss President Biden's huge plan to replace lead pipes and tackle other water contaminants with over $50 billion.
