Original article is here FAITH KEARNS July 23, 2024 Reusing the greywater that is created after activities like doing dishes or washing laundry is one important step toward decreasing potable, or drinkable, water demand. With support from the Gates Foundation, ASU researchers have been working on a variety of innovative approaches to greywater reuse. “Greywater…

Full story here Westerhoff was interviewed for a story on risks from lithium in drinking water. As part of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 the USEPA will monitor Lithium concentrations in drinking waters – UCMR 5 will provide new data that will improve the agency’s understanding of the frequency that 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…

The Water Research Foundation Honors Outstanding Water Leaders (Denver, CO) 6/17/24 – The Water Research Foundation (WRF) announced last week that it awarded its 2024 Research Innovation Award to Dr. Paul Westerhoff and its 2024 Subscriber Impact Awards to Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and Great Lakes Water Authority. WRF’s Subscriber Impact Award honors subscribing…

While developing the rule making process in 2023 the USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking, 40 CFR Parts 141 and 142[EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0114; FRL 8543–01–OW]. RIN 2040–AG18, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking referenced two of our groups contributions: Lab/RSSCT work : Zeng, C., Atkinson, A., Sharma, N., Ashani, H., Hjelmstad, A., Venkatesh, K., and…

Experts in engineering, hydrology, material science and thermodynamics gathered at ASU for the Atmospheric Water Harvesting Summit — the first summit of its kind. This was the First International Summit / conference ever on Atmospheric Water Harvesting. see full story here

Excited to announce & hope water technologists will get excited about this recent major NSF announcement. Each of the newly awarded NSF Engines will receive up to $160 million and up to 10 years. The Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine (Arizona, Nevada and Utah), led by Arizona State University, aims to equitably transform water security, renewable energy…

Congratulations to everyone on our team over the years that made this happen. This is the 8th year in a row for our group.

As we explore the full range of potential solutions to water challenges for #Arizona and the #Southwest, Arizona Water Innovation Initiative (AWII) is convening a series of evidence-based dialogues to support informed policy discourse. Recently, the Global Center for Water Technology, a core AWII program led by Paul Westerhoff from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University,…

Read & listen to the the full story and interview here PHOENIX — As Arizona faces a drought and other water concerns, many municipalities are looking to diversify their existing water portfolios and work towards more conservation in an effort to secure their water futures. However, there are also some potential ways to bring more…

The NEI Science and Technology Centers, or STCs, are soliciting applications for Entrepreneurial Fellowships. The Fellowships are designed to enable postdoctoral scholars to grow ventures that are commercializing ASU deep technology that emerged from or is relevant to the STCs. STC Entrepreneurial Fellowships are two years in length and provide salary and fringe benefits for an ASU startup founder,…