International Water Association

Prospects and promise at the leading edge

With IWA’s Leading Edge Technologies Conference taking place in Reno, Nevada, early next year, The Source spoke with conference president Professor Bruce Rittmann.   The innovation...

Water’s global agenda: where do we go from here?

The much-anticipated 2023 United Nations Water Conference was an historic event. But did it deliver what the sector had hoped for or needed? By...

Intermittent water supply interventions for India’s cities

Widespread intermittent supply in India requires coherent action at different levels to bring about improvement. S Mohan and GR Abhijith set out a proposed ‘Three...

Mobile DMA testing supports Ontario’s water loss management

Water loss management practices are not yet widespread in North America, but continue to take hold, and the connection between water loss and energy...

The vital role of wastewater managers in climate action

How utilities can recover and reuse potent greenhouse gases from across the wastewater sector. By James Workman When we talk of “emissions” we tend to...

Urban groundwater – mobilising stakeholders to improve monitoring

With urbanisation on the rise, the future resilience of cities will depend on the efficient and sustainable use of the groundwater reserves beneath them....

Thailand’s progress with novel non-sewered sanitation solutions

Thai industrial group SCG has been working to evolve its range of non-sewered sanitation options, writes Attawut Kumkrong. With many places in the world facing...

Brine – building the blocks to a successful circular economy

Brine valorization is being researched as a potential waste product from desalination that can be used as a concrete accelerator for the 3D printing...

How Bitcoin’s footprint is impacting water use

By Montgomery Simus Mineral extraction - gold, silver, copper or iron – has always been constrained by access to water. Miners had to degrade or...

Plotting a path to a digital water future

Water utilities face a challenge to make the most of the increasing opportunities offered by digital technologies. Here we review a new report produced...

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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...

Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...

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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed

A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...