As water resources become increasingly stressed by drought and intensifying demand from competing uses, industries that use significant quantities of water will face greater pressure to adopt water-efficiency strategies that can decrease fresh-water withdrawals. One approach that facilities can adopt to reduce their draw from these supplies — thus reducing stress on drinking water reserves — is to use alternative makeup water sources.

Grundfos’ 2016 Walk for Water raised more than $35,000 for global water crisis relief in charitable events held in Kansas City, Mo., and Aurora, Ill.

Earlier this year, I read with interest about research into a foam water filter that reportedly reduces hazardous pathogens in drinking water significantly.

Water treatment technologies such as reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration are not new.

According to the U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, installing a sidestream filtration system to cleanse cooling tower water will help maintain water efficiency across facilities.

The need to optimize water usage is becoming critical as we deal with ever-increasing global water scarcity challenges.

Condensers are used in power plants to recycle exhaust steam for thermoelectric heating, but they also are relied on to maximize turbine efficiency by maintaining a proper vacuum.