The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which authorized historic federal infrastructure spending that dedicated over $50 billion to water projects. Although BABA went into effect on May 14, 2022, only now are the first BABA projects in production as adjustment period waivers have mostly run their course. Some confusion over compliance remains, and [...]
A new liquid hydrogen production facility was built to meet increasing demand from fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Hydrogen is produced using steam, which requires demineralized water to protect asset integrity and product quality. The plant needed a robust pre-treatment system to convert the municipal water supply to suitable demineralized standards. Hydrogen is known as an “energy [...]
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirohiko Ejiri; hereinafter "Kurita") provides the update below on the incident that occurred at Kurita America Inc. (headquarters: Minnesota, United States; hereinafter "KAI"), a consolidated subsidiary in North America, during which a threat actor illegally accessed and infected our servers with ransomware in November 2024 [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment and process technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Emslander as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2025. This announcement aligns with the planned retirement of his predecessor, Greg Becker, a 40-year veteran of the water treatment industry who has guided the company through [...]
A large hospital has a campus wide seasonal chilled loop with approximately 75,000 gallons total volume. It was being treated using a traditional silica and azole-based corrosion inhibitor package. Corrosion coupon rates with the traditional inhibitor program were considered excellent for both mild steel and copper, yet each spring during startup, iron levels were found to be five to ten parts per million [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, one of the leading global providers of industrial water treatment solutions, today announced the introduction of DReeM BL Plus. As a blend of the award-winning DReeM Polymer™ , DReeM™ BL Plus has the same unique polymer chemistry to maximize heat transfer and, should it be needed, remove scale in boilers . The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment solutions, announced it has been awarded the prestigious ISN RAVS ESG Plus® designation for excellence in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Awarded by ISN, a global leader in contractor and supplier information management, the RAVS ESG Plus designation signifies that a company [...]
It has become a standard industrial practice in medium and large-scale water treatment systems to operate multiple skids of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes . However, a persistent challenge confronts system operators: the potential for fouling or scaling issues. Interrupting the entire operation to address RO membrane performance issues becomes more than an inconvenience; it’s a substantial setback. In [...]
Featured on Water Technology A global manufacturing company producing fiberglass insulation was constantly reusing their water . Creating fiberglass is a process involving small glass particles heated to their melting point before passing through a spinner, which creates the fibers of glass. After this process, cooling is necessary requiring a large volume of water. For this cooling process, the [...]
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of water treatment solutions, announced its pending merger with sister company, Avista Technologies, Inc. (Avista). This merger will officially take effect on April 1, 2025. Avista, headquartered in San Marcos, California, specializes in membrane treatment solutions and process support for reverse osmosis systems, microfiltration/ultrafiltration [...]
The City of LaSalle, Illinois, has worked with Tonka Water, a Kurita brand, since their filters were installed in 1992. After nearly 30 years of service, the city was assessing how to ensure a similar duration of additional life. In lieu of a full replacement, they decided to refurbish the existing filter equipment. The city’s water treatment plant had two Tonka Water horizontal pressure filters for [...]
A large food and beverage facility in the United States was facing increased costs from hauling away a full dumpster of sludge every week. The facility’s wastewater came from their production process, and the organic materials needed to be separated before being discharged back to the city. The costs for these types of services can vary between $600 and $1,500 per trip to dispose of the sludge, but costs [...]