In 18 months, a new company hopes to bring to market an ocean-wave-powered process that supplies potable water, cutting costs and limiting pollution, as compared to traditional desalination systems that require power plants.
The Trump administration has taken a significant step toward undoing a
controversial 2015 rule that aimed to clarify the scope of federal authority over
rivers, wetlands and other bodies of water.
A $25-million demonstration project under construction in Suffolk, Va., will show officials from the Hampton Roads Sanitation District how to address a myriad of problems facing the water utility, including a rapidly shrinking water aquifer, land subsidence and a potential checklist of requirements for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.