r/water • • 9d ago

Why aren’t we using the cooling water for AI farms as a way to purify water via evaporation for farming?

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Why can’t we use the waste water from data farms?
We could use it to heat nearby homes.
Heat the soil to extend the farming period.
Purify waste water via evaporation.
Worst case place these near the coast like we do with nuclear power plants.


r/water • • 9d ago

Water Dam inside a plant

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I have built a water system in my plant , and it's been literally 7 months and it still works great and also it doesn't even have any effect on the plants on it , it's literal working dam , when I saw this rectangular plant , and when i gave water to the plants , it spilled off to me bcs there was full flat surface on it then i decided to make a further interesting concept and and it's inspired from black mesa's surface facility..well it's still fine and it's strong to hold a full thunderstorm. It's actually a great thing bcs it have several routes..which take water with them on different sectors..which is your favourite sector ? And what should I add or change in it ?


r/water • • 10d ago

Wtf is this?

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That white streak of my plastic bottle was alot bigger before the image was taken. I drank a few sips while working to look down and see this little film looking blob in that area of the bottle. I showed my gf who thought I was overreacting to some saliva or some form of condensation but I told her it doesnt look like either. She swished the bottle to show it go away and it didnt fully disappear from the bottle after a few swishes. Genuinely just afraid of having drank some contaminated water or some bacterial film of some sort? Does anyone have a better clue as Im kinda spiraling after reading all those recall issues about different products.


r/water • • 11d ago

Free the water!

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r/water • • 11d ago

Welcome to Water Year 2027. Why water wonks hit reset on October 1, and what the last year looked like in maps.

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r/water • • 10d ago

Girlfriend put soap in Brita filter. Cleanup ideas?

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Hi all. My water from the pitcher tastes soapy because she thought you were supposed to clean the filter with dish soap. I could get a whole new filter but does anyone know if a few runs can rinse it off anyways?


r/water • • 10d ago

Building Where the Sewer Doesn't Reach

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r/water • • 10d ago

Under sink water filter options?

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I'm looking to DIY install a water filter under our sink for just coffee purposes. I'll probably add a separate faucet as well.

The problem is that I can't seem to easily find filters that I can buy locally. Even the big box stores seem to be limited in options and most products have poor reviews or above 4.5 stars with only a few reviews.

How do I know what's good?


r/water • • 11d ago

What is this and why does it keep happening?

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r/water • • 11d ago

Water filter for short term winter lease. Is there a brita type RO? Or something so easy like that but gets water to be great?

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At our home we use an RO that’s installed under the sink. Renting a home for the winter in fl. Is there something easy like a Brita but that is great like an RO please? Thank you!! 🙏🏾


r/water • • 12d ago

Water is getting super low, but it’s still gorgeous

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r/water • • 11d ago

STOP Letting Your Money Go Down The Drain! Reuse AC Condensate!

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AC condensate water can be harvested for non-portable use!


r/water • • 12d ago

tap water

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am i the only one that enjoys ice cold tap water sometimes or water from those indoor steel fountains when it comes out super cold?


r/water • • 12d ago

Fall

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r/water • • 12d ago

What's the update for adequate water supply in your country?

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r/water • • 13d ago

Water may be coming under public control since Thatcher era

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r/water • • 12d ago

best online masters degree?

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r/water • • 13d ago

House Constantly Flooding

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Hello all,

I have lived in a small town in New Mexico for 20+ years and in the past 2 years, ever since they paved the dirt roads and put in a culvert, when it rains, it floods my backyard and then pours into my home. It has happened more times than I can count. The city says it's not due to the roads and due to such, won't help with anything, but i never flooded even in heavy rains like I am now.

We have dug trenches and french drains, placed rain barrels with outlets away from the home, I have a sump pump working when it's full, but I have to drive home from work to place it which is 20 mins away. With consistent rain forecasted, its really starting to wear on me having to sweep water into a shower pan and dry out my furniture that's consistently getting reflooded and I'm feeling helpless.

I didn't know where to post to seek assistance and I feel like it's causing long term damage to my home and I would love any advice or assistance on what may help or things to consider? Even redirected to another thread?

Thank you so much in advance!


r/water • • 13d ago

Structural strength of well casing SDR 17

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r/water • • 13d ago

Europe's Small Towns Just Got a New Wastewater Mandate — and a Sludge-Free Way to Meet It

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LifeQuest World Corp (OTCID: LQWC) Tuesday September 29, 2026 Blog

A UN University report released in January 2026 gave the world a stark new vocabulary for its water problems: "global water bankruptcy." The report found that nearly three in four people now live in water-insecure or critically water-insecure countries, that roughly four billion people face severe water scarcity for at least one month each year, and that more than half of the world's large lakes have shrunk since the early 1990s. "For much of the world, 'normal' is gone," said Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, in comments accompanying the report (UN News). Wastewater — how it's treated, reused, and kept out of already-stressed water bodies — sits at the center of that math.

Europe is responding with regulation. The recast EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, which entered into force in early 2025 with phased compliance obligations running out to 2027 and beyond, dramatically widens the net: coverage now extends down to agglomerations of just 1,000 population equivalent, versus the much larger thresholds under the old rules (European Commission). That change pulls thousands of small towns, villages, and seasonal-tourism destinations across the EU into formal treatment obligations for the first time, alongside tighter nutrient and micropollutant limits and a new emphasis on water reuse and circularity.

That's a genuinely hard problem for conventional infrastructure. Centralized sewer networks and activated-sludge plants are expensive to extend to small, scattered populations, and package plants generally need to run near 80% of design capacity to perform reliably — a poor fit for a Mediterranean village whose population might triple every July and August. Oversize the plant for peak season and it underperforms (and still produces sludge to haul away) the other nine months of the year.

This is precisely the gap BioPipe Global's in-pipe technology was built for. Wastewater flows horizontally through modular pipe segments colonized by naturally occurring bacteria; passive aeration replaces energy-hungry blowers, no chemicals are dosed, and because the biological process consumes the organic solids in place, there's no sludge stream to collect, truck, and dispose of. Critically, the modules keep working efficiently across a wide load range — down to roughly 10% of rated capacity — so a system sized for August tourist crowds doesn't fail in April.

BioPipe's 300 m³/day project in Crete, Greece, announced in December 2025, is a live example of exactly this dynamic. "This 300 m³/day project in Crete represents a meaningful step forward in our European expansion strategy," said Robert Kaufmann, Director at BioPipe Global, noting that seasonal tourism surges there strain aging sewer networks in ways decentralized, rapidly deployable systems are well suited to address. The Crete plant is designed to meet stringent EU effluent standards — BOD below 10 mg/L, COD below 30 mg/L, and TSS below 10 mg/L — while producing near-zero odor, noise, and sludge. It followed BioPipe's earlier entry into Spain with a 10 m³/day system, giving the company two footholds in exactly the EU member states now facing the recast directive's expanded small-agglomeration requirements.

About LifeQuest World Corp. LifeQuest World Corp. (OTCID: LQWC) is a global technology company focused on low-cost, low-maintenance, eco-friendly decentralized wastewater treatment and solid waste compaction and recycling solutions, delivered through subsidiaries including BioPipe Global and Compaction and Recycling Equipment Inc. (CARE). Learn more at https://www.lifequestcorp.com.

This post contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding market opportunity, regulatory trends, and business strategy. Actual results may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties described in LifeQuest World Corp.'s filings. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to buy or sell any security.


r/water • • 14d ago

Scientists Blasted Water With Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than Sunlight. It Still Didn't Evaporate Faster

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r/water • • 14d ago

The World Isn't Short on Sewage Treatment Goals — It's Short on Sewage Treatment Capacity

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r/water • • 15d ago

The Global Water Cycle Is Failing

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The discussion examines how human-caused warming is destabilizing the global water cycle, creating a world in which water is increasingly “too much, too little, or too unsafe.” Warmer air holds more water vapour and accelerates evaporation, adding energy to the atmosphere that can intensify torrential rainfall, storms, and flooding while leaving other regions vulnerable to prolonged drought. Recent reports and satellite observations are cited to show declining river flows, depleted land-water storage, shrinking glaciers, dry soils, and growing freshwater stress across much of the world.

https://youtu.be/wzphp944H68?si=lOWBxwZNOW87DIZR


r/water • • 15d ago

To Representative Victoria Spartz: Are you a friend of the people, or an enemy? Only an enemy stays silent in the midst of suffering.

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r/water • • 15d ago

World’s River Running Dry - Humans are Again the Cause

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