Startup Turns River Water Into Safe Drinking Water

Corncob Inc., a participant of The Water Council’s BREW Accelerator, demonstrated technology that could address the global water crisis. Company officials showcased its membrane filtration system during a technology demonstration at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), creating safe drinking water out of samples from the Menomonee River and other nearby wastewater sources during Milwaukee Water Week.

Corncob’s technology requires a fraction of the energy and cost of conventional water treatment methods and can be used in a variety of applications, including municipal, industrial, residential and commercial. During the technology showcase, Corncob’s machine “Alfie” successfully turned samples from the Menomonee River into clean, safe drinking water. The company recently toured the country with Alfie to clean water from numerous sources, including fracking water and agricultural wastewater.

“We wanted to demonstrate the power of our technology and the large-scale implications it has for the future of water,” said Douglas Hwang, president and co-inventor of Corncob. “By partnering with The Water Council during Milwaukee Water Week we highlighted the other investments the city and other companies are making to solve the world’s most pressing water crises.”

“Corncob’s technology can revolutionize global drinking water creation, which could have an enormous impact on areas struggling to find sufficient clean water sources,” said Karen Frost, vice president of business development at The Water Council. “The company’s ongoing progress, both through the BREW and on its own, demonstrates its potential to expand beyond Milwaukee and deliver solutions to a world in need.”

For more information, visit www.corncobinc.com.

Source: Corncob Inc.