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Regardless of the size of your treatment operation, water system or sewer network, leveraging advanced technologies to curtail energy costs, meet regulatory standards, and optimize your workforce is critical to ensuring a sustainable future. Virtual Water Expo brings you a short list of solutions from some of the most innovative suppliers in the water and wastewater industry. Register today for Workforce, PFAS, Flow & Air: Tackling Your Biggest Operational Challenges happening April 10th.

In 2000, Indiana American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Company, purchased the Warsaw Indiana system which serves a population of over 16,000. Indiana American then completed a comprehensive planning study that included upgrades and improvements to enhance the reliability, safety, and water quality of the system.

Read about a stack testing program at a full-scale GAC reactivation facility during the reactivation of a load of GAC known to contain adsorbed PFAS. 

When high levels of arsenic were found in the drinking water in the community of Alto Lampa outside of Santiago de Chile, municipal water provider Aguas Adinas faced a predicament. AdEdge Water Technologies was contacted to design a treatment approach. This case study describes how iron oxide adsorption helped Alto Lampa reduce arsenic levels in treated water to nondetectable concentrations.

The 5.8 million gallon per day (mgd) Fairwood Lift Station, one of 76 major stations in the Hot Springs system, experienced frequent overflows. Particularly, the station struggled during heavy rainfall events or when pumps clogged because of increasingly popular "disposable" products such as duster heads, cleaning cloths, and disinfecting wipes.

When SAWS in San Antonio sought to upgrade their septage collection system they faced challenges beyond what might be normally seen in a typical WWTP. By partnering with Huber Technology, SAWS was able to navigate through challenges and put together a world class system.

By breaking down solids into a manageable size, grinders allow pumps to work efficiently while avoiding downtime for cleaning and repair. However, not all grinders are the same. Here is a list of design features that are important to consider when making a grinder investment.

The Village of Waterbury Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is located on the Winooski River floodplain, which poses challenges from significant flooding during the spring runoff and storm seasons to strong algal blooms in late spring.

Read about the $568 million, decade-long upgrade of a water pollution control plant that would expand the plant’s capacity from 30 mgd to 40 mgd while also reducing nitrogen and phosphorous to the limit of technology.

By understanding the types of substances and processes that can negatively impact aeration performance, operators can ensure that their system works as intended.

Here are a few most frequently asked questions about digital water platforms — what they are, how they benefit utilities, and how they will shape the future of the water industry.

To take AMI to the next level, water utilities need a solution that allows users to build their own reports and analyses using business intelligence tools.

Hear how the City of Fairborn, OH, is taking the next step in its smart water journey with Itron.