Newsletter | March 19, 2024

03.19.24 -- Flint Held In Contempt For Lead-Pipe Fail; Water Affordability In America

IN THIS ISSUE:

AMI Reluctance And The Risk Of Doing Nothing

Benefits Of Utilities Analytics And Automation Software For Energy Savings And Efficiency

Do You Think Your CCTV Assessment Is "Unbiased?"

Why Innovative Uses For Pile Cloth Media Filters Are Multiplying

The Smart Industry Readiness Index: A Path To Achieving Digital Maturity

Operational Efficiencies Created With Smart Water Technologies

Jefferson Parish Prevents Odor And Corrosion Issues With BlueInGreen's SDOX-CS Solution

Treated Municipal Sewage Achieves High-Quality Discharge Values With Toray MBR Technology

Enhancing Water Conservation Through Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) At EBMUD

City Of Flint Held In Contempt For Failing To Meet Lead Pipe Settlement Deadlines

Cellular Technology For AMI And IoT

Tariff Trends: Affordability In America

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FEATURED ARTICLES

Benefits Of Utilities Analytics And Automation Software For Energy Savings And Efficiency

Discover how technology supports the demand for data and drives the right actions to optimize utilities usage and provide significant energy savings.

Why Innovative Uses For Pile Cloth Media Filters Are Multiplying

Learn about the unique ways wastewater and drinking water operations are employing pile cloth media (PCM) to tackle new and complex challenges.

AMI Reluctance And The Risk Of Doing Nothing

Water utility systems that have transitioned to AMI benefit from increased revenue, reduced risk, improved customer relations, and widespread efficiencies across operations.

Do You Think Your CCTV Assessment Is "Unbiased?"

Improper inspection can lead to inefficient repair methods, having you spend too much or too little to create a longer-lasting, impactful reduction in infiltration to your sewer collection system. At the very least, it creates the worst thing of all: distrust for the entire study. 

The Smart Industry Readiness Index: A Path To Achieving Digital Maturity

With the potential to automate processes, enhance data visibility, optimize operations, and redefine value chains, technology is revolutionizing industries across the globe. However, many organizations grapple with a critical question: How can they assess their digital transformation (DX) readiness for this most important paradigm shift?

Operational Efficiencies Created With Smart Water Technologies

Discover how components such as resource utilization, customer service, and employee safety work together in balance to support seamless operations. 

Jefferson Parish Prevents Odor And Corrosion Issues With BlueInGreen's SDOX-CS Solution

Officials at the Jefferson Parish Sewerage Department approached the team at Digital Engineering to find a long-term solution for the odor and corrosion issues throughout the East Bank Wastewater Treatment Plant. 

Treated Municipal Sewage Achieves High-Quality Discharge Values With Toray MBR Technology

Due to population growth in recent years, Sanessol, the concessionaire responsible for the water supply and sewage treatment of Mirassol and part of Igua Saneamento Group, decided to use a state of the art technology for their new WWTP, Fartura.

Enhancing Water Conservation Through Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) At EBMUD

Water Online recently spoke with Dave Wallenstein, PE, a licensed mechanical and civil engineer with East Bay MUD, about how they are using AMI to conserve water.

Cellular Technology For Advanced Metering And The Internet Of Things: The Time Is Now

Advancements in cellular-based advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) make it a viable way to provide reliability and cost-effectiveness in practical solutions for water utilities and municipalities.

INDUSTRY NEWS

City Of Flint Held In Contempt For Failing To Meet Lead Pipe Settlement Deadlines

A federal court held the City of Flint in contempt for violating a February 2023 federal court order requiring the city to reach certain milestones in its lead pipe replacement program.

IRS Says Private-Side LSL Replacements Are Not Taxable Income

EPA Expands Wastewater Infrastructure Program, Invites Rural Communities To Apply For Assistance

Snow Study Takes Flight

2024 WateReuse Award Winners Exemplify Leadership And Innovation

PC Construction And Stantec Design-Build Team To Lead Arlington County’s Re-Gen Project

River Kent Project: A Blueprint For Environment Act Water Quality Monitoring

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

OPTIMASS 3400 Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Datasheet

The OPTIMASS 3400 is a cost-effective solution for accurate measurement in a variety of applications where there is low process flow.

Multi-Rake Bar Screen RakeMax

The RakeMax is a bar screen with a spacing from 1/4” to 6” (6 to 150 mm). Its bars have either a streamlined tear drop profile (spacing ≤ 12 mm) or a rectangular shape (spacing > 12 mm).

BABA Compliant Filter Housing: HIF 3X170FL Datasheet

Harmsco has developed a higher capacity filter housing that is BABA compliant, and it is available in both a 3X and a 5X model.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

Tariff Trends: Affordability In America

It’s not your imagination — water and sewer service really are more expensive than they used to be. But figuring out how much more expensive can be surprisingly tricky. With a fresh batch of data from 2023, we now have four biennial waves of nationally representative data — which gives us enough to infer something about trends in the price and affordability of these essential services.

Lead From Old Paint And Pipes Is Still A Harmful And Deadly Hazard In Millions Of U.S. Homes

The WHO estimates that more than 1 million deaths each year are attributable to lead poisoning. In more recent years, this number has risen at an incredible pace, with some research showing that nearly 5.5 million adults die from lead-related health complications. Understanding and addressing this persistent problem will require improved monitoring, targeted remediation, and a great deal more awareness and dialogue.

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