Newsletter | May 3, 2024

05.03.24 -- A Virus Could Help Save Billions Of Gallons Of Wastewater

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Understanding Options When Selecting An Effective, Low-Cost PFAS Solution

Municipal water utilities throughout the U.S. are increasingly grappling with the need to address PFAS once it is detected in source water. Because standards are a moving target while treatment options are limited and can represent a massive expense, addressing PFAS can be especially challenging for small water systems.

Oxidation And AOP: The Last Lines Of Defense Against Harmful Algal Blooms

Secondary metabolites of algae — including algal toxins and taste and odor compounds triggered by a harmful algal bloom — can find their way into source water, creating the risk that they will ultimately reach the water treatment plant to cause water-quality problems. Here is a checklist of considerations for mitigating those effects through cost-effective oxidation, or combined oxidization processes, across a variety of source water conditions.

The Importance And Impact Of Accurate pH Measurement

Across many water-quality measurements — from free chlorine residual to disinfection byproducts, etc. — pH is an underlying factor affecting many water treatments and compliance testing results. Here are some guidelines for maintaining accurate pH readings to assure cost-effective treatment and final water quality despite changes in source water composition, treatment protocols, or other factors.

Refining GAC Solution Costs For PFAS And Other Contaminants

Whether a water treatment plant (WTP) is evaluating a new granular activated carbon (GAC) solution to deal with contamination problems such as PFAS, DBPs, and VOCs or looking to enhance existing GAC performance, it is important to assess treatment processes in the full context of source water quality. Here are some ideas to help decision-makers achieve the best outcomes at the lowest total lifecycle cost.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Why Old-Fashioned Line Maintenance Isn't Working For Modern Communities

The modern challenges faced by today's water utilities require modern solutions, and insertion valves have evolved into an ideal solution for a range of problems.

Lift Station Upgrade Modernizes Outdated Technology At Mansfield, Ohio’s Largest Pump Station

When the Park Avenue East Lift Station in Mansfield, OH, suffered recurring flooding due to failing valves, a bigger picture goal came into view: Build a new lift station.

Build Or Buy? Service Line Inventory Options To Consider

This article helps you to explore whether you should build or buy a system to house your service line inventory data. 

AMERICAN Provides 53,000 Feet Of Ductile Iron Pipe And 53 Valves For Jacksonville, Florida Project

In this case study, read about a community-owned utility that partnered with AMERICAN to provide 53,000 feet of ductile iron pipe for a new water reclamation facility. 

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Using AI To Reduce OPEX In Wastewater Treatment

For municipal and industrial wastewater treatment managers and support staffs, the prospect of using AI to guide better decision-making sometimes seems more like a distant promise than a ready solution. Here are some insights on how AI can use historical data to improve operational intelligence and optimize processes, plus guidelines on how water professionals can do more to harness that power sooner.

Diving In Deep: Do 30-Foot Aeration Tanks Make Sense For You?

Today’s aeration equipment has overcome past concerns regarding energy efficiency and operating lifespan which are making deep aeration tanks an ideal solution for select wastewater applications.

Wastewater Treatment Double-Play Game Winner

While aeration and digester wastewater treatment systems are fundamentally different, they share common challenges when it comes to accurate air/gas flow measurement. Flow meters need to operate over a wide flow range, fluctuating from very high to low rates. The fluid media can be benign, moist, dirty or corrosive and combustible under the right conditions.

Dewatering Optimization For Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Read a full comparison of rotary press vs. belt press for dewatering wastewater. 

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Centralized Data Management And Compliance Reporting

120Water allows all your tools to work together to efficiently manage your data and simplify your workflows. Everything you need to execute a comprehensive compliance program— sampling, data management, reporting— all lives in one easy-to-use platform purpose built for water professionals.

The Past, Present, And Future Of Digitalization In Water

Take a look at how technological progression has led us to the vibrant and well-established current use of digital twin technology. 

Making Data Usable

A utility’s ability to control and improve processes is only as good as the data it uses. Learn what it takes to make your data actionable.

Practical Tips For Improving Sewer Data Management

Learn why data security, accessibility and quality are all crucial to successfully managing wastewater infrastructure and sustaining data hygiene.

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Virus Could Help Save Billions Of Gallons Of Wastewater

An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, proving both difficult and costly to treat. But researchers have now identified a novel means of treating the wastewater generated by oil and gas production: bacteriophages.

EPA Highlights Biden-Harris Administration’s New National Security Memorandum On Critical Infrastructure

American Water Works Association And Clean Water Action Applaud EPA’s Final Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Guidelines

EPA Finalizes Stronger Chemical Risk Evaluation Process To Protect Workers And Communities

Global Smart Water Management Market Size Is Projected To Reach USD 24.94 Billion By 2031, Growing At A CAGR Of 13.69%: Straits Research

Veolia And Sewerage And Water Board Of New Orleans Establish Groundbreaking Partnership To Reinvent Wastewater Treatment

Jacobs To Support Design, Construction, And Operations For Seawater Desalination Plant

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Godwin FP150 Dri-Prime Pump

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HYMAX GRIP Large Diameter (14" - 16")

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Mueller Water Products

flowIQ 2200

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Kamstrup

Washer Compactor

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Duperon

Chemical Feed Flow Meter

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Blue-White Industries

pH Adjustment

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