Utilities across the U.S. are facing growing pressure from aging infrastructure, climate resilience demands, regulatory scrutiny, and a workforce approaching retirement. Yet despite the scale of the challenge, much of the industry is still drawing talent from the same narrow pools and approaching hiring the same way it did years ago. That approach is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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Modernizing Water Stewardship In The Desert SouthwestDiscover how advanced metering infrastructure transforms water management by providing real-time visibility into distribution networks. Learn to identify leaks proactively, reduce non-revenue water loss, and empower consumers with data-driven insights to ensure long-term resource resilience.
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From AMI To Operational Control: Why Performance, Control, And Confidence MatterModern infrastructure requires moving beyond basic data collection toward true operational control. Discover how focusing on performance, network priority, and engineered resilience allows utilities to manage leaks and emergencies with total confidence.
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WATER ONLINE FEATURED VIDEOS
Each month, host Travis Kennedy and co-host Kevin Westerling break down the top issues on the minds of engineers, operators, and utilities across the industry. In this kickoff episode, the two make the case that the water sector is at a turning point that will require utilities to adapt financially, digitally, and culturally to meet the challenges ahead.
You treat it, you send it, but you don’t get paid for it. Non-revenue water (NRW), or water lost to leaks, inaccuracies, or other losses, is a persistent problem for utilities everywhere. In the U.S. alone, drinking water utilities lose an average of approximately 20,000 gallons per customer every year, according to the American Water Works Association. AWWA also estimates, more optimistically, that up to 75% of reported water loss in U.S. systems is recoverable when NRW is properly measured and managed. So let's get to work!
In this segment of The Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling sit down with Karine Rougé and Rob Powelson to unpack a growing shift in the U.S. water sector: treating water infrastructure as an economic imperative, not just a utility function.
As wastewater utilities face stricter regulations, aging infrastructure, rising energy costs, and increased wet weather events, innovation has never been more critical. This track explores next-generation technologies that are redefining wastewater treatment performance, pumping efficiency, system reliability, and real-time monitoring.
AMI: ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE
From leak detection and demand management to enhanced customer service and improved operational performance, AMI offers transformative potential for the modern utility. This AMI e-book explores these topics and more, illustrating how the benefits of AMI extend well beyond billing.
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Join SWAN for the 16th Annual SWAN Conference in Tampa, Florida (June 2-4, 2026), focusing on the theme, “Adapting Your Digital Journey.” Digital transformation in the water sector isn’t a straight road. It evolves over time requiring pivots and continuous learning. This Conference aims to meet utilities where they are at, highlighting how to build and sustain success across people, processes, and technology.
Learn more here.
ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
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