Newsletter | September 11, 2025

09.11.25 -- 130+ Strategies For Resilient Rural Water; Megadroughts Are Here To Stay

IN THIS ISSUE:

Utility Combined Data From 22 Sources Into A Digital Twin For Real-Time System Monitoring

How Strategic Valve Installation Prevented Service Disruption at a Senior Living Facility

Evaluating Methodologies For Cooling Submersible Wastewater Pump Motors

Martin County Saves Millions With leadCAST's Automated Workflows And Statistical Analysis

How To Clean, Inspect, And Calibrate pH Sensors

Buffalo Starts Successful Verification Program

Saint Paul Upgrades To Corrosion-Resistant Zinc-Coated Ductile Iron Water Main

Optimal Baseplate Grouting For Vertical Dry Pit Submersible Pumps

The Importance Of UF/MF Membrane Systems In Reclaiming Industrial Wastewater

130+ Strategies For Resilient Rural Water And Sanitation

Rushville Installs AquaStorm Cloth Media Filters To Treat CSO Discharge

Megadroughts Are Here To Stay, And U.S. Water Utilities Need To Adapt

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The Fall 2025 Virtual Water Expo is a free, online event designed for water utility professionals, contractors, and consultants focused on advancing smarter, more resilient infrastructure. Held across three dates — August 20, September 3, and September 17 — each session features concise, 15-minute technology showcases tailored to critical industry challenges, from flow control and measurement to digital optimization and wastewater treatment. Attendees only need to register once for full access to all sessions and an archive library of past expos.

FEATURED ARTICLES

Martin County Saves Millions With leadCAST's Automated Workflows And Statistical Analysis To Tackle LCRR

With the LCRR deadline fast approaching and over 59% of its service lines unverified, Martin County recognized the significant work ahead in preparing to meet the LCRR requirements. The county needed to establish a clear strategy for its compliance program, and to support this effort, it needed an engineering consulting partner with extensive expertise in LCRR.

How Strategic Valve Installation Prevented Service Disruption at a Senior Living Facility

Learn how Hydra-Stop’s insertion valve provided new control points to mitigate future disruptions during a service line emergency.

Utility Combined Data From 22 Types Of Sources Into A Digital Twin To Monitor Its Water System In Real Time

Bentley’s water solutions helped build a unified management program to access data in the field, producing operation gains of 25%.

Evaluating Methodologies For Cooling Submersible Wastewater Pump Motors

Compare oil-filled and closed-loop cooling methodologies for submersible wastewater pump motors, emphasizing efficiency, heat transfer, maintenance, and longevity to determine the superior cooling solution.

Saint Paul Regional Water Services Upgrades To Corrosion-Resistant Zinc-Coated Ductile Iron Water Main

It is no secret that a large portion of the drinking water infrastructure in the U.S. is near or past its intended design life. Our nation’s water infrastructure needs an overhaul, and the cost of doing so is climbing rapidly. 

Buffalo, NY, Starts Successful Verification Program

Verifying service line materials can be a daunting undertaking, especially when the system is old and the staff is small. Read about how Buffalo Water addresses these challenges. 

Optimal Baseplate Grouting For Vertical Dry Pit Submersible Pumps

As municipalities increasingly switch to vertical dry pit submersible pumps to address flooding concerns, one critical yet often overlooked installation detail can make or break system performance: baseplate grouting.

How To Clean, Inspect, And Calibrate pH Sensors

Once a pH sensor is installed in the process and operating, how do you determine when it is time to take the sensor out of the process and do a cleaning, or a calibration? Does one perform both a cleaning and a calibration or just a cleaning, or just a calibration?

The Importance Of Ultrafiltration/Microfiltration Membrane Systems In Reclaiming Industrial Wastewater

Increasing water scarcity, which results in higher water costs, is pushing manufacturers to reclaim and reuse their wastewater. 

Rushville Installs AquaStorm Cloth Media Filters To Treat Combined Sewer Overflow Discharge Instead Of Conventional Wet Weather Storage Tank

Discover why, rather than installing a costly stormwater storage tank, the City of Rushville partnered with Aqua-Aerobic Systems to pilot the AquaStorm Cloth Media Filter.

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

130+ Strategies For Resilient Rural Water And Sanitation

A new report released by the Pacific Institute, a nonpartisan water think tank, outlines over 130 actionable strategies for rural communities across the United States to strengthen the climate resilience of water and sanitation systems.

Average Household Utility Costs Rise 41% In Last 5 Years

New Method To Pinpoint Soil Erosion Could Help Protect Waterways

Tech And Agriculture: Can Technology Be An Ally In Solving Water Scarcity In The U.S.?

NORIT NSF-Certified Reactivation Facility Validates 99.98% PFAS Destruction

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Monster Fish Cleaning Station

The Monster Fish Cleaning Station is the most efficient fish cleaning station available. It turns fish waste into small particles — easily flushed away. The self-contained unit uses a powerful Muffin Monster dual shafted grinder to shred solids, such as fish parts, cans, plates, utensils, and fishing lures. This prevents clogging and protects downstream equipment. The Monster Fish Cleaning Station is clean, cost-effective, and reliable.

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JWC Environmental

 

 

3800 MEGA-COUPLING For Restraining Plain Ends Of Pipe

The Series 3800 MEGA-COUPLING is a restrained coupling for similar and dissimilar pipe materials.

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EBAA Iron

 

 

ReliaSource 8x12 Above-Ground Lift Stations

An affordable alternative to modular enclosures, the ReliaSource 8x12 Above-Ground Lift Station is robust enough to accommodate duplex and triplex pump configurations.

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Gorman-Rupp Pumps

 

 

WATERFLUX 3070 Electromagnetic Water Meter

The WATERFLUX 3070 is a battery powered electromagnetic water meter for use in water abstraction wells, district metering areas (DMA), and custody transfer measurement of potable water (MI-001, OIML R49). With optional pressure and temperature sensors, the meter can also be used for leak detection, quality control, and pressure management systems. 

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KROHNE, Inc.

 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

 

MT Series Multi-Point Mass Flow Meters Brochure

FCI’s MT Series Multi-Point Mass Flow Meters are ideal for today’s most challenging industrial air or gas handling applications and continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS). Inside large combustion or preheater systems, HVAC units, ducts, or flue stacks, MT Series multi-point flow meters measure flow with exceptional precision under variable thermodynamic conditions.

 

Simplified Sand Removal For Power-Gen Plant Water Intakes

Applied successfully in thousands of water and sewage treatment schemes on all continents, the PISTA Sand Removal Chamber serves as an efficient choice for sand removal at power generation facility water intakes. In many conventional arrangements, large sedimention basins require significant space and additional chemical usage to help maintain proper settling.

 

Water Quality Guide: Municipality Applications

Municipalities have a distinct role to play in the protection of public health. They are both a major source of information for the public as well as a critical provider of water infrastructure — providing both delivery of safe, clean drinking water, and the treatment of stormwater and wastewater. While water is a basic human need that is classified as a public good, when it comes to water quality monitoring, municipalities face a variety of challenges.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

Megadroughts Are Here To Stay, And U.S. Water Utilities Need To Adapt

Researchers warn that California and other states affected by megadroughts — periods of drought lasting 20+ years — will have to accept this as the new normal. That means rethinking the water cycle and finding new, more sustainable water sources.

 

AI Has A Hidden Water Cost — Here's How To Calculate Yours

Understanding AI is not just about knowing how to write prompts. It also involves understanding the infrastructure, the trade-offs, and the civic choices that surround AI. Many people assume AI is inherently harmful, especially given its vast energy and water footprint. Those effects are real, but they’re only part of the story.

 

PRODUCT FOCUS

HydraForce Lift Station Agitators - Kasco Marine

PanaFlow ZxG Gas Meter System - Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business

SONATA Ultrasonic Meter - Master Meter, Inc.

Clarifier Insert, Drop-In Clarifier, 250 To 500 gpm - United Rentals

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