Newsletter | March 28, 2025

03.28.25 -- A Breakthrough In Wastewater Treatment

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

Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority Uses Powdered Activated Carbon To Ensure High Quality Drinking Water

Founded in 1982, Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority supplies drinking water to a region of approximately one million people. Its surface water treatment plant draws water from the Peace River to a reservoir and treats it to drinking water standards at the rate of about 31 MGD.

Sustainability And Safety Considerations For PFAS Removal

PFAS removal cartridges offer several health, safety, and sustainability advantages over bulk media systems.

Clean Water In Searcy, Arkansas

Discover Searcy Water Utilities' solution to naturally corrosive water that began to cause problems for certain mixers. 

Small Community Leads Central Florida In Potable Water Reuse Implementation

Altamonte Springs’ implemented a pilot program called the pureALTA project with two primary goals — to serve as platform for future potable water reuse efforts and to educate the 45,000 residents about the benefits of potable water reuse.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

We'll Take It All: Sewerage, Septage, FOG, And Street Sweepings

Because the WWTP is a heavy energy consumer, the increasing cost of electrical energy helped refocus operations on improving efficiencies and what latent energy could be extracted from the waste stream. In particular, what could be extracted and put to use in the facility itself?

Managing Drought And Reducing Water Loss During System Maintenance And Repair

Discover how public water systems can avoid both the cost and the terrible optics associated with repairs during drought conditions by using insertion valves. 

Reversing Water Loss In A Rural Municipality

Explore how Oneida's water department went from dealing with water loss, partnering up and solving the challenge, and getting unexpected results. 

Mitigating Sewage Overflow Risks With Reliable Backup Pump Solutions

A self-starting backup pump combines the pump and power in a single package, providing 100% redundancy plus additional capacity when needed, all without relying on generators or external power sources.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How Turbo Aeration Blowers Optimize Wastewater Treatment Efficiency

To operate at peak efficiency, the implementation and operation of high-speed turbo aeration blowers should consider proper blower sizing, sequencing, and control.

Mixing Made Easy For Low-Energy Lakes, Ponds, And Lagoons

Landlocked, shallow bodies of water such as recreational ponds, irrigation, drinking water, and animal waste lagoons have a major problem with flow. The only natural methods of movement in these bodies of water are the slight Coriolis effect of the earth and wind.

Eliminating Sludge Islands In Your Wastewater Lagoon

Old municipal and industrial wastewater lagoons have the tendency to build islands of sludge at various locations around the lagoon. It is most common for older lagoons to build such islands wherever wastewater enters the lagoons.

Cutting Costs, Not Corners: How PRI-TECH Transformed Biosolids Odor Control At Bergen Point WWTP

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works tested the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of PRI-TECH in controlling odors at a wastewater treatment plant. The technology successfully treated odors and reduced operating costs.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

The Transcend Design Generator Is Secretly An Advanced Data Analytics Software Package

The conceptual design output you get from the Transcend Design Generator (TDG) will inherently have value — the TDG already saved time and effort in creating the resulting conceptual design compared to traditional design approaches.

AMI Gets Faster With LoRaWAN Class B Specification

A smart city effectively harnesses and maximizes the use of digital technology and data analytics to enhance urban management, make well-informed choices, and elevate the standard of living for its inhabitants.

Smart Water: Remote Sensing

Automated metering systems (AMSs), or “smart meters,” can provide valuable data for electric and water utilities. Data analytics can be used to improve customer service, boost conservation, monitor the system, and even forecast demand. An ultimate goal might be to eventually monitor everything from streetlight intensity to fire hydrants.

Water Treatment Analytics: A Road Map To Greater Efficiency

From the largest metropolitan water treatment plant (WTP) or wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operations to the smallest rural systems, the goals are essentially the same — achieve regulatory compliance and the most efficient results at the lowest practical cost. 

INDUSTRY NEWS

Breakthrough In Wastewater Treatment: A New Model For Algae-Bacteria Interactions

Microalgae have emerged as a promising solution for wastewater treatment and biofuel production due to their high metabolic efficiency and ability to utilize nutrients.

Shrinking Andean Glaciers Threaten Water Supply Of 90 Million People, Global Policymakers Warned

Scientists Develop All-In-One Catalyst For Solar-Driven Water Remediation

NAWC: 2025 Infrastructure Report Card Highlights Water, Wastewater Challenges

WSP Adopts Transcend's Generative Design Technology To Enhance Wastewater, Substation, And PFAS Treatment Projects

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Oxelia Oxidation-Enhanced Biologically Active Filtration For Drinking Water

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Leopold -- A Xylem Brand

1100 MEGALUG Mechanical Joint Restraint

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EBAA Iron

OPTIFLOW 270 Retrofit Baffle System

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Smith & Loveless, Inc.

Prosonic M FMU42

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Endress+Hauser, Inc.

Premium Hurricane All-Poly Cartridges

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Harmsco Filtration Products

SL-DOG | Sewer Line Data OrGanizer

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InfoSense, Inc.

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