Newsletter | August 15, 2025

08.15.25 -- A Smarter Membrane For Cleaner Water

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

Addressing Water Treatment Challenges Faced By Potable Water Utilities

“Emerging contaminants" can be broadly defined as any synthetic or naturally occurring chemical that is not commonly monitored in the environment. These substances have the potential to enter the environment and cause known or suspected adverse ecological and/or human health effects.

How Coastal Tourism Is Impacted By Harmful Algal Blooms

When most people picture a day at the beach, they imagine sunshine, waves, and pristine waters. But in many coastal communities, a less picturesque phenomenon has become an increasing concern — harmful algal blooms (HABs).

How Not To Get Oversold On Your PFAS Solution

Asking the right questions and properly vetting vendors are key to avoiding an over-engineered PFAS treatment package.

Are We Setting Ourselves Up For Failure With PFAS?

Utilities need to revisit mistakes of the past and ask tough questions about what it truly means to treat and remove PFAS.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Does Lead Have To Exist For Predictive Modeling To Work?

Using predictive modeling as it relates to identifying the likelihood of lead service lines can feel like a daunting task. Does your water system have to have known lead for predictive modeling to be effective?

Severn Trent Exceeds Leak Reduction Targets With Innovative Itron Water Solutions

Severn Trent’s smart metering program, powered by Itron’s technology, is transforming water conservation — reducing leaks by 6 million liters, cutting costs, and empowering customers to use water more wisely.

Navigating The Partial-Pipe Flow Challenge

One of the most perplexing challenges that wastewater plant operators face is the need to measure the various sources of influent. For closed-pipe systems, the use of traditional flow devices requires intensive and expensive engineering to keep the pipe full at the point of measurement. The good news is that there is an emerging solution that measures flow in a less-than-full pipe.

Enhancing Leak Detection With Remote Pressure Monitoring

Remote pressure monitoring is increasingly being implemented by progressive water utilities, both large and small, to get better visibility into their distribution systems. This results in lower operating costs and reduced stress on their aging pipe networks.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How To Optimize Bioaugmentation Dosing To Enhance Wastewater Treatment Performance

Bioaugmentation introduces specialized bacterial or archaeal cultures into treatment systems to accelerate the breakdown of specific pollutants, offering a targeted solution for challenging contamination issues.

Biological Nutrient Removal With Advanced Primary Treatment

Learn how advanced primary treatment can increase settled solids without the use of chemical additions, reducing capital and operating costs and ensuring more consistent effluent.

Improving Compliance Through Real-Time Phosphorus Control

Levels of phosphorus, a chemical element that promotes organic growth, must be controlled in wastewater coming from beverage, food, and dairy processing plants. Failure to control phosphorus accurately has a negative impact on water quality and can lead to large fines.

Devastated Community Finds Innovative Wastewater Solution

The community of Kinglake West was on a waiting list to receive government financing for a new sewer system when, in 2009, a disastrous fire swept through the area. The damage was so extensive that funding for a wastewater collection system was expedited. The new system needed to be up and running as soon as possible, without being an undue financial burden to homeowners.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

How GenAI Is Supercharging Digital Transformation For Rural Water Utilities Across The United States

From streamlining data workflows to preserving decades of field knowledge, utilities of all sizes are demonstrating that Generative AI (GenAI) isn’t just a technology trend — it’s a workforce enabler.

The Fifth Freedom: Redefining Utility Choice With WEAD by LeakZon

Discover how WEAD by LeakZon is designed not only to enhance your water network but to empower you with choice and control over your partnerships.

Training Is A Dirty Word In Water And Wastewater

Over the years, the water industry has gotten smarter and started coming up with ways of getting training services and support without calling out “training."

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.

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Smarter Membrane For Cleaner Water

A team of researchers at Rice University has taken a major step toward solving one of water purification’s biggest puzzles: how to best design catalytic membranes that simultaneously filter and transform contaminants in a single step.

U.S. EPA Announces Relaunch Of Comprehensive Guidance Document Website

Drexel To Lead $5M Multinational Effort To Produce MXene Materials For Water Desalination

EPA Allocates $409.4M To North Carolina To Prepare Local Drinking Water Utilities For Future Natural Disasters

Carollo Engineers Appoints Directors For Design-Build, Private Sector, And Resilience & Sustainability

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

T-Mass 65-I

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Endress+Hauser, Inc.

SYNCRO-CLEANSE

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WRT - Water Remediation Technology

DPS5000 SDI-12 Digital Pressure Sensing Platform

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Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business

Multilog 2

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Fluid Conservation Systems Inc.

waterCAST

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Trinnex

FS100 Flow Straightener

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McCrometer, Inc.

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