Newsletter | March 21, 2025

03.21.25 -- AMWA Pushes Back On Potential EPA Budget Cuts

IN THIS ISSUE:

Wastewater Treatment

Utility Management

Distribution & Collection Systems

Industry News

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Technology Showcase

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Webinar: Order Matters: Optimizing LSL Replacement Planning

This webinar will help water systems navigate LSL replacement amid the new LCRI deadline and limited resources. Experts from BlueConduit and DWSD will share best practices, data-driven strategies, and tools for optimizing LSL replacement. Attendees will gain insights into prioritization methods, key replacement tools, and lessons from Detroit’s ongoing efforts. Click here to learn more.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Odor And Corrosion Control

Hydrogen peroxide typically controls odors and corrosion at primary wastewater treatment plant headworks by direct oxidation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) within the wastewater.

Minimizing Aerated Wastewater Treatment System Servicing

Reliability is especially important in the wastewater treatment sector. One is that the blowers have to dependably operate in conditions that are often very harsh.

6 Tips For Decentralized Residential Wastewater Treatment

Decentralized residential wastewater treatment systems process sewage where it’s produced, offering an efficient alternative to centralized methods by cutting infrastructure and energy costs.

Improving Wastewater Treatment With Air Flow Instrumentation

In wastewater treatment plants, a variety of processes are employed to eliminate organic pollutants from water to ensure its safety and release for future uses. One of the most common processes is the activated sludge method, which biologically treats the wastewater through the use of large aeration basins.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Decreasing Lifecycle Costs: Don't Lose Dollars Chasing After Cents

This article explores some of the best practices to ensure overall station reliability, i.e., “total station efficiency,” in order to keep operating costs and downtime at a minimum.

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. 

Eastside Utility District Takes Cellular AMI Path To A Modernized Network

Having deployed cellular-based AMI with ultrasonic meters, EUD can more accurately monitor water consumption, see near-real-time leak alerts, and operate with greater efficiency and safely.

Digital Twins For Water Utilities: Myths And Realities

Learn how digital twins help utilities predict when problems might occur and to make water system operation more predictable and efficient.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

What Are You Doing To My Pipe: Can PVC Pipe Be Loaded?

The argument has been used that PVC pipe is delicate and can’t be subjected to any kind of loading. In EBAA's years of testing we have found that is not the case at all. PVC can take an extreme amount of strain.

Preventing Sewer Overflow: The Role Of Accurate Flow Measurement

This article explores how mag meters compare to common types of open pipe measurement technologies and how they can help minimize or prevent sewer system surcharging.

From Rags to Riches: Chopper Pump Gets It Done

Vaughan Co. provided a 50-HP, 1750-RPM model PE4P6CS-118 vertical pedestal chopper pump for the Carnelian Bay Pump Station to replace an existing pedestal pump, which was having difficulty with ragging.  

Halifax Water Uses Advanced Pressure Management To Reduce Leakages

Halifax Water (HW) partnered with Mueller for a performance trial of advanced pressure management and the Sentryx Water Intelligence Platform.

SPONSOR

The U.S. EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) mandate the removal of all lead service lines within 10 years and lower the action level for lead in drinking water. But what does this mean for your water system? Join Water Online Live on March 25 for insights on LCRI requirements, enforcement challenges, funding options, and best practices for compliance. Registration is free thanks to the support of Trinnex.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

How To Future-Proof Your Drinking Water Treatment Process

Ozone and biologically active filtration (O3-BAF) can act as an additional barrier for existing systems to protect against emerging contaminants and water quality events.

ECI Solves MRO's Chromium Contamination Problem With 900 Series Monitor/Controllers

Cr(VI) is a regulated contaminant in drinking water because it can cause gastrointestinal, liver, and developmental toxicity in humans when ingested. A facility was unable to discharge to their POTW because the CR(VI) concentration in their wastewater stream was over the regulated discharge limit. 

Water For Life: ABB's Measurement Technology Trailblazes Water Solution

Pioneering sustainable water supply with the world’s first dual-mode desalination plant.

On-Demand Taste-And-Odor Treatment — Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania

The UV-oxidation system installed at the Neshaminy Falls Water Treatment Plant, owned and operated by Aqua Pennsylvania, has led to lower operating costs, a significantly reduced carbon footprint, and an improvement in water quality.

INDUSTRY NEWS

AMWA Pushes Back On Potential EPA Budget Cuts

Last week, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) joined a group of 10 water sector organizations in writing to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to express concerns on proposed cuts to EPA’s budget.

The Water Council Expands Water Stewardship Programming

IDE Pioneers Sustainable Desalination With World’s First Steam-Driven Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant

Pure SoJo Direct Potable Reuse Facility Wins Prestigious WateReuse Association Award

2024 STI/SPFA Steel Product Award Winners Announced

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

SYNCRO-CLEANSE

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WRT - Water Remediation Technology

Module Type WP-1000

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The.Wave.Talk

A-C Series 2000

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Goulds Water Technology -- A Xylem Brand

HRS Submersible Mixers

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HOMA Pump Technology

Custom Engineered Solutions

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Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

Steel Mini Frac Tank

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Ironclad Environmental Solutions

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