Newsletter | April 25, 2024

04.25.24 -- Billions To Be Spent On PFAS Remediation; Water/Wastewater Tech At The Forefront Of Sustainability

IN THIS ISSUE:

MBR Modules Help Achieve Sustainable Management Of Wastewater On Vancouver Island

How Engineers Can Help Prevent Catastrophic Flooding

Remote Monitoring Helps Growers, Water Districts Do Their Jobs

PFAS Remediation: How To Construct A Temporary Solution For A Forever Chemical

Why Your Water Utility Should Be Using Hydraulic Modeling

Removing PFAS Is More Complicated (And Solvable) Than You Think

Navigating Troubled Waters: 5 Challenges To Water Utility Profitability

Do You Think Your CCTV Assessment Is "Unbiased?"

Advanced UV Unit Provides First Cost-Effective Uses For UV Against Biofouling

Water And Wastewater Technologies At The Forefront Of Sustainability

Certified Lab Can Now Use Kemio

Billions To Be Spent To Remediate PFAS

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How Engineers Can Help Prevent Catastrophic Flooding

Severe weather events are some of the largest looming threats to civilization in the next many decades. The power of water is humbling, something that anyone who has ever been through a flood knows well. Floods can wreak havoc on urban communities by destroying homes, but they can also destroy environments by damaging wetlands and natural habitats.

PFAS Remediation: How To Construct A Temporary Solution For A Forever Chemical

This article will discuss considerations for designing a temporary solution for removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water, including effective technologies and how to select a solutions provider.

MBR Modules Help Achieve Sustainable Management Of Wastewater On Vancouver Island

The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) in Vancouver Island, Canada teamed with Toray to successfully install several membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems updated with new technology to expand capacity.

Remote Monitoring Helps Growers, Water Districts Do Their Jobs

Propeller flow meters have long been an important tool for agricultural irrigation management. As water scarcity and resource management have become increasingly critical, getting the most timely, accurate readings available from those meters is becoming more important than ever. Here is how growers and water conservation districts (WCDs) are each getting the best of both worlds for their own purposes.

Why Your Water Utility Should Be Using Hydraulic Modeling

Hydraulic modeling offers a vast range of benefits such as improving system performance, long-term infrastructure planning, predicting and anticipating demographic changes, and more.

Removing PFAS Is More Complicated (And Solvable) Than You Think

This article will explain the matrix of factors that can affect PFAS removal and why it is important to work with an experienced partner.

Navigating Troubled Waters: 5 Challenges To Water Utility Profitability

Water utilities are the unsung heroes of modern society, providing us with the lifeline of clean and safe water. However, they face a barrage of challenges that threaten their efficiency, profitability, and, by extension, the sustainability of this vital service.

Do You Think Your CCTV Assessment Is "Unbiased?"

Improper inspection can lead to inefficient repair methods, having you spend too much or too little to create a longer-lasting, impactful reduction in infiltration to your sewer collection system. At the very least, it creates the worst thing of all: distrust for the entire study. 

Advanced Ultraviolet Disinfection Unit Provides First Cost-Effective Uses For UV Against Biofouling

A unique, medium-pressure ultraviolet (UV) disinfection unit, representing multiple scientific advancements for this treatment method, has provided 98+% reduction of veliger settlement in a pro-active dreissenid mussel control application, at UV doses lower than anticipated. 

Certified Lab Can Now Use Kemio

With the upcoming deadline for the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), the need to test for lead in drinking water is increasing. This process can be costly, time-consuming, and logistically challenging. Municipalities are trying to keep their citizens safe, but also face large hurdles of cost, time, and logistics to do so.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Protecting Our Planet Daily: Water And Wastewater Technologies At The Forefront Of Sustainability

In recognition of Earth Day, Water Online spoke with Teresa Ortigosa from Veolia Water Technologies to get her thoughts on the planet's biggest environmental threats, recommended practices to make us more sustainable, and some technology solutions to help enable the transition.

Microplastics, Algal Blooms, Seafood Safety Are Public Health Concerns Addressed By New Oceans And Human Health Centers

Plugging The Leak On Laundry Pollution

Spokane Joins Lawsuit Against Manufacturers Of PFAS/PFOA Contaminants

WVU Researcher Studying Worst Western U.S. Megadrought In 1,200 Years

AI Weather Forecasts Captured Ciaran’s Destructive Path

FREDsense Technologies Corp. Releases Data Set Demonstrating Successful Measurement Of PFAS In AFFF-Contaminated Groundwater Samples

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TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

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Complete Radium Removal

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OpenFlows WaterSight

Explore the real-time insights and capital planning for water supply and distribution systems offered by OpenFlows WaterSight. 

Datasheet: Resistivity Monitor/Controllers

The unique circuitry of our 750 Series II Resistivity Monitor/controllers guarantees accurate and reliable measurements. Drift free performance is assured by "field proven" electronics, including automatic DC offset compensation and highly accurate drive voltage.

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New Water Quality Standards Will Result In Billions Being Spent To Remediate PFAS Contamination

Recently, the U.S. EPA announced long-awaited water quality standards outlining the maximum contaminant levels for PFAS contaminants in drinking water. This marks the first time national standards for a new contaminant have been added to the Safe Drinking Water Act since 1996. It represents, without doubt, an ominous alert that should be noted.

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In The Flow: Unlocking Innovation For A Sustainable Future

In this episode of The Water Online Show: In The Flow, Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling sit down with Anne-Louise Christensen to talk about converting waste to energy, exploring its economic advantages, potential for cost reduction, energy security benefits, and the technological innovations associated with it.

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