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Aging infrastructure, rising costs, workforce constraints, and severe weather are challenging wastewater utilities to do more with less. Discover how high-density monitoring and advanced analytics provide real-time visibility into collection system performance, helping utilities identify I&I, blockages, overflow risks, and capacity issues. Explore strategies to optimize maintenance, reduce operating costs, improve compliance, and make smarter capital planning decisions. Click here to learn more.

Developed from U.S. Office of Naval Research requirements, this multiparameter chlorine sensor offers extended maintenance-free operation, flow-independence, and automatic compensation for reliable, in-pipe monitoring.

Long-term costs such as energy and maintenance are often not considered in the initial stages of water treatment plant upgrades. This potentially leaves treatment plants with ongoing and reoccurring expenses, which often result in higher energy bills, increased purchases of spare parts, and operator labor time. 

See how Superior Fresh uses advanced ozone technology to maintain pristine aquaculture water quality, supporting sustainable Atlantic salmon production and organic farming in a pioneering integrated system.

Pressure sewers (effluent or grinder) and gravity sewers require different methods of construction, different installation techniques, and different degrees of accessibility to install the various products and system components. The construction impact of installing any sewer system technology falls under two main categories: on-lot and right-of-way (ROW). 

Flood control pumps must perform reliably after long periods of inactivity. Specialized sealing and bearing innovations, like permanently lubricated bearings and double mechanical seals, are critical to ensuring dependable start-up and sustained performance in harsh environments.

A common misconception when a pump goes down in wastewater applications is that the pump is always the source of the problem. The reality is that many — if not most — failures occur because of the system’s impact on the pump or because of other external environmental/operational factors.

Wastewater management is a critical component of municipal infrastructure, ensuring safe and effective processing of water before its return to the environment. However, operators of lift stations face a persistent challenge that undermines efficiency and increases costs: the buildup of fat, oil, and grease.

Skid-mounted slot injector systems help wastewater plants boost aeration capacity quickly, avoiding costly shutdowns while improving compliance, efficiency, and operational flexibility.

Faced with aging equipment, a Washington state wastewater plant upgraded its disinfection system. The modern UV retrofit seamlessly installed into old infrastructure, ensuring continuous operation, accommodating future flow expansions, and delivering immediate municipal power savings.

Among the many challenges water utilities face are aging infrastructure, an aging workforce, water loss control, asset management, and paying for necessary infrastructure investments. Improving relationships with customers is also a challenge for one in five respondents to an AWWA survey.

Small utilities can overcome limited staffing and aging infrastructure by integrating smart metering with acoustic leak detection. These data-driven tools pinpoint hidden water loss and optimize system pressure, ensuring reliable service and significant cost savings.

Explore how a water utility in Oporto, Portugal, designed, developed, and implemented an innovative solution for smart water management by integrating existing IT solutions into a single platform. 

Join the August 19, 2026, Water Online Live event at 2 p.m. ET by registering for free today. Leaders in the industry will focus on the transition from inventory to implementation and highlight practical considerations for turning regulatory requirements into coordinated action. Reserve your spot today.