Newsletter | December 12, 2025

12.12.25 -- Foreign National Indicted, Extradited To U.S. For Russia-Linked Cyber Hacking Of Utilities

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

Industry News

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Is The Water Sector Ready For AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a transformative opportunity for the water and wastewater infrastructure sector, building on decades of predictive modeling. Recent advancements, particularly in digital twins and Internet of Things (IoT) integration, have significantly broadened AI's potential applications across the industry.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Defending Against Saltwater Intrusion

Are “ghost forests” a sign of things to come? Rising sea levels and superstorm tidal surges are already impacting coastal areas, with rising salinity levels affecting some drinking water sources. But coastal water utilities are not the only ones that have to worry about salinity.

How To Clean, Inspect, And Calibrate pH Sensors

Once a pH sensor is installed in the process and operating, how do you determine when it is time to take the sensor out of the process and do a cleaning, or a calibration? Does one perform both a cleaning and a calibration or just a cleaning, or just a calibration?

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

The Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority supplies drinking water to a region of approximately one million people living south of Tampa Bay in DeSoto, Charlotte, Sarasota, and Manatee Counties. 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.

The Importance Of pH Levels In Water Treatment

Recognizing pH's pervasive influence empowers operators to achieve consistent and reliable outcomes in every facet of water and wastewater treatment, underlining its indispensability for clean and safe water systems.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Chronic Clogging Bows To Groundbreaking Technology

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works Stony Brook Pump Station was facing on-going interruptions to pumping operations as a result of “ragging” — a common challenge in wastewater pumping where a build-up of fibrous materials leads to frequent pump blockages.

X-PELLER Eliminates Hand Wipe Clogs With Ease

Designed to bring practicality and ease to daily, personal sanitary needs, increasingly durable disposable hand wipes have been making a mess with wastewater pump stations.

Lift Stations: Attacking The 'New Sewage' With Vaughan Chopper Pumps

Disposable, throw-away products are making raw sewage pumping tougher than ever. The Jefferson Street Pump Station at the City of Centralia, WA, had a problem demanding a cost-effective solution.

Pump Maintenance Know-How

In this article, see if you can identify your own trouble spots and uncover potential solutions to get you back on the road to good pump health — boosting profits along the way. 

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

What Private Utilities Need to Know About Nutrient Loading and Eutrophication

For private utilities, discharging wastewater isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. If your facility serves a resort, a golf course, a residential community, or a mixed-use development, you’re likely discharging into smaller, localized water bodies, not large rivers or oceans. And while these ecosystems are beautiful they’re also incredibly vulnerable to nutrient loading and eutrophication.

Advancing Wastewater Treatment Through Specialized Bioaugmentation Solutions

Read about how new anaerobic treatment products address critical challenges in digester performance and biogas production.

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Solutions For Industry And Municipalities

This resource will help you navigate the complexities of industrial and municipal wastewater treatment, understand the latest technology, and see how Aria Filtra technology addresses the needs of modern wastewater management.

Blower Overhaul 101: What's Involved And Why It's Essential

Even the best-maintained blowers wear down. Timely overhauls prevent catastrophic failure, extend equipment life, and restore blower performance to “like new” condition — often at half the replacement cost.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Converging Challenges, Unified Solutions: How Three Overlapping Trends Are Shaping Public Water

With the right help, coping with workforce upheaval, the digital transition, and asset management can be an opportunity.

It Takes Two To Tango: Effective Water Loss Management

Reducing non-revenue water (NRW) and managing water loss is a critical challenge in water utilities. However, it’s important to understand that there’s no magic solution to this problem.

Beaverton's New AMI Solution Checks Every Box: Operations, Billing, Service, And Savings

This Q&A follows the webinar: “Beaverton's New AMI Solution Checks Every Box: Operations, Billing, Service, & Savings.” The webinar featured the leadership team from Beaverton Water Division as they discussed lessons learned across operations, billing, and customer service, offering a 360-degree perspective on implementing and managing an AMI system.

Overcoming Obstacles To Deliver Emergency Containment Solutions

Learn how storage tanks were provided to help with the overflow materials from fire-damaged tanks, as well as to store firefighting water.

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Don't Wait On PFAS: How To Prepare For Compliance

Join Editor Kevin Westerling and experts 12-16-25 as they unpack the moving target of PFAS rules and regulations and help stakeholders plan for compliance. Get regulatory updates, learn best practices, and have your specific PFAS questions answered during this one-hour information session featuring an audience Q&A. Registration is free thanks to Calgon Carbon. Sign up today!

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foreign National Indicted And Extradited To U.S. For Role In Two Russia-Linked Cyber Hacking Groups

The EPA and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California and the FBI announced that a Ukrainian national has been charged with participating in conjunction with two Russia-linked criminal groups that conducted dozens of cyberattacks internationally, including against U.S. water infrastructure,

Turning Wastewater Into Valuable Fertilizer

'Breakthrough' Technology For The On-Site AFFF Foams Decontamination Introduced

ChemTreat, Veralto Tackle Water Challenges In An AI Data Center Era

Sarasota County Public Utilities Converts Largest County Wastewater Treatment Facility To Advanced Wastewater Treatment

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis 5430M&W And 2430M&W

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Custom-Engineered Solutions

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Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

Super-Vacuum-Assisted Pump, 8" x 6", Diesel-Powered

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United Rentals

FILTRASORB Granular Activated Carbon

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Calgon Carbon Corporation

AquaDDM Direct-Drive Mixer

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Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

Xylem Vue Real-Time Decision Support

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