Newsletter | September 4, 2025

09.04.25 -- AI Could Solve America's Infrastructure Problem; 'Peak Water Security' Crisis

IN THIS ISSUE:

300% Faster Meter Readings With Modular AMR System

How Utilities, Engineers, And Manufacturers Can Overcome Mounting PFAS Compliance Workloads

Industry-Specific Applications For UV Technology: Life Sciences

How Severn Trent Uses Smart Solutions To Combat Water Scarcity

Complete Flow Solutions

Your Clarifier Is Down. Now What Do You Do?

Preparing Your Valves For Winter With Proactive Maintenance

Simple Syrup Disinfection Without The Risk Of Caramelization

Enhance Performance And Minimize Downtime With Blower Upgrades

'Peak Water Security' Crisis, Texas A&M Researcher Warns

Unseen Connections: How Non-Revenue-Water Is Linked To The Hidden Hazard Of Sinkholes

AI Could Solve America's Infrastructure Problem. Institutions Need To Let Engineers Use It.

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FEATURED ARTICLES

How Utilities, Engineers, And Manufacturers Can Overcome Mounting PFAS Compliance Workloads

Recent federal PFAS regulations will overwhelm consulting engineers, water and wastewater utilities, and equipment manufacturers as thousands of utilities work to comply. Generative design can enable these parties to meet the workload demand and deadlines.

How Severn Trent Uses Smart Solutions To Combat Water Scarcity

Severn Trent is reducing water loss and improving customer engagement with smart meters and advanced data analytics, achieving measurable results in leak detection, conservation, and operational efficiency.

Industry-Specific Applications For UV Technology: Life Sciences

Aquafine ultraviolet (UV) systems are engineered to focus the power of concentrated UV light utilizing one or several specially designed Aquafine ColorguardTM UV lamps, recognized in the industry for performance and reliability.

300% Faster Meter Readings With Modular AMR System

West Slope Water District is located west of Portland in Washington County and provides water to a population of around 10,300 residents. Being a relatively small water district, with only three field personnel, finding ways to improve operational efficiencies is very important to ensuring the water distribution system continues to run smoothly.

Complete Flow Solutions

Siemens’ extensive portfolio includes various flow measurement technologies, such as Coriolis, clamp-on ultrasonic, vortex, and differential pressure meters, catering to a wide range of industrial needs.

Preparing Your Valves For Winter With Proactive Maintenance

As the cold weather sets in, water distribution and wastewater systems face increased stress, making it important to ensure critical components like valves are in peak condition.

Your Clarifier Is Down. Now What Do You Do?

By employing portable clarifiers, plant managers can keep their operation running, treating water to the same standards expected under normal conditions until the primary unit is back online.

Simple Syrup Disinfection Without The Risk Of Caramelization

Atlantium Technologies has revolutionized the treatment of simple syrups with its cutting-edge Hydro-Optic Disinfection (HOD™) technology.

Enhance Performance And Minimize Downtime With Blower Upgrades

Rather than purchase a whole new blower package, wastewater treatment plants can gain the functions and features of a next-generation blower with strategic upgrades.

Unseen Connections: How Non-Revenue Water Is Linked To The Hidden Hazard Of Sinkholes

This article explores how non-revenue water (NRW) can contribute to the formation of sinkholes, and why addressing NRW is vital for preventing these potentially dangerous occurrences.

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

'Peak Water Security' Crisis, Texas A&M Researcher Warns

As the United States passes a tipping point in water security, new research reveals that millions of Americans now face a growing crisis in accessing clean, affordable water.

EPA And U.S. IBWC Announce Major Milestone In Delivering 100% Solution To The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis

New AI Tool Tracks Early Signs Of Hurricane Formation

Bacterial Community Signatures Reveal How Cities Urbanize Water Sources

How Did Freshened Water End Up Beneath The Seafloor? Sediment Collected By Scientists May Reveal Answers

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

PISTA Sand Removal Chamber For Power Plants

After pioneering the first flat-floor forced vortex grit chamber, S&L continues to lead the industry in advanced hydraulic grit removal research and development by emphasizing a combination of CFD analysis and field testing. The state-of-the-art PISTA brand is the most specified in North America.

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Smith & Loveless, Inc.

 

 

Drumscreen Monster

The Drumscreen Monster is a proven fine screening solution for municipal wastewater that has both high flows and lower solids content. This screening technology used at the headworks protects sensitive treatment processes including MBRs from fibers and other fine particles.

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JWC Environmental

 

 

SCOUT Hydro Profiling System

The SCOUT Hydro Profiling System is the answer to obtaining clear and concise shallow water survey data quickly and inexpensively. By not only providing a visual hydrographic ‘picture’ of everything underwater, in any shallow body of water, the SCOUT also provides the volume of sludge in the waterbody (as well as the volume of free water).

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RELIANT Water Technologies

 

 

Custom-Engineered Solutions

Kaeser's custom air systems are designed for even the most demanding installations and harshest of environments. These complete systems showcase features common throughout our products: exceptional reliability, simple maintenance, and superior energy efficiency.

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Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

 

DuraFiber Prefab Buildings

High-quality, fiberglass-reinforced buildings protect industrial equipment such as pumps and motors, controls, electronics, and chemicals. Our prefab buildings don’t rot, rust, dent, or conduct electricity, and they are ideal for a wide range of environmental conditions.

 

Reducing Non-Revenue Water Through Improved Monitoring, Metering, And AI

Discover how Master Meter's award-winning smart water solutions are transforming the way municipal utilities operate, ensuring reliable service for communities across North America.

 

The Peak Series Brochure

Peak Series ozone systems have been designed for small- to medium-sized municipal, commercial, and industrial applications requiring ozone to be delivered without deviation to set point or stoppage. The Peak system features QuadBlock modularity (20 lbs. of ozone per day/block) with up to six QuadBlocks installed per system.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

AI Could Solve America's Infrastructure Problem. Institutions Need To Let Engineers Use It.

The state of America’s crumbling infrastructure continues to be a perennial concern as the scale of the problem continually outpaces both the funding and the human resources needed to solve it. Engineers have the solution — AI systems that offer unprecedented speed and potential cost savings.

 

Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts Of Water — Companies Rarely Tell The Public Exactly How Much

As demand for artificial intelligence technology boosts construction and proposed construction of data centers around the world, those computers require not just electricity and land, but also a significant amount of water. 

 

PRODUCT FOCUS

Ultrameter II 6PFCE - Myron L Company

TurboStar Directional Mixer - Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

Submersible Sludge Pump JS - Sulzer Pumps Solutions Inc.

HR-E - Badger Meter

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