Newsletter | December 15, 2025

12.15.25 -- New Research Links PFAS Health Impacts To Billions In Economic Losses

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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Turning Wastewater Into Opportunity

Utilities worldwide are transforming wastewater from a challenge to a valuable resource. With advanced treatment and reuse technologies, innovative utilities are reducing water loss, cutting emissions, and building more water-secure communities. Explore real-world examples and practical strategies from Xylem that show how water reuse and advanced treatment drive operational efficiency and long-term resilience. Discover how your utility can lead the way in water reuse.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Toxic By Proximity: How PFAS Risk Shadows Millions Of U.S. Students As They Return Back To School

Though new EPA regulations are set to enforce stricter limits on PFAS in drinking water by 2029, millions of students are already attending schools in areas with elevated risk today.

Custom Solutions For Reuse Applications

As supplies of fresh water become increasingly scarce, methods of recycling and reusing this vital resource are getting more attention than ever before. Orenco’s AdvanTex Treatment Systems consistently produce clear effluent that meets the most stringent permit limits.

AEC PFAS Removal System Reduces PFAS Contamination In New Jersey

This case study demonstrates the effectiveness of a new technology for removing PFAS from well water to below the EPA’s detection limits.

Goulds Water Technology Teams Up With Customers To Provide Reliable Water Source To A Connecticut Community

The Catskill Mountains make for beautiful scenery, but the rolling hills present the challenge of reliably pumping water to residential areas. Xylem’s Goulds Water Technology Aquavar Intelligent Pump Controller, and the help of distributor D&S Pump and Supply Co., ensure water reaches a Connecticut community.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Reducing Water Loss In Oak Park, IL: A Data-Driven Approach

Discover how the Village of Oak Park faced persistent water loss by implementing a systematic leak detection and mitigation approach.

How Strategic Valve Installation Prevented Service Disruption At A Senior Living Facility

Learn how Hydra-Stop’s insertion valve provided new control points to mitigate future disruptions during a service line emergency.

Reversing Water Loss In A Rural Municipality

Explore how Oneida's water department went from dealing with water loss, partnering up and solving the challenge, and getting unexpected results. 

The Role Of Real-Time Data In Sewer Inspection

With real-time data, calculations can be done automatically, numbers are always where you need them, and manual data entry is limited or completely unnecessary.

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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!

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Moving Toward Sustainability: Perfecting Wastewater Pretreatment For Direct Potable Reuse

This article will explain why pretreatment is so important to direct potable reuse and the most important aspects of pretreatment design.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Takes A Bite Out Of Tough Solids

The City of Hammonton’s original steel bar screen rusted while continually allowing debris to pass through to the oxidation ditch and final clarifier. Floatables found their way through the plant to the UV trough, clogging the RAS and internal recycle pumps along the way. Managers of the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Plant took on the challenge of finding a more efficient screening system.

Bringing Wastewater Lagoons Back Into Compliance With Sludge Activating Aerators

Lagoons have been an accepted method of wastewater treatment for many years. However, after they are in use for an extended period, they are often plagued with problems, including odors, sludge buildup, and poor effluent quality.

All-In-One Headworks Systems

For municipalities with small and medium-sized populations or in rural locations, designing state-of-the-art systems and navigating complex construction projects can be particularly daunting. This is where all-in-one headworks solutions offer a game-changing advantage.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

How Automated Monitoring Is Simplifying Infrastructure Management

Advanced automated monitoring systems offer a solution to software fatigue by providing a consolidated platform that presents understandable data and facilitates informed decision-making.

Best Practices For Staff Sustainability

Laura Tegethoff from 360Water discusses staff sustainability, archiving information, and elevating staff knowledge. 

AMI Solution Enhances Efficiency And Boosts Customer Engagement

Read this case study to discover how the City of Santa Barbara uses Hubbell’s comprehensive water utility solutions to enhance customer service.

Tackling Rising Energy Costs

Within the water treatment industry, aeration processes consume the most energy. However, costs for electricity are continuing to rise, even for large customers that are accustomed to negotiating lower-than-average prices.

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Research Links PFAS Health Impacts To Billions In Economic Losses

The negative health impacts from contamination by so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8B a year in social costs, a new study has found.

New Watershed Studies Highlight How The San Joaquin Basin Can Turn Floods Into Opportunities

Transcend Launches Surface Water Treatment And Design Standards To Codify The Future Of Drinking Water Engineering

AqueoUS Vets Partners With R2O Technologies To Continue Northeast Support

UConn Engineering Selected To Receive $3M In Federal Funding For Wastewater Research

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Low-Profile Bin

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Ironclad Environmental Solutions

2000PV MEGALUG Mechanical Joint Restraint

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EBAA Iron

CB1-MW Powdered Activated Carbon

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Jacobi Carbons Inc.

De Nora SORB 33A

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De Nora

Liquid Analytical Measurement

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Endress+Hauser, Inc.

eGuardian Proactive Monitoring

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Trojan Technologies

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