Newsletter | January 6, 2026

01.06.26 -- EPA And Army Wrap Up Public Listening Sessions On WOTUS

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The Water Online Show: Solving Water Industry Challenges With Partnership And Reliability

 In this episode of The Water Online Show: Business Of Water, Kathleen Dyekman of Hach dives into the key pressures facing the water industry today.

FEATURED ARTICLES

Enhancing Treatment Capacity With miGRATE™ Technology At Verrado WRF

Due to rapid population growth in its service area, Verrado Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in Verrado, Arizona faced a challenge. Its existing treatment capacity of 1.54 millions of gallons per day (MGD) had become insufficient to meet the rising demand and comply with both Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Total Nitrogen (TN) permits.

From Depths To New Heights: Revolutionizing Wastewater Pumping With Above-Ground Technology

Read this article for an overview of key advantages, as well as examples of how communities have achieved cost savings by moving towards above-ground systems.

Design Smarter, Operate Cheaper: The New Lifecycle Mindset For Pump And Lift Stations

Part 5 of the Get Pumped Up series brings it all together with a bold but practical shift: treating pump and lift station design as a living process, not a one-time deliverable.

Coriolis Meters For CaCO3 Measurement: The Right Answer To A Tough Challenge

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is used in everything from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, but the most common way of manufacturing this everyday chemical presents a tricky measurement challenge, because it involves precipitation to form a course, abrasive slurry.

AMI Under The Microscope: Beaverton Water Division Answers Questions About Its AMI Transition

Beaverton Water Division’s transition to Kamstrup AMI and acoustic leak detection is modernizing meter reading, reducing infrastructure costs, improving leak identification, and streamlining operations as deployment progresses.

Flow Monitoring At Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Plant Improves Water Distribution

Read about a desalination plant that was in need of a practical verification methodology for permanent and/or temporary (portable) solutions on large pipes.

NWG's MDM Promotes Sustainability

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) serves over 4.5 million customers across Northumberland, Essex, and Suffolk County in the UK, prioritizing both customer satisfaction and environmental stewardship. To enhance its water management capabilities, NWG has partnered with Siemens to implement an advanced meter data management (MDM) solution.

Rushville Installs AquaStorm Cloth Media Filters To Treat Combined Sewer Overflow Discharge Instead Of Conventional Wet Weather Storage Tank

Discover why, rather than installing a costly stormwater storage tank, the City of Rushville partnered with Aqua-Aerobic Systems to pilot the AquaStorm Cloth Media Filter.

Optimal Baseplate Grouting For Vertical Dry Pit Submersible Pumps

As municipalities increasingly switch to vertical dry pit submersible pumps to address flooding concerns, one critical yet often overlooked installation detail can make or break system performance: baseplate grouting.

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.

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

EPA And Army Wrap Up Public Listening Sessions On Proposed Definition Of WOTUS

The EPA and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) have completed a series of listening sessions to hear input from the public on the agencies’ revised definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS.

Ohio Sea Grant Releases 2025 Summary Of ODHE Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative

EPA Approves New WIFIA Loans To Strengthen Water Infrastructure In Oregon And Washington

New Pump/Mixing System Puts Troublesome Train Toilet Waste Pumping Station Back On Track

Garney Breaks Ground On $505.7M South Hillsborough Pipeline

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

HydraForce Lift Station Agitators

HydraForce Lift Station Agitators break up layers of F.O.G. (fat, oil, and grease), reduce odor, and prevent corrosion and blockages.

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Kasco Marine

 

 

Sigma Air Manager Series

System controls are critical to a wastewater blower system. Without them, a system with multiple blowers operating on their individual controls will run more than necessary and result in wasted energy. Maintenance costs increase and worst of all: process performance suffers.

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Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

 

 

Controls For Every Application

Orenco Controls engineers control panels with extremely high standards of quality and reliability, designed specifically to minimize production costs and time.

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Orenco Systems, Inc.

 

 

Metal Lid Roll Off Box

When you need simple, leak-proof transportation, rolling metal lids are here to protect the contents of your box from the elements.

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Ironclad Environmental Solutions

 

 

ST100 Series Gas Mass Flow Meters

ST100 is an all-new, thermal dispersion technology gas flow meter that combines the most feature- and function- rich electronics with the industry's most advanced flow sensors.

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Fluid Components International

 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

 

Reduce Energy Costs And Optimize Aeration Systems

Aerzen offers a range of energy-efficient blowers and control methods for the wastewater treatment industry, helping plants optimize aeration systems and reduce energy costs. Aerzen provides a low-risk demonstration to show smaller treatment plants how much they could save on power and improve treatment effectiveness.

 

Overcoming Challenges In The Evolving Water Industry With Turnkey Solutions

In this episode of Water Talk, Hubbell's Tyler Simpson discusses the challenges facing the water industry, which include aging infrastructure, workforce changes, evolving systems, and expanding distribution networks.

 

Boosting Efficiency And Safety With Valve Insertion Techniques In Water Systems

This presentation educates water and sewer industry professionals on how valve insertion techniques can reduce risks and costs while providing a more productive method of maintaining and repairing distribution systems without complete system shutdown.

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PPG Filtration Technologies: 2540 - PPG

VIC – Canned Lineshaft Turbine Pumps - Xylem Drinking Water Solutions

OpenFlows Sewer - Bentley Systems

FlexRake Low Flow & Washer Compactor Package - Duperon

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