Newsletter | February 13, 2026

02.13.26 -- Hidden Threat: Geogenic Contaminants Widespread In U.S. Aquifers

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Protecting Our Water — Keep Chemicals In The Tank

Leaking or overfilled tanks can cause environmental problems, contaminate drinking water, and cost a company millions of dollars. Proper instrumentation, monitoring, and control can prevent these problems.

How Ozone Generators Effectively Remove 1,4-Dioxane From Water Supplies

This white paper shows how ozone can be used for the safe, effective removal of 1,4-dioxane from water. 

ABB Technology Further Strengthens Singapore's Water Security

Singapore is using desalination as part of the solution to their water supply issue to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million.

AMERICAN Products Back Paulding County’s Water Effort

More than 13 miles of AMERICAN ductile iron pipe and nearly two dozen AMERICAN Flow Control resilient wedge gate valves with Flex-Ring ends are playing an important role in providing safe, affordable drinking water to fast-growing Paulding County, Georgia, one of the only counties in the metro-Atlanta region without an independent water supply.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Reducing Costs For Water Distribution System Maintenance

Maintaining a water distribution system requires constant management. From leaking pipes to broken valves or even distribution expansion, there always seems to be something to do, and you will never be short of work. But are “old” ways of performing maintenance and repair creating unnecessary costs?

11 Ways To Advance Traditional Water Distribution Modeling And Management

Explore how Bentley's OpenFlows WaterGEMS can make your job easier.

The Next Generation Of Distribution System Management And Leak Detection

As municipal water systems grapple with tightening budgets and water scarcity continues to be a growing issue, communities must look toward solutions that reduce their need for source water, bring down the costs of treatment, and allow for better management of the pipeline assets.

Portable Parallel Analysis: Streamlining Distribution System Water Testing

A water quality specialist used the Hach SL1000 Parallel Portable Analyzer (PPA) to test 6 parameters simultaneously — all within about 8 minutes. Previously, the procedure took 20 minutes just for one parameter.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Advancing Dairy Wastewater Treatment

To help you select the best wastewater treatment strategy for your dairy processing application, this white paper provides a helpful overview of some of the challenges you will encounter, including biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and nitrogen/phosphorus removal.

Blower System Integration For Wastewater Aeration Applications

The overall wastewater treatment process is complex, and each step is integral to ensuring water is properly purified. Effluent ends up in the plants, containing substances that must be removed before the water can be properly cleaned and returned for use. The range of potential contaminants is almost endless.

Evaluating Methodologies For Cooling Submersible Wastewater Pump Motors

Compare oil-filled and closed-loop cooling methodologies for submersible wastewater pump motors, emphasizing efficiency, heat transfer, maintenance, and longevity to determine the superior cooling solution.

Solving America's Wastewater Woes

Like so much of America’s infrastructure, our wastewater infrastructure is aging and inadequate. Like our highways and bridges, our wastewater infrastructure needs improvement. How do we solve this problem?

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Practical Tips For Improving Sewer Data Management

Learn why data security, accessibility, and quality are all crucial to successfully managing wastewater infrastructure and sustaining data hygiene.

Actionable Insights from Modern Meter Data

Smart meters, sensors, and operational systems generate a constant stream of information about water flow, pressure, consumption, and system performance. But data alone doesn't solve problems — it's the ability to understand and act on this information that drives real operational improvements.

Bringing Data Together To Turn Insight Into Action

What tools are available to help water utilities effectively store, manage, and make sense of the data over time?

Centralized Data Management And Compliance Reporting

120Water allows all your tools to work together to efficiently manage your data and simplify your workflows. Everything you need to execute a comprehensive compliance program — sampling, data management, reporting — all lives in one easy-to-use platform purpose-built for water professionals.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Geogenic Contaminants Widespread In U.S. Aquifers

Groundwater from aquifers is a source of drinking water for almost 150 million people in the U.S. However, the use of groundwater for drinking is often limited by the presence of geogenic contaminants — elements that occur in groundwater because of natural water–rock interactions.

How To Entice Water Guzzlers To Conserve

Wastewater Reveals Increase In New Synthetic Opioids During Major New Orleans Events

2026 Drought Outlook: Key Insights For Facility Managers And Building Pros

Flint Water Enters 10th Year Of Lead Testing Compliance

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Dewatering And Filtration

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AqueoUS Vets

SITRANS FS290 Portable Clamp-On Flow Meter Test Kit

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Siemens Process Instrumentation

Analytics For Smart Water Metering — Incidents And Water Intelligence

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Kamstrup

Future-Proof PFAS Treatment

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BioLargo Inc

TB350

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Lovibond

SLIC Traditional SCADA

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BlueGreen Services

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