Newsletter | July 17, 2026

07.17.26 -- High Levels Of PFAS Found On Wastewater Filters: What It Means For Drinking Water

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

The Top 5 Benefits Of Self-Cleaning Water Filters

Discover how self-cleaning water filters reduce downtime, lower maintenance costs, conserve water and energy, improve filtration performance, and extend equipment life through continuous automatic operation.

PFAS Filtration: Designing For Smaller OPEX And Footprint

Keys to bring down the cost of PFAS treatment for operations with limited resources — or any operation using media filtration.

How Advanced Oxidation Is Tackling 1,4-Dioxane At Orlando Drum & Container

Orlando Drum & Container eliminates hazardous 1,4-dioxane from groundwater using Pinnacle Ozone Solutions’ advanced oxidation process (AOP), restoring water quality sustainably and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Scenario Modelling For Surface Water Treatment: Why It Matters More Than Ever

Single-future design assumptions are no longer sufficient. See what scenario modelling reveals about building treatment infrastructure that performs across decades of uncertainty.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Rethinking The Role Of Grinders In Today's Collection Systems

Customized grinders help wastewater utilities manage wipes and difficult solids while protecting infrastructure, reducing maintenance requirements, and improving collection system reliability.

Using Digital Tools To Optimize Odor Control In Collection Systems

By utilizing digital tools, wastewater utilities can optimize their odor control program, which can reduce chemical usage, minimize compliance risks, and protect the community.

From Rags To Riches: Chopper Pump Gets It Done

Vaughan Co. provided a 50-HP, 1750-RPM model PE4P6CS-118 vertical pedestal chopper pump for the Carnelian Bay Pump Station to replace an existing pedestal pump, which was having difficulty with ragging.  

The Truth About Clogged Pumps

Clogged pumps in wastewater systems are every operator’s worry, holding up operations and requiring a messy and disruptive maintenance call to clear the clog. This problem is not a new one, but with a higher concentration of disposable wipes in today’s sewage, it has reached a crisis level in many locations.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How Actuators Improve Aeration Blower Performance

Discover how installing Beck electric actuators on the aeration blower control valves has improved process stability and plant operations for a South Florida treatment plant.

Why Measuring Hydrogen Sulfide In Wastewater Matters

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas in wastewater environments is a familiar concern. But waiting until its odor is detected can be too late to exert as much control over it as desired.

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

For more than 50 years, Aqua-Aerobic Systems has addressed the needs of its industrial customers with engineered solutions designed to achieve a desired effluent, whether for clean utilities and production, reuse, or final discharge.

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.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

How Cedar Hills Turned Metering Data Into A Conservation Tool

As water scarcity increases, smart metering infrastructure bridges the gap between utilities and consumers. Providing residents with near real-time consumption data and automated leak alerts drives immediate conservation, slashing outdoor water waste while protecting critical resources.

North Carolina Deploys $215 Million In Clean Water Grants As Post-Helene Rebuilding Continues

State environmental officials are moving more than $215 million into local communities to repair utility systems damaged by recent storms and upgrade aging drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities across 26 counties in North Carolina. The funding was announced in April 2026 by Governor Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

How Embedded Acoustic Intelligence In Ultrasonic Meters Prevents Failure

Embedded acoustic sensing in ultrasonic meters enables continuous leak monitoring, helping utilities detect problems earlier, reduce water loss, and shift from reactive repairs to proactive infrastructure management.

Does The Water Industry Have What It Takes To Meet EPA's Proposed Tough Restrictions On PFAS?

Read about how the EPA is looking at public water systems to shoulder the hard and expensive work of testing and treating source water for PFAS.

INDUSTRY NEWS

High Levels Of PFAS Found On Wastewater Filters

As cities across the nation and the globe increasingly turn to advanced water purification systems to expand their drinking water supplies, researchers have identified a critical safety consideration. A new study shows that PFAS accumulate significantly on the purification filters used in advanced treatment to recycle wastewater into drinking water.

NAWC Member Companies Invest $6.8 Billion Nationwide To Improve Water Quality And Reliability

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Announces Markup Of The Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA)

Madison, Wisconsin, Launches Sanitary Sewer Study To Support Growth And Long-Term Infrastructure Planning

DuPont Launches Multi-Technology Water Treatment Design Tool

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

ReliaSource 6x6 Above-Ground Lift Stations

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Gorman-Rupp Pumps

IntelliPro Process Management System

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Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

LOCTITE GeoPlug Water-Stop

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Henkel

PTV Process Turbidimeters

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Lovibond

SLG+ Belt Filter Press (BFP) Mobile Dewatering

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Orege

Future-Proof PFAS Treatment

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BioLargo Inc

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