Newsletter | May 20, 2025

05.20.25 -- How Prepared Are You For LCRI?; Clear Waters, Hidden Toxins

IN THIS ISSUE:

The Importance Of A Three-Tier Architecture In Meter Data Management For Water Utilities

EPA's Focus On Testing Strategies And Methodologies Are Critical

Flow Monitoring At Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant Improves Water Distribution

Designing And Evaluating A Water Treatment Media Pilot

Are Flushable Wipes Really Flushable?

SBR System Boosts Capacity, Reliability

TOC Monitoring In Process Return Condensate

Troubleshooting A Sewer Bypass Start-Up

Why Water Utilities Need A Leak Detection System

Clear Waters, Hidden Toxins

Real-Time Wastewater Monitoring: The Power Of Fluorometers

How Prepared Are You For The New Lead and Copper Rules? Expert Advice For Water Utilities

SPONSOR

Discover why the Las Vegas Valley Water District chose to modernize its meter data management with a cloud-based solution. Learn how aging infrastructure, customer expectations, and scalability needs drove their digital transformation. This session highlights their strategic priorities, key challenges, and how the new platform supports real-time insights, conservation, and long-term growth—offering practical guidance for evaluating tech through a future-focused lens. Click here to learn more.

FEATURED ARTICLES

How EPA's Focus On Testing Strategies And Methodologies Are Critical For Improved Water Quality

In alignment with the recent federal initiatives, Birchtech’s RSSCT Analysis Design Center provides a practical, cost-efficient solution for utilities to enhance PFAS detection.

Designing And Evaluating A Water Treatment Media Pilot

Evaluating the use of activated carbon and other media for water treatment is a crucial step to ensure project goals are achieved.

Real-Time Wastewater Monitoring: The Power Of Fluorometers

Real-time wastewater monitoring with fluorometers enables instant contaminant detection, helping treatment plants adjust quickly, prevent pollution, meet regulations, and better protect public health and the environment.

Are Flushable Wipes Really Flushable?

Since the name implies that they can be flushed after use, many assume that flushable wipes dissolve completely when flushed. However, it has been discovered that not all of these wipes are safe to flush.

Flow Monitoring At Seawater 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.

Why Water Utilities Need A Leak Detection System

An LDS leverages existing meters, sensors, and other instrumentation to more precisely pinpoint leak locations, saving time, money, and manpower spent scouring and searching.

The Importance Of A Three-Tier Architecture In Meter Data Management For Water Utilities

Discover why a three-tier architecture is essential for water utilities and how it can transform meter data management.

SBR System Boosts Capacity, Reliability Without Building A New Facility

Jefferson City, Missouri, utilized a Sanitaire SBR System to meet current needs and allow for peak flow rates.

TOC Monitoring In Process Return Condensate

Industrial power plants or co-generation power plants utilize steam for industrial purposes other than power production.

Troubleshooting A Sewer Bypass Start-Up

When start-up fails, check these four common culprits before you check anything else.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Clear Waters, Hidden Toxins

New laboratory research shows that when viruses attack a species that forms toxic algal blooms, those thick, blue-green slicks that choke waterways and that threaten ecosystems, drinking water, and public health, what results might be even worse than before the infection.

Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked To PFAS In California Adults

Glyphosate Can Come From Detergent Additives

Administrator Zeldin Proposes To Approve Arizona's Primacy Application For All Underground Injection Wells

Canal Café: Water Treatment Plant Turns Waters Of Venice Into High-Quality Espresso

SPONSOR

Wrestling with the complexities of state revolving loan funds (SRFs)? From funding uncertainty to navigating the application maze, this digital event breaks down what utility leaders and municipal decision-makers need to know now. Get the latest federal insights, practical strategies, and answers to your SRF questions at the next Water Online Live happening May 27th. Registration is free thanks to the support of Xylem.

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Datasheet: CONTROLSTIK II Rinse Tank System

The Myron L CONTROLSTIK II Rinse Tank System dramatically reduces the amount of water used in continuous flow rinse tanks. At the same time, it automatically maintains optimum water purity, ensuring effective rinsing

Tradition, Performance, Or Efficiency: Which Is Most Important? Can You Have All Three?

Join us as we dive into current blower technologies available and examine how these key factors can shape your decision when selecting the right blower for your project.

A Low-Hazard Iron Solution For Sulfide Control

SulFeLox is USP’s patented buffered iron solution for wastewater collection system sulfide control, with a hazard rating profile similar to nitrate (1-0-0). 

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

How Prepared Are You For The New Lead and Copper Rules? Expert Advice For Water Utilities

Water utilities across the U.S. are grappling with the complexities of the EPA’s new Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), set to become effective in October 2027. In a recent Water Online special event, experts Sandy Kutzing and Alan Roberson delved into the biggest obstacles utilities face and offered some practical advice to navigate them.

The Role Of AI In Reducing Water Contamination Risks

Water isn’t optional. It’s the foundation of life, industry, and civilization itself. But keeping it clean? That’s a constant fight. Contaminants don’t announce themselves. They slip in through failing infrastructure, industrial runoff, and aging water-treatment systems, often going undetected until the damage is done. That’s where AI is rewriting the rules.

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S&L Packaged Biofilm Treatment Systems - Smith & Loveless, Inc.

Foambuster - Vaughan Company

PWS Pro - 120Water

Conventional Dry Pit Pumps - Xylem Wastewater Solutions

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