Newsletter | December 2, 2025

12.02.25 -- Is This The End Of Affordable Water?; How To Destroy PFAS On Activated Carbon

IN THIS ISSUE:

Whether Half-Empty Or Half Full, Krohne Helps Back River Accurately Measure Flow

The Chemistry Of A Bloom: What Water Tests Reveal About Toxic Algae

Technology That Supports Water Conservation

How To Extend The Life Of Your Hydrant

PFAS And Water Quality: What We Know About Forever Chemicals

The Ongoing Benefits Of Choosing BLDC Motors In Chemical Metering Pumps

Temporary Water Treatment Made Easy With Aria FAST

Messing With Success: The Next Stage Of Aerzen Hybrid Blowers

Integrating Multiple Strategies To Optimize Water Use And Minimize Losses

Researchers Find Simple Way To Destroy PFAS On Activated Carbon

How Not To Get Oversold On Your PFAS Solution

Is This The End Of Affordable Water?

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FEATURED ARTICLES

The Chemistry Of A Bloom: What Water Tests Reveal About Toxic Algae

Understanding the chemistry behind algal blooms is key to early detection, effective monitoring, and mitigating their impacts. Fortunately, water testing technologies are revealing powerful insights into what’s really happening below the surface. 

How To Extend The Life Of Your Hydrant

Fire hydrants stand as an essential component of urban safety systems. Often unnoticed until an emergency arises, their reliable functionality is vital for firefighters to protect lives and properties.

Whether Half-Empty Or Half Full, Krohne Helps Back River Accurately Measure Flow

If a pipe in a wastewater treatment plant is only 50% filled, it doesn't matter whether you call a glass half full or half empty.  When it comes to measuring the liquid in that pipe, either way presents a significant problem. 

PFAS And Water Quality: What We Know About Forever Chemicals

As public awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) grows, so too does concern over their widespread presence in our water, soil, food, and even our bodies. Rapid, on-site, or remotely operated detection of these “forever chemicals” is a crucial step to understanding the levels of PFAS within our systems.

Technology That Supports Water Conservation

While water conservation is a worthwhile practice anywhere and at any time of the year, the need to conserve precious water resources is especially critical in communities affected by drought.

The Ongoing Benefits Of Choosing BLDC Motors In Chemical Metering Pumps

Some manufacturers and end-users shy away from brushless DC (BLDC) motors due to the upfront cost. However, the benefits of the technology more than justify the higher price tag.

Temporary Water Treatment Made Easy With Aria FAST

The Aria FAST system is a mobile, modular water treatment system that can be deployed quickly to help industrial businesses protect capital equipment and ensure regulatory compliance.

Messing With Success: The Next Stage Of Aerzen Hybrid Blowers

Discover how Aerzen’s new hybrid blowers are shaping the future of energy-efficient wastewater treatment while tackling the challenges of regulatory compliance.

Integrating Multiple Strategies To Optimize Water Use And Minimize Losses

This white paper will explore a three-pronged approach to handling non-revenue water, helping utilities to manage costs and maintain a healthy water delivery ecosystem.

How Not To Get Oversold On Your PFAS Solution

Asking the right questions and properly vetting vendors are key to avoiding an over-engineered PFAS treatment package.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers Find Simple Way To Destroy PFAS On Activated Carbon

Researchers have discovered a new way to destroy PFAS using only stainless steel ball milling equipment. The method does not need added chemicals, heat, or solvents.

Rainwater Harvesting Can Provide Reliable Water Supply Anywhere In Texas

Study Validates BlueGreen's HAB Remediation As A Nature-Based Climate Solution

Four Water Sampling Lines Available With bNovate's New BactoSwitch

Curio Group And Geemec Announce Strategic Partnership To Deliver Next-Generation Of UV Water Treatment Solutions

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

2nd Generation ATAD Provides Superior Treatment

In a bold move to modernize its wastewater treatment, Bowling Green, Ohio, installed the state’s first second-generation Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) system—ThermAer—in 2004. The upgrade expanded the plant’s capacity from 6 to 10 MGD and replaced an inefficient, odor-prone coarse-bubble aeration system.

Rotamix Process Mixing System Brochure

Vaughan’s Rotamix® system is today’s most cost effective means of mechanical hydraulic mixing, consisting of an engineered arrangement of floor mounted nozzles fed by a Vaughan® chopper pump.

AquaControl Brochure

The Aquana Remote Shutoff Valve with Integrated AMI Endpoint offers wireless water monitoring and remote valve control for payment enforcement, move in/out, conservation compliance, and water billing.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

Is This The End Of Affordable Water?

Water pricing often fails to reflect scarcity, quality, or long-term risk, forcing companies to act internally. But this action is not being done in a vacuum. The ripple effect of internal water pricing is bound to impact water utilities, and ultimately, ratepayers and consumers. 

3 Nanotech Breakthroughs Revolutionizing Water Purification Worldwide

From graphene membranes to metal nanoparticles, nanotechnology is reshaping water purification with faster, cleaner, and more energy-efficient solutions.

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EcoSorb Activated Carbons for Air Treatment - Jacobi Carbons Inc.

MCS Stainless Steel Pumps - Xylem Drinking Water Solutions

Deltabar M PMD55 - Endress+Hauser, Inc.

Optimize LSL Replacement Planning - BlueConduit

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