Newsletter | May 8, 2026

05.08.26 -- Lower Basin States Advance Plan To Deliver Water To Colorado River

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

L&T Construction Delivers Clean Drinking Water To 2.5 Million Residents In India's Rural Communities

As part of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission — a nationwide initiative to provide safe, piped drinking water to every rural household by 2024 — the Rajghat multivillage rural water supply scheme stands out as a transformative project.

When It Comes To PFAS Removal, Not All Media Are Created Equal

As regulatory standards for PFAS become more stringent, specialized ion exchange resins provide a more efficient, high-capacity alternative to traditional carbon media, ultimately lowering long-term operational costs and improving overall system throughput and performance.

Drinking Water Reservoir Seismic Rehabilitation

Upgrading reservoirs for seismic resilience requires high-strength, lightweight solutions. Fiber-reinforced polymer wraps provide essential structural reinforcement without adding dead weight, allowing for flexible, cost-effective installation that ensures long-term utility safety and continued community use of recreational spaces.

What The Hidden Springs Pilot Case Study Reveals About Cutting-Edge Water Treatment

A seven-month pilot study shows how ozone treatment reduced hydrogen sulfide and TOC at the Hidden Springs Water Treatment Facility, improving water quality and validating a scalable alternative.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Denver Water Sets The Stage For Sweeping LSL Replacements

Learn how Denver Water is streamlining their pre/post LSL replacement water sampling and pitcher/filter distribution programs with 120Water. As more systems begin verifying and prioritizing replacement of lead service lines, Denver Water serves as a great example of what it means to provide faster and seamless results to residents.

Pressure Sewers Can Save Millions

Alternative wastewater collection systems, such as pressure sewers, provide affordable service to municipalities, new subdivisions, and areas where gravity sewers are difficult and expensive to install.

Florida Utility Saves 2,080 Man-Hours With Just 5 Sensors

Continuous water quality monitoring helps utilities offset workforce shortages, reclaim thousands of labor hours, improve compliance, and gain real-time insights that enhance system performance and reliability.

U.S. Pipe Supplies Nearly 24 miles Of Pipe To Support Clean Water Efforts In Waukesha, WI

U.S. Pipe supplies 34 miles of 30-inch ductile iron pipe for Waukesha’s Lake Michigan water project, delivering reliable, high-pressure infrastructure for generations of residents.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Advancing Meat Wastewater Treatment

To help you select the best wastewater treatment strategy for your meat 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.

Wastewater Lagoons — A New Aeration Concept

The use of wastewater treatment lagoons, or stabilization ponds, is a common practice for rural municipalities and industrial facilities. Through the years there have been numerous designs for these ‘sludge settling basins,’ ranging from facultative, partial-aerated, and fully aerated systems.

Beyond Clarifiers: How Advanced Primary Filtration Solves Wet Weather Capacity Challenges

Pile cloth media filtration treats wet weather flows in real time, increasing capacity, improving removal efficiency, and helping utilities reduce reliance on limited stormwater storage.

Sulzer Mixers Designed To Tackle Digested Sludge

Discover how a wastewater treatment plant solved its mixing problem that was caused by the high sludge content. 

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Digital Twins For Water Utilities: Myths And Realities

Learn how digital twins help utilities predict when problems might occur and to make water system operation more predictable and efficient.

Satellite-Based Infrastructure Intelligence For Advanced Leak Detection Technology

Satellite-based radar technology allows water utilities to identify non-surfacing leaks that traditional methods often miss. By pinpointing underground moisture signatures, municipalities can significantly reduce non-revenue water and meet conservation goals through more efficient, data-driven field inspections.

AMI Reluctance And The Risk Of Doing Nothing

Water utility systems that have transitioned to AMI benefit from increased revenue, reduced risk, improved customer relations, and widespread efficiencies across operations.

Why Multi‑Commodity Utilities Need Smart Meter Data Management

Breaking down data silos allows multi-commodity utilities to improve operational efficiency and infrastructure visibility. By managing water and electric data on a shared platform, providers can detect leaks faster and support long-term conservation goals.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Lower Basin States Advance Plan To Deliver Water To Colorado River

The Lower Basin States advanced a plan to stabilize the Colorado River through 2028, responding to declining reservoir levels, record low inflows, and increasing risk of reaching critical elevations.

Ahead Of Schedule, EPA Fully Achieves Potomac River Recovery Goals

'Lab-On-A-Drone' Tests Remote Farm Waterways For Nitrate Levels

Generative Artificial Intelligence, A Strategic Asset For Water Utilities

Claros Demonstrates ≥99.99% PFAS Destruction In Groundwater From Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake (MPCA) Elmo Site

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Purolite Purofine PFA694E

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Ecolab

TIDALFLUX 2300 Electromagnetic Flow Meter

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KROHNE, Inc.

Aerzen Turbo Blowers

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Aerzen

Prelos: Pressurized Liquid-Only Sewer

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Orenco Systems, Inc.

Eclipse

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IDEX Intelligent Water

WaterCAST WQ

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Trinnex

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