Newsletter | July 31, 2026

07.31.26 -- Magnetic Invention Removes 'Invisible' Microplastics, Plus Some PFAS

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

Why Desalination Needs Ozone — Especially In Texas

Discover how pretreatment with ozone is key to securing desalination efficiency. It protects sensitive Reverse Osmosis membranes, cuts energy demand, and is essential for complex coastal water sources.

Groundwater DWTP (NJ) – DEXSORB Full-Scale

Cyclopure was invited to replace ion exchange resin to remove PFAS from groundwater at a groundwater pump station, located in New Jersey. The decision to replace IXR was due to poor PFAS removal caused by manganese fouling.

Operational Resilience Through Temporary Water Reuse Solutions

Temporary water reuse systems help industrial plants avoid costly downtime by maintaining treatment capabilities during maintenance, failure, or testing — offering fast deployment, flexibility, and permanent-quality results.

Purifying Water From The Ground Up

For some water providers, carefree days of producing pure, fresh water from groundwater sources are long gone. Years of evolving chemical complexity, industrial operations, and short-sighted disposal methods have taken a toll on groundwater sources. Fortunately, new technologies are helping water providers make the best of a challenging situation across a wide range of contaminants.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

How Omaha Reduced Water Loss And Costs With Smart Hydrant Monitoring

Permanent acoustic sensors turn fire hydrants into a high-tech defense against water loss. By monitoring pipe sounds 24/7, utilities can identify and fix hidden leaks before they cause expensive, unplanned service disruptions or emergency flooding.

Redefining The Value Of Submersible Centrifugal Pumps

Choosing the right submersible centrifugal pump requires looking beyond the purchase price. Features like clog resistance, energy efficiency, and ease of maintenance can drastically reduce long-term operational costs.

Return Activated Sludge Pumps

Return activated sludge pumps are critical to wastewater treatment, maintaining biological balance, ensuring efficiency, and supporting resilient infrastructure amid aging systems and emerging contaminants.

From Depths To New Heights: Revolutionizing Wastewater Pumping With Above-Ground Technology

Read this article for an overview of key advantages, as well as examples of how communities have achieved cost savings by moving towards above-ground systems.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Greenline In Wastewater Treatment For Pollution Control - Improving Environmental Quality Through Advanced Chemical Dosing Solutions

This application note explores how Greenline pumps enhance odor control systems by delivering precise chemical dosing for odor mitigation and pH control, ensuring cleaner air and improved quality of life.  

Stop Asking How Much Biomass To Retain. Ask Which Biomass, And Where.

Wastewater process intensification has long centered on a single instinct: hold more biomass in the same tank. Whether the technology is integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS), a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), or something else, the working assumption is that more retained biomass means more treatment capacity.

Overcoming Obstacles To Increase Wastewater Capacity

It’s a scenario that is becoming more common at food and beverage facilities. The introduction of a new product to market, or a boom in sales of an existing product, prompts management to increase production capacity. While there is plenty of space for production equipment, the corresponding need for additional wastewater treatment capacity may not be readily accommodated.

The New Imperative For Water Treatment: A Shift From Compliance To Efficiency

As water scarcity and energy costs rise, new ultrafiltration membrane technologies deliver higher flux, longer lifespan, and reduced fouling — turning water treatment from a compliance task into an efficiency opportunity.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Beyond Meter-to-Cash: 7 Operational Use Cases Water Utilities Can Unlock With MDM

Modern Meter Data Management platforms transform raw data into operational intelligence. Beyond standard billing, continuous data analysis surfaces hidden leaks, detects backflow, and flags failing hardware, allowing water utilities to proactively reduce non-revenue water loss and improve system reliability.

How The AI Economy Is Reshaping Water — And What Utilities Can Do About It

This white paper underscores that cities and the new economy share the same vulnerabilities: drought risk, infrastructure fragility, and rising expectations for sustainability. It also highlights how leading technology and manufacturing companies are ready to invest in water security because their operations depend on it.

DC Water's Digital Twin Solution

Explore how operational and financial resilience can be improved by implementing a water infrastructure digital twin.

Using Digital Twin Technology For The Hartford Clean Water Project

Discover how the use of new smart technologies helps the Clean Water Project team better protect neighborhoods and local waterways through real-time monitoring of sewer system overflows, further driving digital transformation in one of America’s most historic cities.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Magnetic Invention Removes 'Invisible' Microplastics Plus Some PFAS

Researchers have developed a water treatment material that rapidly removes micro and nano plastics and some PFAS, bringing the technology closer to real world use.

AI-Enabled Monitoring Of Wastewater Biofilms Research Awarded Funding

Biolargo PFAS Treatment Technology Featured In The Disruptive Quarterly

Saving Every Last Drop: UNLV Researchers Want Rural Nevada Communities To Reuse Wastewater

GLWA Announces Comprehensive Water Main Improvements To Strengthen Reliability In An Area Of Oakland County Hard Hit By Service Interruptions

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

FlowIQ 3200

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Kamstrup

Group 31 Quarter-Turn Compact Rotary Actuators

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Harold Beck & Sons, Inc.

Liquiline CM442/CAS51D Combination

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Endress+Hauser, Inc.

SONATA Ultrasonic Meter

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Master Meter, Inc.

CFPS-3 Plastic Triplex Skid System

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Blue-White Industries

Sensus Analytics Pressure Profile

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Xylem Drinking Water Solutions

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