Newsletter | January 25, 2024

01.25.24 -- Meat Industry Preps For Fight With EPA; Comparing PFAS UCMR Results Over Time

IN THIS ISSUE:

Aegea Creates Brazil’s Largest 3D Digital Sanitation Map

Over-Sized And Under-Utilized: An Epidemic

We’ll Take It All: Sewerage, Septage, FOG, And Street Sweepings

A Smart Water Solution For Inefficient Workflows

Eclipse Gear Pumps For Chemical Dosing: Middlesex Water Company

Advanced UV Technology Reduces Downtime And Improves Efficiency (Article)

Recruiting The Next Generation Of Water Professionals

Leveraging AMI To Identify & Repair Leaks In North Miami Beach

A Solid Solution And Impeccable Service Wins Over This Client

EPA Will Face Fight From Meat Industry Over New Effluent Standards

Maximizing Solids-Handling Performance Of Pumps

A Comparative Analysis Of UCMR 3 And UCMR 5 Of The Top U.S. Water Systems

FEATURED ARTICLES

Oversized And Underutilized: An Epidemic

This article takes a look at some actual examples of oversized systems and the costs that resulted. Learn how to properly plan for a compressed air system and what your options are with an existing system.

A Smart Water Solution For Inefficient Workflows

In this segment from Virtual Water Expo, Bobby Barker from Aquana presents about improving operational efficiency in water utilities. 

Aegea Creates Brazil’s Largest 3D Digital Sanitation Map

In this case study, learn about a highly interactive 3D map representing over 1,000 sanitation facilities in a virtual reality environment which optimizes performance, service availability, and reliability.

We’ll Take It All: Sewerage, Septage, FOG, And Street Sweepings

Because the WWTP is a heavy energy consumer, the increasing cost of electrical energy helped refocus operations on improving efficiencies and what latent energy could be extracted from the waste stream. In particular, what could be extracted and put to use in the facility itself?

Eclipse Gear Pumps For Chemical Dosing: Middlesex Water Company

Read about the Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, which is home to several Eclipse pumps providing chemical dosing to municipal wastewater.

Advanced UV Technology Reduces Downtime And Improves Efficiency

Industrial companies need reliable water treatment technology, since failure of a water system may result in downtime for production, with significant financial impacts. Ultraviolet (UV) technology is used for water treatment in various industries such as microelectronics, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, and many other industry segments.

Recruiting The Next Generation Of Water Professionals

Like many water industry companies and utilities, Mueller is facing a cliff in the next five to 10 years when a large portion of our hourly workforce will retire. Replacing them means attracting a new generation of water professionals.

Leveraging AMI To Identify & Repair Leaks In North Miami Beach

The city of North Miami Beach was able to maintain its distribution system and identify leaks, but the process was labor-intensive and the city understood that automating meter reading and leak detection could be done simultaneously, saving precious time, staff resources, money, and, most importantly, water.

A Solid Solution And Impeccable Service Wins Over This Client

In this case study, learn why Canada's oldest cheese company looked to Newterra for systems and support.

Maximizing Solids-Handling Performance Of Pumps

The rise in the use of disposable wipes and other non-dispersible debris is driving the need for more efficient handling of solids in pumps at municipal lift stations and wastewater treatment plant headworks.

INDUSTRY NEWS

EPA Will Face Fight From Meat Industry Over New Effluent Standards

As the leading environmental regulator in the country works to crack down on a notorious source of wastewater contaminants, a major industry faces the prospect of expensive compliance — and the regulating agency should be preparing for a fight.

Scientists Develop New Approach To Detect ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Water

Microplastics From Natural Fertilizers Are Blowing In The Wind More Often Than Once Thought

Removing Pharmaceuticals From Water Supplies

NWS Launches New Website To House The Next Generation Of Water Forecast Services And Flood Inundation Maps

Piping System Monitoring Needs Propel Flow Indicators Market To US$1.05B By 2034

Membrion Named Top Innovator At World Economic Forum

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Integrate And Standardize All Utility Data In A Single Location

The Smart Water Engine eliminates silos and unifies data no matter its source.

Trusted Expertise In Domestic And Commercial Wastewater

Sulzer has vast experience in the handling of domestic and commercial wastewater. We are dedicated to helping professionals design, select, install, and service any type of wastewater system. All the solutions needed to keep a building running smoothly are at our disposal.

PanaFlow ZxG Gas Meter System Datasheet

The PanaFlow ultrasonic flow meter systems are high-performance, affordable solutions for a variety of gas and liquid flow applications. 

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

A Comparative Analysis Of UCMR 3 And UCMR 5 Of The Top U.S. Water Systems And Their Capital Improvement Projects For PFAS Remediation

This article compares the PFAS contaminants present in the third and fifth cycles of the U.S. EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) for some top water systems in the U.S., based on the population served, to examine the changes in their occurrence and levels over time. 

Emerging Trends And Innovations Shaping The Future Of Wastewater Treatment

The quantity and quality of freshwater are declining due to urbanization and ineffective traditional wastewater treatment (WWT) methods. To enable treated wastewater for reuse in the residential, commercial, and agricultural sectors, WWT must be improved. This article will discuss the importance of advanced WWT, the emerging trends in this domain, and the future scope of these processes.

PRODUCT FOCUS

Progressing Cavity Grinder Pump - Flygt -- A Xylem Brand

Toray RO Seawater RO Elements - Toray Membrane USA

14" - 66" Series 2500 Resilient Wedge Gate Valve - AMERICAN - American Cast Iron Pipe Company

Storm, Sewer, And Flood Modeling - Autodesk, Inc.

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