Newsletter | April 25, 2025

04.25.25 -- Microplastics: What's Trapping The Emerging Threat In Our Streams?

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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Webinar: Preparing for 2029: Meeting the EPA’s PFAS Standards with Smart Infrastructure

This webinar explores how utilities can meet evolving PFAS regulations by 2029 through agile, data-driven planning and smart infrastructure. Attendees will learn to integrate advanced treatment tech, AI modeling, and predictive analytics to enhance efficiency, reduce contamination risks, and future-proof water systems for long-term compliance and sustainability. Click here to learn more.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Dissolved Air Flotation: Elevating The Efficiency Of Algae Removal

Understanding the nature of harmful algal bloom causes, effects, and remediation strategies is key to choosing optimal water treatment plant technologies for improved resilience against this emerging threat to water quality. Learn about dissolved air flotation technology for efficient algae removal. 

How To Properly Start-Up And Condition A New Granular Activated Carbon Bed

Bed conditioning and startup procedures are designed to optimize the performance of the carbon bed and maximize adsorption capacity to achieve treatment goals.

The Top 5 Reasons To Consider An Active Water Tank Mixer

Ensuring clean drinking water is important to the overall health and safety of your community. Here are the top five reasons to consider an active water tank mixer.

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. 

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Pressure Data Is Critical To Predicting Distribution Systems Issues

Fluctuations in pressure are the best indicator that a problem is brewing in a water distribution system, so monitoring pressure at strategic points can provide valuable insight about potential leaks. However, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. The good news is that technology is available to gather pressure data that can be used to enhance service and improve asset management.

Bypass Enables Critical Upgrades For Aging Sewer Lines In Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich, Connecticut is a scenic New England town that is home to approximately 60,000 people. Its ongoing initiatives include repairs and upgrades to the town’s wastewater treatment plant and 28 pumping stations.

Prison Facility Eliminates Frequent Submersible Pump Clogs With Above-Grade Approach

When a correctional facility underwent a capacity expansion, changes to its problematic submersible sewage pumping station coincided, resulting in a new operator-safe approach to combatting the ills of prison sewage pump clogs.

Listening For — And Finding — The Leaks That Can't Be Seen

Decades ago, farmers and ranchers around San Marcos, Texas, formed a utility to get water to cattle. Today, Crystal Clear Special Utility District (CCSUD) serves not only rural operations but swaths of a growing metropolis stretching from San Antonio to Austin, providing water to nearly 6,000 connections.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Wastewater Treatment Trends For A More Efficient Plant

Efficiency is the name of the game for modern wastewater treatment plants. Unfortunately, many facilities were built decades ago and are becoming increasingly expensive to operate. Therefore, you may be looking for a way to upgrade your wastewater treatment plant to meet the latest standards.

Harnessing 20 Years Of Evolution In Wastewater Bioprocess Aeration

Cost-efficient aeration still remains an underlying challenge. This Q&A article provides a look at how the industry arrived at today’s opportunities and where it’s headed for the future.

UV Treatment Used To Generate High-Quality Recycled Wastewater For Agricultural Operations In Spain

Recycled wastewater provides a cost-effective, local and sustainable water supply for multiple non-potable uses.

Mixing Made Easy For Low Energy Lakes, Ponds, And Lagoons

Landlocked, shallow bodies of water such as recreational ponds, irrigation, drinking water and animal waste lagoons have a major problem with flow. The only natural methods of movement in these bodies of water are the slight Coriolis Effect of the earth and wind.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

The Role Of AI In One Water: Transforming Non-Revenue Water Management With LeakZon

One of the greatest challenges in achieving a holistic water management philosophy is Non-Revenue Water (NRW) — water that is lost before reaching consumers due to leaks, theft, or inaccurate metering.

Embracing An Evolved Maintenance Strategy

Learn how you can find a permanent, cost-effective solution that offers flexibility, improved safety, and more. 

What's Next For The Evolution Of Water AMI?

In the evolution of water distribution, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has become a valuable asset in reducing labor requirements, improving customer service and billing, and providing a baseline of information for better data management. The question is how much more can AMI do, and how can water utilities take maximum advantage? Here are some insights and ideas.

Partners Can Help With Funding Requirements To Fix Aging Infrastructure

Read more about why prioritizing budgets for addressing aging infrastructure is critical. 

INDUSTRY NEWS

Microplastics: What's Trapping Them In Our Streams?

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting researchers to identify what keeps them trapped in stream ecosystems.

From Lab To Launch: Rice WaTER Institute Is Catalyzing The Future Of Water Innovation

EPA Administrator Holds Press Conference On Tijuana River Sewage Crisis In San Diego

Environmental Tech Lab Releases Proof Of Concept Results Aimed At Enhancing Resiliency And Data Management

Smarter Ways To Find More Leaks Faster

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Compact Ultrasonic Level Transmitter LST300

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ABB Measurement & Analytics

Rotamat RoK4 Vertical Screen

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Huber Technology, Inc.

Premium Hurricane High-Temp Cartridges

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Harmsco Filtration Products

Floor Washer System

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Vaughan Company

Valve Vaults

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Gorman-Rupp Pumps

Ultrapen PT2 pH And Temperature Pen

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Myron L Company

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