Newsletter | July 6, 2026

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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

UV, Ozone, Or Chlorine: Which Solution Is Best For Your Treatment Plant?

No single disinfection method does it all. Utilities are combining chlorine, UV, and ozone to build more effective, flexible treatment strategies for today’s water challenges.

UV Advanced Oxidation For Groundwater Remediation

Industrial pollution increasingly threatens clean groundwater. Learn how UV advanced oxidation permanently destroys resilient micropollutants like 1,4-dioxane and VOCs at the molecular level, while simultaneously providing robust pathogen disinfection without chemical byproducts.

Optimizing Coagulation And Flocculation Systems In Surface Water Facilities

Coagulation and flocculation remain essential but increasingly sensitive processes, requiring flexible design and real-time optimization to maintain performance across widening source water variability.

Groundwater vs. Surface Water: A Treatment Comparison

This article will discuss two of the most common drinking water sources and how they affect treatment priorities and configurations.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Harmsco's Early Days: Vision, Innovation, And A Kitchen Workshop

This article chronicles the inspiring origin story of Harmsco Filtration Products, tracing its evolution from a kitchen workshop to a leader in filtration technology.

Panametrics Water Flow Meters: Boundary Busting Longevity And Quality

Late last millennium, Panametrics installed a model 6068 liquid clamp-on flow meter for the measurement of water in Kinlochleven Hydro Power, a hydroelectric power plant in Scotland, to monitor turbine generator performance.

Restrained Pipeline Design And Horizontal Bends

In the last forty years, a quiet revolution has occurred in our industry. This revolution is the result of new generations of joint restraint products that make it possible to quickly and safely restrain fittings at bends, dead ends, tees, valves, and reducers without the need for concrete thrust blocks or tie rods.

Estimating Groundwater Infiltration In Sewers

In this white paper, explore the performance and guidelines for proper application of four methods for estimating groundwater infiltration.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How Can We Create A More Effective Densified Sludge?

True densified sludge, achieved with time-based batch controls, improves settling, increases capacity, and enhances nutrient removal — delivering a compact, efficient, and cost-effective alternative to conventional activated sludge systems.

California's First Installation Of Second-Generation ATAD

Calera Creek Water Recycling Plant, located in Pacifica, CA, was retrofitted with Thermal Process Systems’ ThermAer, becoming California’s first installation of the second-generation ATAD system.

Nitrification Optimization In The Real World At Grapevine, TX

Optimize wastewater nitrification by utilizing real-time ammonia monitoring instead of surrogate measurements. Direct visibility into nutrient levels allows for precise aeration control, significantly reducing energy costs and carbon emissions while maintaining strict permit compliance.

Solving America's Wastewater Woes

Like so much of America’s infrastructure, our wastewater infrastructure is aging and inadequate. Like our highways and bridges, our wastewater infrastructure needs improvement. How do we solve this problem?

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Avoiding Unplanned Outages In Water Treatment

Maintenance professionals within water and wastewater Treatment facilities are as busy as ever. To keep up with growing demands on their time, they are always looking for ways to improve the reliability and maintenance requirements within their scope of responsibility.

Extending Mine Pump Reliability

Discover the solution that has helped a global miner experience improved reliability and reduced spending on spare parts and maintenance.

Laying The Digital Foundation For Advanced Analytics In Wastewater Facilities

Advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI are increasingly common topics in wastewater management. Plant managers hear about predictive maintenance, automated optimization, and forecasting tools that can alert operators before a process upset occurs. Some facilities are already testing these ideas, while others want to but feel held back because their data isn’t ready.

3 Tips For Delivering Intuitive And Visually Compelling Analytics

Presenting data in a meaningful way empowers informed decision-making. Here are three key elements to help present analytics most effectively. A lot of hard work goes into obtaining, processing, analyzing, and displaying data. But data’s true magic lies in presenting insights in a meaningful way to empower informed decision-making. 

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Highly Efficient Solar Material Cleans Dirty Water

Researchers have created a highly efficient material powered by sunlight. It has the potential to clean dirty water or create hydrogen fuel in future, while using very little energy from conventional sources.

EPA Announces $1M In Funding To Reduce Lead In Tribal Drinking Water

Algae In The Air?

EPA Announces $227M In Funding For Tribes And Alaska Native Villages To Improve Water Infrastructure

Caloris Engineering Marks 20th Anniversary

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

LCRR Compliance

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120Water

Delta Hybrid Rotary Lobe Compressor

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Aerzen

AVT EZ VALVE, 4" To 14"

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Henkel

RoS2S Disk Thickener

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HUBER Technology, LLC

UltrapenX2 PTBT4

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Myron L Company

FLEXFLO M4

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