Newsletter | March 12, 2026

03.12.26 -- New Rapid PFAS Detector; From Reactive To Resilient—The Rise Of Enterprise Risk Management

IN THIS ISSUE:

Vassar WWTP Eliminates Rags To Protect Equipment, Biosolids Quality

CertiSafe Tank Mixers: A Long-Lasting Investment In Water Quality

Beyond The Concrete: How Packaged Headworks Solve Modern Wastewater Challenges

New Standard With Customer Request Sampling To Support Lead Service Line Replacement

How To Avoid The Biggest Wastewater Aeration Mistake

How Satellite-Based Leak Detection Saves Utility Budgets Millions

Understanding The Limit Of Detection

Navigating Gen AI Concerns In Water Utilities

Eliminating Chlorine Sensor Pain Points

Researchers Develop Rapid PFAS Detector

Next-Gen Submersible Solids Handling Pump Helps Protect Pasadena, Texas

From Reactive To Resilient: The Rise Of Enterprise Risk Management

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FEATURED ARTICLES

CertiSafe Tank Mixers: A Long-Lasting Investment In Water Quality

Across the country, communities rely on safe and reliable water systems to meet public health standards and sustain daily life. Whether it’s drinking water for homes or resources for emergency services, the quality of water stored in towers and reservoirs directly impacts countless people.

Pittsburgh Water Sets New Standard With Customer Request Sampling To Support Lead Service Line Replacement

Discover how 120Water helped Pittsburgh Water reduce their turnaround times, streamline sampling workflows, and save hours of work. Learn how you can also use sampling to support your replacement and community engagement programs with their case study.

Vassar WWTP Eliminates Rags To Protect Equipment, Biosolids Quality

The Vassar wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Michigan confronted persistent challenges from non-dissolvable solids by adopting Duperon's Dual Auger System (DAS) to address these issues effectively.

Beyond The Concrete: How Packaged Headworks Solve Modern Wastewater Challenges

Packaged headworks systems provide flexible, high-quality screening for wastewater applications, offering fast installation, modular design, and low maintenance — ideal for temporary projects, small facilities, or specialized industrial sites.

Understanding The Limit Of Detection

Accurate low-level turbidity monitoring requires a deep understanding of detection limits and the variables affecting measurement sensitivity. Learn how refined laboratory techniques and standardized spiking protocols ensure precision in demanding water treatment applications.

How Satellite-Based Leak Detection Saves Utility Budgets Millions

Across the globe, water systems face an invisible crisis that drains billions of dollars every year. In the U.S. alone, aging infrastructure causes water losses costing utilities an estimated $6.4 billion annually. But a breakthrough in satellite-based leak detection is changing the game, delivering unprecedented savings and operational efficiency. 

How To Avoid The Biggest Wastewater Aeration Mistake

It’s common for wastewater treatment plant operators and design engineers to get comfortable with one type of blower for aeration. However, multiple blower technologies are available to consider when designing a new system. Understanding the difference between them, as well as the pros and cons of each based on the specific application, is critical to the decision-making process.

Navigating Gen AI Concerns In Water Utilities

Navigating Generative AI requires balancing innovation with data security and accuracy. By establishing robust governance, utilities can safely leverage automated insights to bridge knowledge gaps, empower frontline staff, and enhance long-term operational resilience.

Eliminating Chlorine Sensor Pain Points With New Technology

Next-generation chlorine sensors eliminate the need for reagents and membranes, while offering flow-independent, multi-parameter, self-cleaning operation. This reduces maintenance and enhances monitoring accuracy.

Next-Gen Submersible Solids Handling Pump Helps Protect Pasadena, Texas

A submersible solids handling pump featuring a semi-open impeller and self-cleaning cutter plate solved a severe clogging issue. Operating without a single clog for over six months, the technology delivered "100% uptime" and freed up staff for other vital maintenance.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers Develop Rapid PFAS Detector

When Sandia National Laboratories scientists set out to find a better way to absorb and degrade PFAS in water sources, they kept running into the same issue: detecting the chemicals in samples took too long.

Princeton Study Identifies Major Emissions Gap In Global Wastewater Reporting

New White Paper From Veolia And NAWC Defines Economic Imperative To Improve America's Water Infrastructure

Latest Congressional Hearing Shines Light On Protecting U.S. Drinking Water

New DBIA Primer Provides Targeted Guidance For Progressive Design-Build Projects

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Engineered Water Solutions For Hard Waters

Wastewater and the pollutants it carries is a constant issue for many industries. From compliance issues, to increased capital costs, industries need cost-effective and sustainable ways to purify their water, maximize their supply, and recover critical resources.

PPG Filtration Technologies: 8040 Datasheet

Our proprietary composite spiral element is available in fiberglass and netting-wrap configurations, with anti-telescoping device (ATD) on both ends and brine seal on one end.

Complete Radium Removal

WRT's radium removal process is designed to be added to any new or existing potable water system. Water is passed in an upflow mode through a fluidized bed of Z-88 media in the treatment columns, where radium is removed by means of ion exchange.

THE WATER ONLINE SHOW

From Reactive To Resilient: The Rise Of Enterprise Risk Management

In this episode of the Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling welcome back Pam Elardo, Senior Director of Strategic Services at Brown and Caldwell, for a dynamic conversation about what’s truly reshaping the water sector in 2026.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMN

Alaska's Glacial Lakes Are Expanding, Increasing The Risk Of Destructive Outburst Floods

After nearly 15 straight years of ever-larger and more damaging floods in Alaska’s capital city, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is discussing an ambitious and expensive solution: create a permanent drain from the lake that would prevent it from reaching outburst stage. The initial cost estimates for the project range from US$613 million to $1 billion.

PRODUCT FOCUS

WEAD, By LeakZon, The Intelligent Solution For Smarter, More Sustainable Water Management - LeakZon

PermaNET SU - Fluid Conservation Systems Inc.

Water Reuse Is No Longer A Choice. It's A Necessity. - Orenco Systems, Inc.

ULTRAPEN PT And PTBT Series Pocket Testers - Myron L Company

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