Newsletter | May 15, 2025

05.15.25 -- New Roadmap To Destroy PFAS; Bringing 'Agile' Innovation To Water

IN THIS ISSUE:

Navigating Flow Measurement Choices In Water Treatment: A Guide To Optimal Decision-Making

6 Wastewater Treatment Problems Jet Aeration Can Solve

Minimizing Water Outages With Targeted Valve Control

How Utilities, Engineers, And Manufacturers Can Overcome Mounting PFAS Compliance Workloads

How To Optimize Flow Measurement For Process Efficiency

Dual Functioning Repair Coupling Makes For Easy On-The-Spot Change In Pipe Replacement

Bootstrapping: A Key To Reliable Service Line Material Predictions In Water Systems

How Multi-Cell Pressure Filters Can Provide Big Benefits In The Right Places

Addressing Fouling Challenges In Desalination With Prefiltration

New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions To Destroy PFAS

Metering-as-a-Service – A Revolutionary Approach To Advance The Water Industry

Bridging The Gap: Bringing Agile Innovation To The Water Sector

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Navigate the BABA Act with Confidence

At Xylem, our specialists are deeply knowledgeable about the BABA Act, staying in close contact with the EPA and other federal agencies to understand the Act's impacts on our customers. We’re here to help you map out a clear path toward achieving and maintaining compliance. Contact us today.

FEATURED ARTICLES

How Utilities, Engineers, And Manufacturers Can Overcome Mounting PFAS Compliance Workloads

Recent federal PFAS regulations will overwhelm consulting engineers, water and wastewater utilities, and equipment manufacturers as thousands of utilities work to comply. Generative design can enable these parties to meet the workload demand and deadlines.

6 Wastewater Treatment Problems Jet Aeration Can Solve

This article delves into the six most prevalent wastewater treatment issues in industrial treatment plants and explores how jet aeration and jet mixing technology can effectively mitigate them.

Minimizing Water Outages With Targeted Valve Control

The Town of Holly Springs, NC, used Hydra-Stop's Insta-Valve 250 insertion valves to repair a leak in a transmission line without causing water service outages to over 40 residences. This solution saved the town from widespread outages and other costs associated with a system shutdown, providing better control, cost reduction, and long-term value.

Navigating Flow Measurement Choices In Water Treatment: A Guide To Optimal Decision-Making

In today’s economic climate, finding cost-saving opportunities has become crucial for the survival of companies across various sectors, including water and wastewater management. Inefficiencies in processes or measurement equipment can lead to significant resource and revenue losses.

Dual Functioning Repair Coupling Makes For Easy On-The-Spot Change In Pipe Replacement

When there is a leak on a road, it is important to repair it in a short time to allow road traffic to be restored quickly. It is also important to dig as little as possible to limit the damage to the road and reduce the cost of restoration.

Bootstrapping: A Key To Reliable Service Line Material Predictions In Water Systems

When it comes to lead service lines, it is crucial to get accurate metrics. Both false negatives and false positives could have a negative impact. This is where a technique called bootstrapping can help. 

How Multi-Cell Pressure Filters Can Provide Big Benefits In The Right Places

The ability to treat drinking water both efficiently and to the highest standards is a necessity for municipal water utilities. In some instances, however, the backwash requirement of traditional pressure filter systems is more onerous than it needs to be. 

Addressing Fouling Challenges In Desalination With Prefiltration

Prefiltration is the first line of defense against fouling and is a critical part of the overall desalination process. These systems remove solids that can compromise delicate RO membranes.

Metering-as-a-Service — A Revolutionary Approach To Advance The Water Industry

Metering-as-a-Service (MaaS) provides a means for utilities to transition to, or upgrade existing, advanced metering infrastructure with no upfront cost and immediate ROI.

How To Optimize Flow Measurement For Process Efficiency

Busy municipal water engineers will find that the new Water and Wastewater Treatment Guide from Fluid Components International explains how to optimize flow measurement in 20 different municipal applications.

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions To Destroy PFAS

A team of researchers has outlined a bold new roadmap for harnessing heterogeneous catalysis to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called “forever chemicals” that have contaminated water supplies worldwide.

Antibiotics From Human Use Are Contaminating Rivers Worldwide, Study Shows

Cyberattacks: Urgent Need To Integrate New Technologies To Strengthen Cybersecurity In Critical Water Infrastructure

Water Professionals Encouraged To Take Action For Change

Sealing The Future: IDTechEx Examines PFAS-Free Materials For Seals And Gaskets

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Wrestling with the complexities of state revolving loan funds (SRFs)? From funding uncertainty to navigating the application maze, this digital event breaks down what utility leaders and municipal decision-makers need to know now. Get the latest federal insights, practical strategies, and answers to your SRF questions at the next Water Online Live happening May 27th. Registration is free thanks to the support of Xylem.

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Pinnacle Ozone Research And Development Lab Brochure

Pinnacle Ozone’s research and development laboratory serves our customers through scientific testing and validation of process efficacy.

PDO evo Ozone Systems Brochure

The PDO evo ozone system has been engineered to produce large quantities of ozone both reliably and efficiently.

Lakewood Transforms Water Management With Digital Twin Technology

The City of Lakewood, California, embarked on a groundbreaking project to simplify and enhance its water distribution system using Qatium’s innovative digital twin technology.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

Bridging The Gap: Bringing Agile Innovation To The Water Sector

As utilities face rising challenges, the need for digital tools has never been clearer. Yet our approach to building and implementing technology often clashes with how digital solutions are actually developed. To meet the moment, we need to rethink not just what tools we use, but how we partner to build them.

Public Water Systems And Wildfires

One of the initial concerns during the series of tragic Los Angeles wildfires that burned in January 2025 was whether fire hydrants were ready to combat the inferno that left so much destruction in its wake. The reality is that public water systems aren’t designed to fight wildfires.

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Chemical Feed Flow Meter - Blue-White Industries

ReliaSource 6x6T Above-Ground Lift Stations - Gorman-Rupp Pumps

HYMAX GRIP® Coupling Restraint (1.5" - 12") - Mueller Water Products

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