Newsletter | May 9, 2025

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Wastewater Treatment

Utility Management

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Industry News

Distribution & Collection Systems

Technology Showcase

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Webinar: Turnkey AMI Deployment: “A Tale of Two Cities”

This presentation explores the successes and challenges of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployments, highlighting real-world scenarios. Learn how ACLARA uses insights from past experiences to enhance performance and reliability. Attendees will gain practical strategies for planning deployments, making smart, lasting decisions, and understanding the value of partnering with a trusted provider to ensure successful AMI implementation. Click here to learn more.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How To Optimize Your DAF System With Air Dissolving Pumps

Despite their importance in modern wastewater applications, not all DAFs are created equal. Factors, such as the components that make up these systems, will influence how well they work and how long they last.

Sludge Costs Are Wrecking Wastewater Budgets. Here's How MBR Can Help

Sludge management costs aren’t going away, so your team needs to find a solution. Land application bans, PFAS regulations, and rising disposal costs are making sludge an even bigger financial liability.

Aerzen's Hybrid Screw Blowers: Shaping The Future Of Sustainable Wastewater Management

Read how Aerzen’s next-generation hybrid screw blower redefines what it means to merge performance with sustainability in wastewater aeration systems.

Containerized DVF Tertiary Wastewater Treatment System

A global ingredients group in Ireland installed a new 20' containerized tertiary treatment system at its largest liquid dairy plant as part of the site’s ongoing wastewater compliance and to improve capacity to their existing wastewater treatment system.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

DEYAK Water Utility Drives Technology Advancement For Water Systems In Greece

As part of Greece’s post-pandemic National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the government is prioritizing sustainable water and waste management alongside energy reform and digital modernization.

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.

Updating Consumer Perceptions On The Value Of Water

Here are some links and guidelines designed to help utilities change their perspective on water as a low-cost resource of virtually unlimited supply. 

Smart Infrastructure And IoT Integration In The Global Water Industry

Smart water management systems provide real-time data and insights, allowing for more efficient water usage, improved conservation, and better disaster preparedness.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Operando Studies Of Iodine Species In An Advanced Oxidative Water Treatment Reactor

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are emerging as a promising class of technologies for treatment of industrial and municipal waste streams for removal of recalcitrant contaminants including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals, a key facet of wastewater treatment

Why The Hotel Industry Is A Key Opportunity For Water Treatment

As water quality is directly tied to guest experience in the hotel industry, water treatment systems play a pivotal role in achieving customer satisfaction while aligning with sustainability goals.

Addressing Water Treatment Challenges Faced By Potable Water Utilities

“Emerging contaminants" can be broadly defined as any synthetic or naturally occurring chemical that is not commonly monitored in the environment. These substances have the potential to enter the environment and cause known or suspected adverse ecological and/or human health effects.

Removing Iron, Arsenic, And Manganese To Meet California Regulations

A pilot study was conducted in Sacramento to provide manufacturers an opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of water treatment products that employ oxidation and filtration to remove iron, manganese, and arsenic to levels.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Improved Pump And Seal Reliability When And Where It Really Counts

Replacing mechanical seals twice per year was difficult and expensive for Chester, IL, but a more serious problem occurred when the seals failed with the Mississippi River at flood stage and the sealed lift station underwater.

How The Digital Journey Leads To Efficient, Data-Enhanced Pump Station Management

With a comprehensive digital approach, operators can gain a new level of control over pumps and pump stations that can have a significant impact on not only these assets.

Retrofitting Existing Headworks - Getting It Right

When a new wastewater facility is being designed and built, the engineers, contractors, and plant operators look for the most effective and cutting-edge solution available at the time of the install. But while many circumstances can be foreseen and planned for, changing regulations and treatment environments can usurp plant designs, quickly make them obsolete.

Eclipse Gear Pumps For Chemical Dosing: VanLare Wastewater Treatment Facility

Located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Frank E. VanLare Wastewater Treatment Facility in Monroe County, NY, has a total treatment capacity of 660 MGD and is currently running around 100 MGD. The plant uses non-metallic Eclipse pumps to pump 12.5% sodium hypochlorite for disinfection before the final discharge of the wastewater.

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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.

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Tool Sheds Light On Hidden Microplastic Threats

Microplastics and nanoplastics are pervasive, posing many risks. Detecting them at the nanoscale has been difficult, but researchers have developed a new technology for detecting these particles in the environment.

New Research Projects Focus On PFAS, A Contaminant Of Emerging Concern

Water Technology A Catalyst For Sustainable Chip-Making

What Water Treatment Equipment Is Needed For Desalination And Water Production?

Jacobs To Operate And Maintain Largest Water Recycling System In Southern California

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Recordall Disc Series Meters

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Badger Meter

Verification For Water Systems

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ReliaSource 8x12 Above-Ground Lift Stations

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Gorman-Rupp Pumps

Godwin CD150S

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Xylem Rental Solutions

KLa Systems Jet Mixer

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KLa Systems

The Flygt 2600 Series

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Flygt -- A Xylem Brand

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