Newsletter | July 20, 2026

07.20.26 -- PFAS Treatment Market Projected To Rise To $7.6B By 2034

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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Maximizing Budgets Without Sacrificing Water Quality

Rising material costs are forcing municipal water treatment plants to reevaluate every line item in their budgets. On The Water Online Show, Camryn Kinkead from Jacobi Carbons focuses on optimizing the use of powdered activated carbon to target seasonal taste, odor, and chemical contaminants.

 

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Testing For Yesterday's Water In A PFAS World

Relying on assumptions when designing water treatment systems creates unnecessary financial and operational risks. Adopting predictive modeling and data-driven testing provides the precise, actionable insights required to optimize performance, manage costs, and ensure compliance.

Low-Carbon Water System Provides Clean, 24/7 Service To One Of India's Holiest Cities

In this case study, read about a network design that reduced energy use while improving health and quality of life for one of India's holiest cities.

The Pros And Cons Of Pilot Testing For PFAS Removal

Deploying uncustomized equipment for contaminant testing can skew critical operational data. Discover how precisely tailored small-scale testing isolates site-specific variables, protects long-term maintenance budgets, and ensures seamless regulatory compliance for full-scale water treatment facilities.

AquaSBR Replaces 60 Year Old Treatment Plant At Moab, UT

AquaSBR technology helped Moab modernize wastewater treatment, improve effluent quality, manage growth, and achieve exceptional operational efficiency with flexible, automated performance.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

City Of Mesa Leverages Hybrid-Cloud Architecture To Drive Operational Efficiency At Their Water Resources Department

Transitioning to a hybrid-cloud architecture allows municipal utilities to securely centralize operational data. This structure gives engineering teams and consultants safe, self-serve access to near real-time insights, streamlining regulatory reporting and optimizing chemical usage.

Turning Continuous Acoustic Data Into Measurable Water Savings

Aging underground infrastructure can cause severe, invisible non-revenue water losses. Implementing continuous acoustic loggers with AI-driven analytics isolates the precise signatures of subsurface leaks, allowing utilities to target hidden failures early and maximize capital efficiency.

Reservoir Service Preserved During Emergency Leak Repair

Discover how utility operators resolved a critical emergency main leak in just one day, using under-pressure valve insertion to isolate the break without draining the regional reservoir or interrupting water service to the community.

Improving Dissolved Air Quality With The AirWhip DAF Pump

Learn how incorporating the AirWhip pump technology into DAF systems can achieve efficient flotation, improving the quality of the dissolved air and allowing maximum adhesion to the floc particles.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Wastewater Phosphate Monitoring … It's All About The Sample

Swan’s new Sample Filtration Cabinet delivers reliable orthophosphate monitoring, helping wastewater operators optimize chemical dosing, improve efficiency, and maintain regulatory compliance.

Purdue Student Engineers Conquer Blue-White Assembly Challenge

See how Purdue engineering students partnered with Blue-White to automate peristaltic pump tube assembly, improving consistency, efficiency, and earning a third-place design award.

How A Petrochemical Site Improved Dewatering Performance Using Existing Equipment

Enhance industrial wastewater dewatering efficiency without replacing infrastructure. Discover how optimizing upstream sludge conditioning and polymer dosing strategies successfully raised average cake dryness to 14.5% while reducing chemical consumption by 15%.

6 Weeks Or 6 Hours? Why Lead Times Are Breaking Wastewater Utilities

Wastewater utilities cannot afford six-week delays when pumps fail. Learn how domestic manufacturing and local inventory are reshaping emergency response and maintenance strategies.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Magnetic Precision: Flow Measurement Without Moving Parts

Electromagnetic flow meters offer accurate, low-maintenance flow measurement for conductive liquids — delivering long service life, low power usage, and seamless system integration without moving parts or flow obstructions.

Overcome The Supply Chain Disruptions

The water utility industry is transitioning to wireless smart meters, creating opportunities for small to medium-sized utilities. Cloud-based applications offer automation, data management, and remote access, providing billing solutions, water usage monitoring, and safety tools.

Sample Manager: Water Quality Compliance Software

Built for utilities of every size, Sample Manager takes the burden of tracking off your plate so your team can focus on other higher priority projects.

6 Pilot Testing Mistakes That Impact Full-Scale Success

Avoiding common pilot testing mistakes helps utilities improve technology selection, generate more reliable data, and increase confidence in full-scale treatment performance.

INDUSTRY NEWS

PFAS Removal Technologies: Challenges And Innovations In Water Treatment

New analysis shows that the PFAS market continues to boom, projected to rise from $2.8B in 2025 to $7.6B by 2034, thanks to growing regulatory enforcement and greater understanding of the impacts of PFAS exposure.

WQA Applauds Drinking Water Legislation

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Partners With Federal Government To Help Water Levels In Historic-Low Lake Mead

NACWA Honors Nation's Top-Performing Utilities, Outstanding Leaders

GFS Chemicals Expands GFS Express

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

DR3900 Laboratory VIS Spectrophotometer

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Hach

Advanced Leak Detection

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ThingsLog

FlowIQ 2200 Water Meter

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Kamstrup

Above-Ground Pressure Booster Stations

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Gorman-Rupp Pumps

XD Spectrophotometers

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Lovibond

Filtration Equipment

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