Newsletter | May 13, 2025

05.13.25 -- Smart Device Captures Water From Air; Tips For Successfully Selling To Government

IN THIS ISSUE:

LCRI Checklist: Simplifying Where To Start

The Four Tenets Of Pressure Vessel Design

Understanding Closed Pipe Flow Measurement

Community Spotlight: Peachtree City, GA

Advancing Meat Wastewater Treatment

Continuous Emission Monitoring In Practice

Gas vs. Liquid Measurement: A New Phase Of H2S Management

Options For Retrofitting Existing Sand Filters With Pile Cloth Media

How To Optimize Conveyance Systems For Debris Management

Smart Spongy Device Captures Water From Thin Air

Alternatives To Pump Alternation Schemes Using Advanced Level Controllers

Sharing Some Wisdom About Successfully Selling To Government

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FEATURED ARTICLES

The Four Tenets Of Pressure Vessel Design

This article discusses the four tenets of designing pressure vessels — corrosion management, hydraulic performance, media optimization, and O&M — and their relation to optimizing PFAS removal.

Community Spotlight: Peachtree City, GA

Peachtree’s sanitary collection system is run by a hardworking team of six. This means a simple CCTV or cleaning job requires a third of their staff.

LCRI Checklist: Simplifying Where To Start

Stay on track for LCRI compliance with our improved checklist. We break down the simplified seven regulations for you to prioritize over the next 24 months in our helpful LCRI checklist. Download to keep on the wall in your office.

Understanding Closed Pipe Flow Measurement

This Q&A with Richard Lowrie, KROHNE’s Water and Wastewater Industry Manager for the U.S. and Canada, covers closed pipe measurement and its enabling technologies.

How To Optimize Conveyance Systems For Debris Management

There are many different types of conveyance technologies, including sluices, screw conveyors, belt conveyors, and more. The right technology for an application depends on a vast number of factors.

Continuous Emission Monitoring In Practice

Each country has laws and regulations for emission monitoring and control. On one hand, the demand is driven by increasing regulation and stricter enforcement; on the other, by public pressure on industries to operate sustainably.

Gas vs. Liquid Measurement: A New Phase Of H2S Management

This application note explores how an exclusive sensor has created entirely new ways to address hydrogen-sulfide concerns.

Options For Retrofitting Existing Sand Filters With Pile Cloth Media

While effective, sand filters can be prohibitively expensive to maintain. For this and other reasons, many WWTPs are retrofitting existing sand filters with pile cloth media filtration (PCMF).

Advancing Meat Wastewater Treatment

To help you select the best wastewater treatment strategy for your meat-processing application, this white paper provides a helpful overview of some of the challenges you will encounter, including biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and nitrogen and phosphorus removal.

Alternatives To Pump Alternation Schemes Using Advanced Level Controllers

This article will focus on the pump control functionality of advanced level controllers and how they can help to optimize your process.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Smart Spongy Device Captures Water From Thin Air

Engineers have invented a sponge-like device that captures water from thin air and then releases it in a cup using the sun’s energy, even in low humidity where other technologies such as fog harvesting and radiative cooling have struggled.

Interior Secures 18 Short-Term Agreements To Boost Colorado River Conservation

How Many Forever Chemicals Are In Your Local Fish Populations?

Development, Agriculture Present Risks For Drinking Water Quality

Research Update: Okra, Fenugreek Extracts Remove Most Microplastics From Water

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TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Dechlorination Of Boiler Makeup Water At Baseload Generation Facility

Atlantium Technologies installed a HOD UV system at a North American baseload generation facility to replace GAC filters and provide efficient and effective water treatment. The system ensures low chlorine concentration and reduces bacterial growth.

Base-Mounted And Modular Pressure Booster Stations Brochure

Base-Mounted Pump Stations are pre-engineered units with an extensive selection of pumps, motors, controls, piping, and accessories.

Godwin FP225 Dri-Prime Pump Datasheet

The Godwin FP225 Dri-Prime pump is FM approved to help protect commercial and industrial properties from damage or loss due to flooding from severe weather events.

FEATURED GUEST COLUMNS

Sharing Some Wisdom About Successfully Selling To Government

For those navigating — or considering — a presence in the government contracting space, I’ve compiled a few observations and lessons learned that can serve as guideposts.

The Consulting Engineer's Ultimate Guide To Advanced Scraper Strainer Technology

An international strainer expert helps industry professionals take advantage of scraper strainer technology, explains how it compares to traditional choices, and provides guidance on selection and installation.

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