Newsletter | January 2, 2026

01.02.26 -- Top 10 Of 2025

FROM THE EDITOR

What captured your attention in 2025? Chances are this newsletter will remind you of a topic you explored, a technology you researched, or a news story that intrigued you in the past year. This "Top 10 of 2025" newsletter serves as both a review of last year's most popular content and a helpful tool for moving forward, as the major trends and issues that appear here will likely carry into 2026 and beyond. Thanks for reading, and we look forward to serving you throughout the new year!

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

1.

Are We Setting Ourselves Up For Failure With PFAS?

2.

PFAS Treatment: Tackling "Forever Chemicals" In Our Environment

3.

PFAS Treatment Technologies For Water Utilities And PFAS-Contaminated Sites

4.

Ozone And PFAS: The Overlooked Tool In A National Water Crisis

5.

Groundwater vs. Surface Water: A Treatment Comparison

6.

Game-Changing Technology For PFAS Reduction

7.

Innovative Micro-Adsorbent System: A Whole-Technology Solution For PFAS

8.

Does The Water Industry Have What It Takes To Meet EPA's Proposed Tough Restrictions On PFAS?

9.

A True PFAS Solution Is About More Than Removal

10.

Filtration Of Invasive Zebra Mussels From Lake Michigan

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

1.

No Chlorine, No Contamination: A Cleaner Future For Wastewater Reuse

2.

The Pump Curve Doesn't Lie: What SCADA Data Reveals About Real-World Performance

3.

6 Tips For Decentralized Residential Wastewater Treatment

4.

Advancing Dairy Wastewater Treatment

5.

Biological Nutrient Removal With Advanced Primary Treatment

6.

Reducing H2S And FOG At The Discharge Of A Force Main

7.

Challenging PFAS-Impacted Industrial Wastewater Reduced To Non-Detect

8.

Why Measuring Hydrogen Sulfide In Wastewater Matters

9.

How Ozone Treatment Tackles Pharmaceutical Residues In Wastewater

10.

How Fluorometers Are Revolutionizing Wastewater Treatment Plants

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

1.

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

2.

How Severn Trent Uses Smart Solutions To Combat Water Scarcity

3.

Gen AI, Digital Twins, And Robotics: The Emerging Technologies Shaping The Future Of Water Distribution Management

4.

Multifamily Complexes: The Rise Of Smart Water Management

5.

New Monochloramine Sensor Technology Measures Free Chlorine And Total Chlorine On The Same Sensor

6.

How To Use Water Quality Monitoring To Increase Operational Efficiency

7.

Five Key Areas In Which Artificial Intelligence Is Set To Transform Water Management In 2025

8.

How Generative AI Can Help Your Utility Reimagine Water Management

9.

Why Predictive Analytics Is The Future Of Water Main Risk Management

10.

Preparing Water Infrastructure For The Future

TOP VIDEOS

1.

120Water Enters A Bold New Chapter

2.

Smarter Infrastructure: Reinventing Hydrants And Utility Strategy

3.

Digital Twins And The Next Generation Of Water Infrastructure Design

4.

Driving PFAS Action: Why Communities Can't Wait Until 2031

5.

Badger Meter: Driving Visibility Across the Water Cycle

6.

AMI Solutions And Data-Driven Services Are Shaping The Future Of Water Management

7.

Cracking The Code On Water Loss

8.

Panel-Mounted Solutions For Streamlined Water Quality Monitoring

9.

Lead Service Line Platform Tour

10.

Using Ozone To Take Care Of Hydrogen Sulfide

TOP NEWS

1.

New Process Turns PFAS Pollutant Into Fluoride

2.

Trump EPA Announces Next Steps On Regulatory PFOA And PFOS Cleanup Efforts, Provides Update On Liability And Passive Receiver Issues

3.

Freshwater Disappearing At Alarming Rate: Study

4.

EPA WOTUS Proposal Raises Concerns Over Clean Water Regulations

5.

Landmark Settlement With DuPont Valued At Over $2 Billion

6.

Sites Contaminated By Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Are Much More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Researchers Find

7.

Colorado River Crisis Deepens As Basin States Miss Deadline

8.

Hidden Aquifer Could Help Solve The Water Crisis

9.

A Week Without Water: Main Break Creates Strife For 200,000 NJ Residents

10.

Forever Chemicals Are More Acidic Than We Thought, Study Finds

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