Newsletter | October 3, 2025

10.03.25 -- Tracking Microplastics From Sea To Body

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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Where Accuracy Meets ROI: The Case for Static Metering

Mechanical meters may seem cheaper up front - but hidden costs from inaccuracy and maintenance add up. Xylem’s Sensus static water meters deliver long-term accuracy, zero maintenance, and a stronger return on investment. The result: reduced non-revenue water, improved billing confidence, and smarter asset management for your utility. Discover the benefits of static metering.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

How EPA's Focus On Testing Strategies & Methodologies Are Critical For Improved Water Quality

In alignment with the recent federal initiatives, Birchtech’s RSSCT Analysis Design Center provides a practical, cost-efficient solution for utilities to enhance PFAS detection.

Designing And Evaluating A Water Treatment Media Pilot

Evaluating the use of activated carbon and other media for water treatment is a crucial step to ensure project goals are achieved.

Purifying Water From The Ground Up

The lowering of maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for contaminants such as chromium and the drilling of new wells into different geologic structures add to source water pressures. Fortunately, new technologies are helping water providers make the best of a challenging situation across a wide range of contaminants.

Developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) For Chlorination In Water Treatment

Chlorination is one of the most widely used methods of disinfection in drinking water treatment. Proper chlorination ensures the safety and quality of drinking water. To enhance the consistency and safety of chlorination practices, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends water treatment plants (WTPs) develop comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs).

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

It Takes Two To Tango: Effective Water Loss Management

Reducing non-revenue water (NRW) and managing water loss is a critical challenge in water utilities. However, it’s important to understand that there’s no magic solution to this problem.

From Rags to Riches: Chopper Pump Gets It Done

Vaughan Co. provided a 50 HP, 1750-RPM model PE4P6CS-118 vertical pedestal chopper pump for the Carnelian Bay Pump Station to replace an existing pedestal pump, which was having difficulty with ragging.  

New Life For Pumping Stations

Read about ambitious rehab projects that bring pump stations up to date and keep wastewater flowing. 

Thrust Restraint Design Equations And Soil Parameters For Ductile Iron And PVC Pipe

These equations and soil parameters are an effort to provide the piping system designer with conservative techniques and parameters for the design of underground restrained joint piping systems. 

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

MBR vs. Conventional: Why Operator Experience Comes Down To Design, Not Membranes

This article isn’t about the theoretical benefits of MBR technology. It’s about what actually impacts day-to-day MBR operation—and what makes an MBR plant feel intuitive, stable, and predictable… or frustratingly complex.

Using Ozonation And Biologically Active Filtration To Remove Micropollutants

Ozonation and biologically active filtration (O3-BAF) is being increasingly used to address the issue of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in wastewater treatment and potable reuse.

Using Bubbles To Reduce Toil And Trouble

Two innovative products leverage natural fluid dynamics, biology, and aeration principles to reduce labor and energy consumption in wastewater applications — the Lagoon Master Aerator and the Wet Well Wizard.

Sink Or Swim! Managing Wastewater System Emergencies

Being able to identify necessary resources, as well as distribute them accurately and expeditiously, is paramount in an emergency situation.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Rural Water District Leverages Digital Solutions

Discover how Qatium seamlessly integrated with RWD4's existing SCADA system, enhancing real-time decision-making and operational insights.

City Of Columbus: Facilities And Safety Training Management

The City of Columbus entered into a Consent Order with the USEPA to reduce sewer overflows, and 360Water was hired to develop the facilities training and documentation. 

Reducing Water Usage Costs In U.S. Datacenters Through Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring

This whitepaper provides a detailed 10-year cost comparison between freshwater usage and water recycling, showing that the total cost of recycling systems typically outweighs the cost of municipal water usage in the United States.

Artificial Intelligence Or Artificially Intelligent?

At its core, AI refers to the capability of a machine to mimic human intelligence. Read this article to better understand the difference between AI and Artificially Intelligent systems. 

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tracking Microplastics From Sea To Body

On the edge of California’s Monterey Bay, a team of volunteers sift through sand and seawater for microplastics, one of the planet’s most pervasive forms of pollution. This research is part of broader efforts to understand pollution and its consequences, and better ways forward.

WEFTEC 2025: Bold Vision For Resilient Water Future

PFAS Filter From A Ball Mill

Kurita America And Cyclopure To Deliver Groundbreaking PFAS Solutions

Garney And HDR Deliver $43M Expansion Of De Soto Water Treatment Plant

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Fairbanks Nijhuis 1900 & 5900 Series

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Pentair

Controls For Every Application

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Orenco Systems, Inc.

Electric Submersible Pump, 2"

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United Rentals

PillAerator Turbo Blowers

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Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

E-Series Ultrasonic Meters For Commercial Applications

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Badger Meter

WRT Portable Exchange Systems (PES) For Radium And Uranium Removal

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WRT - Water Remediation Technology

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