Newsletter | February 3, 2025

02.03.25 -- Trump Tables PFAS Rule, Causing Concern

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Industry News

Utility Management

Technology Showcase

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Manage or replace: options for PCCP with hydrogen embrittlement

Is hydrogen embrittlement putting your prestressed concrete pipelines at risk? Join Xylem on Feb. 26 for a free, 30-minute webinar to learn about the impacts of hydrogen embrittlement, ways to identify and prevent this threat, and strategies for managing impacted pipelines. Register today.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Orchestrating Corrosion Control With Phosphate Analyzers

Keeping corrosion under control requires sound strategy and reliable execution. Here are several approaches to better, more effective corrosion control.

 

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.

How To Reduce Water Usage When Starting Up A Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) System

This article aims to help utilities and municipalities to better understand the startup process and offer solutions to reduce the amount of water needed to get GAC filters online.

Integrated Treatment System For Drinking Water

Amiad designed and supplied an integrated water filtration system for Dominica Island which combines three main stages of filtration and treatment, solving a problem: lack of quality drinking water.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Performs In New Music City Stadium Project

What do the Indy Music City Grand Prix, Taylor Swift Eras Tours concerts, Country Music Awards Festival, and college and NFL football games have in common? These and other events were held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, in the spring, summer, and fall of 2023.

 

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. 

Condition Assessment At Spring Creek Ranch

Learn why Spring Creek Ranch chose Echologics to survey 1.7 miles of 12-inch ductile iron pipe, utilizing the ePulse method to assess the condition of the over 40-year-old pipes.

Enhancing Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure

M.E. Simpson Company, Inc. offers the comprehensive NASSCO MACP Level 2 Inspection Program, designed to empower utilities with valuable insights into the structural integrity of the sewer structures.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Membrane Bioreactors: Coming To The Rescue Of Wastewater Facilities Struck By Disaster

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems are a groundbreaking solution for wastewater treatment, seamlessly blending biological processes with advanced membrane filtration.

 

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

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

Selecting The Optimal Blower For The Water Industry

In this white paper, we will drill down into which technology has particularly proven itself in terms of energy efficiency in the water industry.

Advancing Dairy Wastewater Treatment

To help you select the best wastewater treatment strategy for your dairy 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), nitrogen, and phosphorus removal.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Modern Solutions For Aging Water Systems: AMI And Beyond

Lessons from two communities on the benefits of advanced metering infrastructure.

 

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.

The Power Of Storytelling In Data: How LeakZon Transforms Water Network Management

While having access to vast amounts of data is beneficial, the challenge lies in interpreting this data to make informed decisions.

Future Of Cloud-Based Apps In Utility Operations

Increased technology in water utility management presents the greatest opportunities for small- to medium-sized utilities where manpower and financial resources are the leanest.

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

Trump Tables PFAS Rule, Causing Concern

It has been a busy first week in office for President Trump, who has wasted no time in issuing executive orders and reversing Biden administration actions. Among these actions was an executive order withdrawing from any U.S. EPA regulations that were still under review. Included in these regulations was the EPA’s proposed limits on PFAS in wastewater.

Scientists Develop 'Molecular Trap' To Clean Pollution From Water

How Can We Help Our Rivers?

Study Links PFAS Contamination Of Drinking Water To A Range Of Rare Cancers

AWWA Board Of Directors Selects Brent Tippey As Next President-Elect

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

PPG Filtration Technologies: 2540

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PPG

 

 

Field Indicator JDF200

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ABB Measurement & Analytics

 

AdvanTex Treatment Systems

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Orenco Systems, Inc.

 

 

OpenFlows CulvertMaster

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Bentley Systems

 

 

Aqua-Jet Surface Mechanical Aerator

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Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

 

High Level Ozone Test Kit

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Pinnacle Ozone Solutions

 

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