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Regardless of the size of your treatment operation, water system or sewer network, leveraging advanced technologies to curtail energy costs, meet regulatory standards and optimize your workforce is critical to ensuring a sustainable future. Virtual Water Expo brings you a short list of solutions from some of the most innovative suppliers in the water and wastewater industry. Register today for Workforce, PFAS, Flow & Air: Tackling Your Biggest Operational Challenges happening April 10th.

When considering an arsenic treatment option for a water system application, it’s important to obtain and review the proposed design criteria carefully. A good system design will have evaluated critical water quality parameters.

Microfiltration and ultrafiltration have become mainstays in the water treatment arena. These processes remove contaminants from water by passing it through a low-pressure membrane. Membrane filters are constructed with a variety of materials with various pore sizes. The challenge is determining which best suits the application with regard to performance, cost, and ease of operation.

In this segment from Virtual Water Expo, Dr. Adam Redding discusses a dual media (IX/GAC) approach for PFAS removal. 

Nonrevenue water (NRW) and other information gaps that have a significant impact on operating costs are causing many water distribution utilities to seek affordable ways to gain greater insight into flow data. In this Q&A, Barry Spiegel of McCrometer describes how full-profile insertion (FPI) electromagnetic flow meters (mag meters) can provide relief, without breaking the bank.

The packaged solution of Flygt prefabricated pump station and non-clogging adaptive-N submersible pump was used to solve sewage overflows and other challenges from aging wastewater infrastructure for Hidden Valley Lake. The solutions brought peace of mind with reduced call-out to the customer, but even more important, maintain a clean lake to the local residents.

The Tri-County Water Authority (TCWA) was formed in 1991 as a not-for-profit water utility serving portions of Jackson, Cass and Bates counties, Missouri. When the system was first established, about half of the pipes installed were ductile iron and half were plastic PVC. Today, the authority’s 120 miles of pipe are approximately 75% ductile iron and 25% plastic PVC.

As with many of today’s aging plants reaching 30+ years of service, the outdated technology and inefficiencies had placed a burden on a West Virginia town and its officials. The system was no longer able to accommodate the community’s growth or meet the effluent requirements on nitrogen and phosphorus.

Take a look at the reasons why sewage needs to be treated and the three main stages of doing so; primary, secondary, and tertiary, and see where aeration comes into play.

In wastewater treatment plants, a variety of processes are employed to eliminate organic pollutants from water to ensure its safety and release for future uses. One of the most common processes is the activated sludge method, which biologically treats the wastewater through the use of large aeration basins.

For 20 years, AMI has been viewed primarily as a cost-efficient meter-reading resource — a key driver behind water utility ROI. More recently, however, utility operations increasingly rely upon AMI capabilities to cope with broader issues ranging from water scarcity to aging infrastructure. Here’s how an expanded view of AMI can benefit water utilities in both the short and long term.

The utility of the future will become an integral part of “smart cities.” These forward-thinking cities and utilities will have a complete sense of operations and millions of points of data streaming in at all times, allowing them to operate more efficiently and effectively. One component of the advanced water utility is already in the hands of many: smart meters.

Municipalities work diligently to produce quality drinking water and meet strict wastewater treatment regulatory standards while managing expenses. Advanced technologies allow utilities to gather actionable information and strategically offset deficiencies.