Newsletter | November 2, 2026

11.02.26 -- What It Actually Takes To Get PFAS Out Of Drinking Water

IN THIS ISSUE:

Source & Drinking Water Treatment

Distribution & Collection Systems

Wastewater Treatment

Utility Management

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The Water Online Show: Gorman-Rupp Pumps

Lift station buyers often split pumps, enclosures, valves, and controls across vendors. A single-source model, backed by in-house PLC programming, a ship-in-weeks option, and largely domestic casting, changes how speed, accountability, and BABA compliance are handled. Learn more.

SOURCE & DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

Why UV-AOP Is Becoming A Cornerstone For Potable Reuse

UV-AOP can provide a critical treatment barrier for potable reuse, while demonstration skids help utilities validate performance under site-specific conditions before committing to full-scale systems.

Game-Changing Technology For PFAS Reduction

Because the carbon-fluorine bond is one of the shortest and strongest chemical bonds, PFAS are a persistent problem once introduced into the environment. Activated carbon (AC) and ion exchange resin (IX) are two of the commonly used technologies to remove PFAS from groundwater and surface water. 

When Water Test Results Don't Add Up

Undetected interferences in water analysis lead to reporting errors and costly compliance failures. Learn how to identify sample matrix disruptions using spike-and-recovery testing and apply practical lab techniques to ensure accurate, compliant data.

Surface Water vs. Groundwater: Infrastructure Tradeoffs For Growing Communities

What's really at stake when choosing between surface water and groundwater? The answer shapes water security for decades.

DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEMS

Grinding Vs. Screening: How To Select The Best Process For Your Application

Choosing between grinding and screening requires evaluating site constraints, wastewater composition, and downstream treatment needs to balance solids removal, equipment protection, maintenance, and cost.

Choosing Your Service Line Verification Method

Identifying unknown service line materials is a complex balancing act between cost, speed, and regulatory compliance.

Hurricane Harvey Was No Match For These Pumps

The main lift station serving the waste water treatment plant in Morgan’s Point, Texas, continually experienced problems with its three standard non-clog pumps. The pumps frequently clogged when rainfall totals reached or exceeded 2". Discover how this issue was resolved.

H-20 Chambers Installed In WWTP Dispersal System

Kingston, MA, expanded wastewater capacity with a 700,000 GPD subsurface recharge system designed to reduce nitrogen impacts while supporting future growth and preserving open space.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

How Advanced Oxidation Is Tackling 1,4-Dioxane At Orlando Drum & Container

Orlando Drum & Container eliminates hazardous 1,4-dioxane from groundwater using Pinnacle Ozone Solutions’ Advanced Oxidation Process, restoring water quality sustainably and ensuring regulatory compliance.

DEXSORB® Treatment Of Industrial Wastewater At A Surface Finishing Plant

Discover how high-capacity polymer adsorbent media achieves non-detect contaminant levels in industrial wastewater streams, delivering a seventeen-fold capacity advantage that dramatically reduces media volume requirements and operational change-out frequency.

Controlling Midge Flies In Wastewater Treatment Systems

Stop chasing adult midge swarms with temporary chemical fixes. This biological approach targets larvae at the source, utilizing microbial larvicides and enzymatic degradation to eliminate pests and reduce the organic sediment that sustains them.

Maximizing Efficiency And Reducing Costs: A Guide To Smart Blower Selection

Understanding the factors that contribute to a blower's lifecycle cost can help you select a blower that delivers long-term savings and reliability. 

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Satellite-Based Leak Detection

L-band radar can detect hidden subsurface leaks across entire distribution networks, but its value depends on data quality and on how well it directs conventional field methods to priority areas.

What Experience Taught Medford About AMI

See how Medford, Massachusetts, used years of AMI experience to prioritize reliability, improve leak detection, enhance billing accuracy, and guide future infrastructure decisions.

AI Governance Policy Starter Template For Water And Wastewater Utilities

Water and wastewater utilities need a governance baseline before adopting AI. The central questions are where human accountability, operational technology protection, and data limits belong, and where a starter framework stops.

AMI Solution Enhances Efficiency And Boosts Customer Engagement

Read this case study to discover how the City of Santa Barbara uses Hubbell’s comprehensive water utility solutions to enhance customer service.

INDUSTRY NEWS

What It Actually Takes To Get PFAS Out Of Drinking Water

For our grandparents, it was lead. For our parents, asbestos. Today, PFAS dominates the environmental narrative, and with good reason. Through the latter half of the 20th century, PFAS firmly integrated themselves into a wide range of industries.

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Water Desalination Pumps Market To Reach $11.4 Billion By 2034

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World's First Commercial Microplastic Filtration System For Municipal Wastewater Treatment Launched

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Internationally Recognized Digital Project Utilizes Xylem Vue Platform To Transform Data Into Smart Decisions For Water Management

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Drones Take Flight As Michigan Chooses Kohtari's Water Intelligence For Faster, Safer, More Incisive Water Quality Monitoring

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EarthWorks: Satellite-Powered Risk Detection

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