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Midyear Reality Check: How Accurate Have Our 2026 Water Predictions Been So Far?
8/4/2026
At the start of 2026, Kevin Westerling and I laid out a compelling roadmap on The Water Online Show, highlighting the trends we believed would shape the water and wastewater industry. Now, halfway through the year, I wanted to take a step back and evaluate how those predictions are playing out in the real world.
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What Experience Taught Medford About AMI
7/30/2026
See how Medford, Massachusetts, used years of AMI experience to prioritize reliability, improve leak detection, enhance billing accuracy, and guide future infrastructure decisions.
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What 15 Years Of AMI Experience Has Taught Utilities
7/30/2026
Fifteen years after AMI adoption, utilities are redefining success by prioritizing proven reliability, trusted data, resilient networks, intuitive software, and long-term vendor partnerships.
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From Two Data Points To A Living Map: Proactive Distribution Management
7/27/2026
Relying on sparse monitoring points forces utilities to infer water quality across broad networks. Continuous, multi-point data collection delivers real-time visibility, allowing operators to detect trends early, optimize maintenance, and transition to proactive distribution management.
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Legionella And The Buildings You Don't Control: Monitoring Hot-Water And Premise Sections
7/27/2026
Premise plumbing and hot-water systems are vulnerable to rapid residual decay and biological growth. Continuous, flow-independent monitoring delivers minute-by-minute tracking in stagnant, high-risk zones, helping operators verify disinfection and maintain safety before issues arise.
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900 Series Chemical Process Control Case Studies
7/27/2026
Learn how ECI consultants radically reduced costs and wastes while improving working conditions and ensuring compliance using 900 Series Monitor/Controllers.
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Demystifying CROMERR: A Practical Guide To Attaining CROMERR Approval For Pretreatment Programs
7/27/2026
Achieving EPA compliance for electronic pretreatment reporting requires meeting Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule standards. Following a clear five-step application path ensures electronic submissions maintain legal enforceability equal to traditional paper signatures.
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Clean Off The Control Board: Five Parameters, One Device
7/27/2026
Crowded control panels with separate single-parameter instruments increase maintenance demands, potential leak points, and calibration schedules. Consolidating multi-parameter tracking simplifies system architecture, lowers upkeep costs, and frees up operator time for core tasks.
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Navigating the Multi-Year Reality of CCCPH Compliance
7/27/2026
Implementing California's updated cross-connection policy requires managing multi-year hazard assessment schedules and strict staffing rules. Digital compliance tracking streamlines field data collection, validates tester credentials, and maintains continuous state audit readiness.
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Fewer Truck Rolls, More Coverage: The Windshield-Time Problem
7/27/2026
Excessive drive time eats away at operator productivity without improving water quality. Automated telemetry delivers continuous field data straight to technicians, eliminating unnecessary travel and empowering lean teams to maintain total system oversight.