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  1. Pipes To Pixels: Murfreesboro's Digital Twin For Efficient Flushing 3/18/2025

    The Murfreesboro Water Resources Department (MWRD) in Tennessee dramatically improved operational efficiency by implementing digital twin technology. This case study features MWRD's Alan Cranford sharing their experience with the technology, and how it streamlined operational decisions, particularly regarding unidirectional flushing.

  2. World Water Day 2025: Sustainable Efforts To Protect Glaciers And Freshwater Sources 3/17/2025

    World Water Day 2025’s theme is ‘Glacier Preservation’, placing a spotlight on these historic ice masses and their importance. While we know that deglaciation is an obvious indicator of the earth’s warming temperatures, what is the importance of glaciers and their impact on the water industry?

  3. A Paradigm Shift In Reservoir Management 3/14/2025

    Reservoir managers are utilizing a risk management framework along with innovative metrics to address the root causes of lake degradation, including eutrophication, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms.

  4. Challenges In Repairing Leaking Pipes In Aging Urban Water Systems 3/14/2025

    Worldwide, nations are tackling critical infrastructure. Many of these systems are reaching the end of their lifecycles, leading to pollution, water waste, and inefficiencies. Water and wastewater employees carry a monumental burden in retrofitting and upgrading these mechanisms at such immense scales. Fortunately, solutions are available to expedite the work and better citizens' lives.

  5. Future of Water Reuse Forum Draws Proficient Water Experts 3/14/2025
    With a mass of industry professionals in town for a historic groundbreaking, El Paso Water seized the opportunity to host the Future of Water Reuse Forum and contemplate the future of water supply.
  6. Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis VTSH & VTSH-SCR Series Vertical Turbine Solids Handling Pumps 3/13/2025

    Fairbanks Nijhuis VTSH vertical turbine solids-handling pumps have proven experience in the pumping of solids, slurries and sewage. These pumps are specifically designed to pass solids, sludge, trash and long, stringy materials.

  7. Double Belts, Double Suspenders: How El Paso Is Implementing Direct Potable Reuse 3/12/2025
    The city of El Paso, TX, has always known that water is precious. After its public utility, El Paso Water, previously piloted a direct potable reuse (DPR) plant to turn agricultural irrigation wastewater into drinking water, the city is now ready to begin construction of a full-scale, 10-MGD DPR facility.
  8. How Can Water Utilities Transition To A 'One Water' Approach? 5 Practical Steps 3/10/2025
    Thinking about adopting the One Water approach? Here are key pointers to get you started.
  9. What's That Microplastic? Advances In Machine Learning Are Making Identifying Plastics In The Environment More Reliable 3/10/2025
    Microplastics — the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down — are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they could harm human health. Now, a team of scientists has developed a tool to make identification of microplastics using their unique chemical fingerprint more reliable.
  10. Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis 5430M&W And 2430M&W Series Submersible Solids Handling Pumps 3/10/2025

    Fairbanks Nijhuis submersible dry-pit solids handling pumps have over 40 years of proven experience in the pumping of solids, slurries, sludge, pulp, trash, sewage and grit. These pumps are specifically designed to pass solids, trash and long, stringy materials.