Drinking Water Analysis

1. Calling On Utilities To Combat Legionella 5/5/2022

   The risk level linked to delivered drinking water from municipal utilities is very small, even if some high-profile examples of failure (see Flint, MI) have degraded public confidence to a degree. Our treatment professionals usually hit their targets, so the onus then shifts to the research and guidance that determines the safe level of various constituents through U.S. EPA protocols. But there is one contaminant that rulemaking hasn’t quite caught up to and which is downright deadly — Legionella pneumophila.

2. Pride And Prejudice: A Philadelphia (Water Department) Story 7/12/2018

   Recently, I had the opportunity to tour a unique and innovative facility, the Bureau of Lab Services (BLS), the “water quality heartbeat of the Philadelphia Water Department” (PWD), as described by BLS director Gary Burlingame.

3. Smart Water Questions Answered 7/10/2017

   A smart-water expert details the impact of data and analytics on the water sector.

4. 10 Knockout Technologies From ACE17 6/29/2017

   AWWA's Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) hits The City of Brotherly Love with a flurry of new technologies.

5. Top 10 Technologies From WEFTEC 2016 10/25/2016

   300,000 square feet. That was the size of the tradeshow floor at WEFTEC, the world's largest annual water quality exhibition. I didn't see every technology showcased last month in New Orleans (over a thousand exhibitors were on hand), but here’s a “best of” list from the many that I came across — a snapshot of various technologies that stood out from the masses, exceptional for their level of innovation and potential for industry impact.

6. Bacteria Monitoring In 3D 8/10/2016

   Monitoring of bacteria in drinking water is not perfect, but the perfect compromise between the reliability of lab testing and the speed of indirect sensors may have been found — an optical, online system that provides better protection for consumers by being just good enough.

7. 10 Technologies And Breakthroughs From ACE16 7/14/2016

   This year's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE16), held by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) from June 19 to 22, was the first following the tragedy of Flint — a time when the drinking water industry is under intense scrutiny.

8. Water Data Smackdown: Meet The Top 10 Innovators 1/15/2016

   Imagine H2O recently announced the 10 finalists from more than 90 worldwide entrants to its Water Data Challenge. Here’s a brief overview of each company and what they offer.

9. Drinking Water Protection — Are We Doing It Right? 12/17/2014

   “We have analytical instruments that can see things in astronomically small numbers, but are we looking for the right things?”

10. Do-It-Yourself Cryptosporidium Detection 10/6/2014

    Learn how to construct a simple and inexpensive tool for detecting Cryptosporidium in your watershed — and why it’s important.