Drinking Water Features

1. Lead Service Lines: 3 Key Actions To Take For Lead And Copper Rule Compliance 6/30/2025

   Many public water system owners in the U.S. worked hard from 2021 to 2024 to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). As of October 2024, in its current form, the rule is now known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). You may know that the next compliance deadline is November 1, 2027. But what exactly is due at that time? How can you be sure you’re complying with the requirements?

2. Transforming U.S. Water Utilities: Charting A Sustainable Future With AMI 6/18/2025

   Recent advancements in wireless metering are transforming utility modernization. With this, network operators now play a central role in utility infrastructure projects, reinventing delivery with new protocols, pricing, and customer engagement models tailored to low-bandwidth applications like water metering and other water management use cases.

3. Redesigning Brine Diffusers: Optimizing Brine Dispersion Performance At The Hadera Desalination Plant 6/17/2025

   This article explores how IDE Technologies leveraged advanced in-house simulation capabilities to deliver a revised brine diffuser design, significantly improving both environmental outcomes and operational efficiency.

4. Expert Insights On Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment 6/10/2025

   Dave Rubin, a Hubbell brand senior director for product management at ACLARA, shares insights on building business practice changes into AMI project plans, securing internal buy-in, and more.

5. Scanning The Snow From The Sky 6/4/2025
   If you want to know about the snow, the sky is the limit when it comes to collecting data about the mountain snowpack.
6. England's Water Crisis Needs More Than Just New Reservoirs — Here's What Will Help 6/3/2025
   England is facing a water crisis. The UK government has just announced plans to fast-track two massive reservoir projects in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, warning that without them, we could run out of drinking water by the mid-2030s. But as a hydrologist who studies Britain's often erratic weather patterns, I believe these reservoirs alone won't solve our water problems.
7. Exploring The Potential Of Reclaimed Water For Industrial Boiler Feed 5/16/2025

   The wastewater treatment industry is quickly uncovering the usefulness of boiler feedwater for more sustainable operations. The advantages and applications are becoming more innovative and resourceful as more enterprises deploy consistent water reclamation practices.

8. How Industrial Water Services Are Shaping The Future Of Global Manufacturing 5/15/2025
   Water is one of the most essential resources in any industrial setup, and managing it efficiently can mean the difference between success and stagnation. Welcome to the world of industrial water services — a sector that's as critical as it is complex.
9. The Uneven Fight Against PFAS In Rural vs. Urban Water Systems 5/15/2025
   Drinking water systems across America face a mounting PFAS threat with starkly different capacities to respond. Large urban utilities typically have ample resources to detect and remove these persistent chemicals from water supplies, while small rural systems operate with tight budgets, skeleton crews, and minimal technical support.
10. How Prepared Are You For The New Lead and Copper Rules? Expert Advice For Water Utilities 5/13/2025
    Water utilities across the U.S. are grappling with the complexities of the EPA's new Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), set to become effective in October 2027. In a recent Water Online special event, experts Sandy Kutzing, senior VP at CDM Smith, and Alan Roberson, executive director at the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, delved into the biggest obstacles utilities face and offered some practical advice to navigate them.