Drinking Water Features

  1. AMI Adoption In Water Is Still Structurally Constrained 6/12/2026
    Over the last two decades, utilities have increasingly viewed the transition from automated meter reading (AMR) to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) as the next step in modernizing their operations. The benefits of moving toward a truly digital ecosystem are well-established, yet AMI continues to face a slow, asymmetric rollout in the water industry.
  2. Protecting The World's Most Essential Resource: How Utilities Can Navigate Growing Risks To Drinking Water Supply 6/9/2026
    Protecting drinking water supply has become more complex, more urgent, and less predictable as utilities navigate a convergence of pressures, including climate variability, emerging contaminants, and accelerating population growth. Together, these trends are redefining what it means to deliver safe, reliable drinking water. Yet within this disruption lies a critical opportunity.
  3. UK Reservoirs, Water Shortages, And Legionella Risks 6/9/2026
    Is there a clear link between a less plentiful water supply and an increase in Legionella in our domestic water systems?
  4. AMI's Next Phase: Turning Meter Data Into Operational Value 6/9/2026
    A recent series of workshops convened by The Water Research Foundation (WRF) underscores how utilities are beginning to use AMI data to support conservation, improve system performance, and move toward more proactive operations. The takeaway is straightforward: most utilities now have the data; the challenge is putting it to work.
  5. The Circular Dividend: Managing Water As A Strategic Boardroom Asset 6/5/2026

    For decades, industrial operators have treated water through a transactional lens as a commodity utility expense to be bought, utilized, treated, and discharged. However, the operational realities of a water-stressed world require a profound organizational shift.

  6. Why The Water Sector's AI Ambitions Depend On Better Connectivity 6/4/2026
    For AI to deliver real operational value, it needs a constant flow of reliable operational data. AI systems are relentlessly data-hungry, and the more data, the better. Yet, accessing this data remains a major challenge in the utilities sector, with remote reservoirs, wastewater treatment works, and sprawling infrastructure often located a long way from traditional cellular networks.
  7. 1,4-Dioxane And Advanced Oxidation: Designing Treatment Systems Around Radical Chemistry 6/4/2026

    Learn why advanced oxidation processes are critical for treating 1,4-dioxane and how ozone-based systems can improve contaminant destruction and water quality.

  8. Smart Ozone Systems: Why Real-Time Monitoring Is Becoming Core Water Infrastructure 6/4/2026

    Discover how real-time monitoring, automation, and smart controls help modern ozone systems improve treatment performance, efficiency, safety, and operational visibility.

  9. Breaking Point: How Utilities Can Get Ahead Of The Water Main Crisis 6/4/2026
    The water and wastewater industry is currently grappling with a significant aging pipeline infrastructure crisis, a challenge that requires a shift from reactive repairs to proactive, data-driven management. In a recent Water Online webinar, industry experts Christine Ballard (CDM Smith), Greg Baird (Black & Veatch), and Andrew Beck (Garney) outlined a practical framework for addressing infrastructure repairs in ways that are fundable and executable.
  10. Artificial Intelligence May Be Fueling The Future, But Water Will Sustain It 6/3/2026
    AI is reshaping industries at extraordinary speed, from healthcare and finance to manufacturing, logistics, and retail. As AI adoption accelerates, data centers have become the physical backbone of the digital world. Yet behind every compute cycle lies a critical resource that rarely receives the same level of attention: water.