Drinking Water Features

  1. AI's Water Problem Is Worse Than You Think (But It Doesn't Have To Be) 8/4/2025
    There's little doubt that AI is quickly becoming a powerful if not essential tool in our society. It's being used to help boost efficiencies and productivity in myriad ways — including for the research portion of this article. However, this productivity doesn't come for free. One of the biggest costs associated with AI is its demand for water.
  2. Water — Sports & Entertainment's Achilles Heel, Or Secret Weapon Against Climate Change? 7/15/2025

    The Sports & Entertainment sector is not immune from the impacts of climate change. But it can also lead the way — across communities and society — by taking intentional, practical actions around water that can raise awareness as well as mitigate and adapt to climate change.

  3. How Industry Is Solving Its Water Supply Crisis 7/10/2025
    The business case for industrial water reuse has fundamentally shifted. Companies once evaluated these systems against environmental goals or regulatory compliance costs. Today, they're measuring them against operational risk and supply security — a calculation that increasingly favors reuse regardless of sustainability credentials.
  4. A Dynamic Trio For Water Networks — Smart Metering, Hydraulic Modeling, And AI 7/8/2025
    Non-revenue water is a global problem. Around 30% of drinking water is lost on its way to the consumer, imposing a huge economic loss that increases the overall cost of water treatment. The good news: By combining smart metering, hydraulic modeling, and AI, utilities can effectively increase their operational efficiency, reduce water losses, and optimize the utilization of increasingly scarce resources.
  5. From Theory To Precision: ORP Monitoring As The New Standard In Water Treatment 7/3/2025
    On numerous levels, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) outperforms the presently predominant metric for evaluating disinfection performance.
  6. PFAS Policy In 2025: Why It's Time To Go Beyond Remediation 7/3/2025
    The most common techniques for disposing of PFAS may no longer be good enough.
  7. How Santa Monica Became A Sustainable Water Leader 7/3/2025
    Lessons in urban water management through water conservation, capture, and reuse.
  8. Building Tomorrow's Water Infrastructure: Insights From The Pacific Northwest's Largest Water Conveyance Program 7/3/2025

    As water utilities across the country grapple with aging infrastructure, population growth, and increasing climate uncertainties, a major infrastructure initiative in the Pacific Northwest demonstrates effective approaches to meet these challenges.

  9. What It Will Really Take To Replace America's Lead Lines 7/1/2025
    Replacing lead pipes isn't just about digging and swapping materials. It's about solving for workforce shortages, incomplete data, and execution at scale. Without addressing these constraints head-on, communities risk failing to meet compliance deadlines and incurring rising costs.
  10. From Age-Based To Performance-Based — Constanta's Digital Transformation In Water Meter Management 7/1/2025

    Most water utilities worldwide face significant challenges in reducing non-revenue water (NRW), frequently impeded by operational inefficiencies and resources shortage. Romania's largest public water company, RAJA SA, faced similar obstacles and embarked on a transformative initiative in the city of Constanța. In partnership with AGS Water Solutions, RAJA implemented a performance-based service contract (PBSC) for NRW management and adopted innovative digital tools to support the new integrated water meter management approach. This initiative offers valuable insights for utilities seeking to scale digitalization and improve operational efficiency.