Drinking Water Features

  1. 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.
  2. Homing In On Leaks: Rethinking AMI's Role In Water Conservation 5/7/2025
    New research indicates that the targeted deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in leak-prone households, leveraging near real-time water use monitoring, could maximize their value.
  3. CERCLA And PFAS: What's The Liability For Water And Wastewater Utilities? 5/2/2025
    Federal rules aim to target those liable but may miss the mark. Utilities can redirect the effort — and costs — to those truly responsible for PFAS contamination.
  4. Chromium In Drinking Water: New Regulations In California And Engineering Challenges 5/2/2025
    Among other contaminant concerns, drinking water managers in the Golden State are being held to tighter standards on chromium.
  5. How To Set Realistic Targets To Reduce Non-Revenue Water 5/2/2025
    Data-gathering is key to goal-setting, and is achievable in 5 steps.
  6. The Role Of AI In Reducing Water Contamination Risks 5/2/2025
    Insights gained from artificial intelligence (AI) herald a high-water mark for public protection.
  7. 25 Years Of Everglades Restoration Has Improved Drinking Water For Millions In Florida, But A New Risk Is Rising 4/21/2025

    As the Everglades has shrunk over the past century, South Florida’s water supply and water quality have become increasingly threatened, including by harmful algal blooms fueled by agriculture runoff. Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion.

  8. Rural Water Treatment Plant Reduces TTHMs And HAA5 With Ion Exchange 4/17/2025

    Both rural and urban water systems experience dissolved organic carbon (DOC) — a precursor to halogenated organic compounds like total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) — in source water. However, rural systems often struggle to find treatment options suited for smaller scale operations and budgets.

  9. What Are The Latest Innovations In Corrosion Prevention For Water Infrastructure? 4/17/2025
    Corrosion prevention is a pressing concern for wastewater professionals in the U.S. and elsewhere. Corroded infrastructure can fail prematurely and cause other costly complications that disrupt operations and negatively impact providers' reputations. What progress has occurred in tackling the problem and giving decision-makers new solutions to consider?
  10. From Symptoms To Solutions: Measuring What Matters To Transform Reservoir Risk Management 4/16/2025
    A new methodology for measuring "what truly matters" empowers reservoir managers to make informed, proactive decisions that break the cycle of lake degradation and secure long-term water quality and ecosystem health.