Views on the Latest Regulations
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5 Municipal-Industrial Water Issues Analyzed
9/9/2016
A water technology expert tackles high-profile and important topics currently affecting municipalities, industry, and the community at large.
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Potable Reuse Summit To Seize The Moment
8/25/2016
In October, the WateReuse Association’s 2016 Potable Reuse Summit will bring water professionals of all levels together to hear success stories and find out how to implement potable reuse programs in their own communities.
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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.
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How To Remove PFOA And PFOS
6/15/2016
The Water Research Foundation has released the results of a study testing the most effective method for treating PFOA and PFOS in drinking water.
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New President, New Vision For Water
5/9/2016
In the midst of this U.S. presidential race, a thought about Ronald Reagan (apolitical, I promise): Known as the “Great Communicator,” it’s certainly no coincidence that Reagan was an actor before becoming president; and honed communication skills, especially in times of trouble, are vital to effective leadership.
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What Went Wrong In Flint?
3/16/2016
While it took a series of egregious bungles on several different levels to plunge Flint into the crisis, perhaps the most unforgivable lapse has been government officials’ negligent water testing.
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DOE Sets New Rule For Pump Efficiency
1/7/2016
This one's not on you, plant operators. Rather than a charge for utilities to aim higher in performance, the latest regulation to impact water treatment operations, as well as others, falls on equipment manufacturers — those who make pumps.
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Cool Tool: The Drinking Water Treatability Database
12/17/2015
Name a contaminant, any contaminant, and chances are that the U.S. EPA’s new reference tool has you covered — or at least soon will. The recently revamped Drinking Water Treatability Database is set to include more than 200 contaminants, with detailed information on what they are, where they come from, and how to get rid of them.
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Lead and Copper Rule Reboot: Flint’s Failures Prompt Revisions
11/24/2015
The federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is destined for changes attributable to hard times in Flint, MI, and the agreement from an EPA advisory council that lessons must be learned from the latest crisis.
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Carrying Out The EPA’s Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
9/24/2015
For nearly a decade, public utilities that draw from surface waters have been contending with a developing regulation that is emblematic of the U.S. EPA and the systems under its charge.