Featured Articles

1. Beyond The SCADA Alarm: Building A Predictive Framework For Water Quality Operations 3/12/2026

   Transitioning from reactive SCADA alarms to predictive water quality frameworks improves operational resilience. By unifying data and automating reporting, utilities can identify emerging risks early, ensuring continuous compliance and more efficient resource management across complex treatment processes.

2. How Strategic Asset Planning Solves Infrastructure's Toughest Challenge 1/15/2026

   Modern infrastructure management requires moving from reactive repairs to data-driven capital planning. By quantifying risk and predictive failure patterns, utilities can justify essential funding and maximize the impact of every dollar spent on system-wide resilience.

3. Decoding LCRI: Exploring How Technology Can Help With Compliance 1/26/2024

   The use of lead pipes was banned in the 1980s, yet over 9.2 million American households still connect to water through lead pipes and lead service lines. These decades-old lead pipes pose an ever-present risk to the health and wellbeing of Americans.

4. Digital Master Plans For Water Utilities 1/26/2024

   In this article, Steve Drangsholt, Trinnex Sales representative, and Travis Wagner, VP of Digital Consulting, discuss creating digital master plans, their benefits, and changing the narrative.

5. Artificial Intelligence Or Artificially Intelligent? 10/23/2023

   At its core, AI refers to the capability of a machine to mimic human intelligence. Read this article to better understand the difference between AI and Artificially Intelligent systems. 

6. Does Your State Accept Predictive Modeling For Inventory Development? 10/23/2023

   Read about how predictive modeling leverages information collected in the field to understand patterns for the rest of the system and predict the material of unknown services. 

7. Bootstrapping: A Key To Reliable Service Line Material Predictions In Water Systems 8/15/2023

   When it comes to lead service lines, it is crucial to get accurate metrics. Both false negatives and false positives could have a negative impact. This is where a technique called bootstrapping can help. 

8. Understanding Random vs. Representative Verification Sets For Predictive Modeling 8/15/2023

   Finding lead service lines efficiently saves time and money. Read more about how predictive modeling can help you to make more reliable and unbiased estimates. 

9. Digital Twins For Water Utilities: Myths And Realities 8/15/2023

   Learn how digital twins help utilities predict when problems might occur and to make water system operation more predictable and efficient.

10. Unbiasing Your Service Line Material Prediction Model 5/21/2023

    Learn how you can be aware of potential bias in your predictive model model and make decisions about using the model’s results with this in mind.