Utility Management Solutions
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Cybersecurity Toolkit For Water Utilities To Adopt CISA, FBI, And EPA Guidance
4/7/2024
Utilities can shore up their defenses against cyberattacks with effective internal employee policies and procedures, but it can be harder to accomplish if your workforce relies on older or outdated software and devices without access to the latest firmware updates.
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Solutions For Every Stage Of The Water Lifecycle
4/3/2024
Solving daunting water scarcity challenges serve as the battle cry for the modernization of the water industry; and for many addressing these challenges, is their north star in their pursuit of innovation in water design and management.
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Water Is Beer
3/25/2024
My water career started with beer. No, not the amount I drank on my way to my chemical engineering degree at Manhattan College. I mean the 10,000+ hours I spent optimizing filtration systems in breweries throughout the world.
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Solutions In Bloom: How Flowers Are Being Used To Clean Up Polluted Waterways
3/21/2024
Pollution and microplastics float down waterways that treatment plants have to manage. Alongside these contaminants are drifting flowers that clear aquatic habitats. Recent research shows they could be an organic method for removing phosphorus and nitrogen.
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How Energy Choices Influence Water Quality
3/18/2024
Using earth-friendly energy and conserving water supports the fight against climate change and preserves our freshwater reserves.
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Upgrades In Water Infrastructure Point To Lucrative Contracting Opportunities
3/14/2024
In February of 2024, additional federal funding was announced for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Almost $6 billion is now available for every state and territory for water projects. As a result, contracting opportunities for private sector collaborations are being announced weekly.
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Tariff Trends: Utility Affordability In America
3/13/2024
It's not your imagination — water and sewer service really are more expensive than they used to be. But figuring out how much more expensive can be surprisingly tricky.
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Now Is The Time To Embrace Water Reuse And Recycling
3/12/2024
What do the semiconductor, food and beverage, petrochemical, and power generation industries have in common? They all rely on water to produce — an increasingly scarce resource.
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Outgrowing Legacy Utility Payment Systems: How To Disrupt The Status Quo Without Disruption
3/12/2024
Legacy organizations are those that stand the test of time. Some are able to do so through allegiance to traditional systems. Many others, however, do so by adopting positive innovations that improve operations while staying true to their values. In my 20 years of working to supply high-quality water and exceptional customer service to the San Jose area, I have seen the latter philosophy at its finest.
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Testing The (Storm)Waters
3/7/2024
Heavy rains in California prove the worthiness of the "sponge city" concept.