Utility Management Solutions
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Satellite-Based Infrastructure Intelligence For Advanced Leak Detection Technology
3/5/2026
Satellite-based radar technology allows water utilities to identify non-surfacing leaks that traditional methods often miss. By pinpointing underground moisture signatures, municipalities can significantly reduce non-revenue water and meet conservation goals through more efficient, data-driven field inspections.
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Solving Cavitation Challenges: Understanding Low NPSH Pump Design In Modern Systems
3/2/2026
Understanding how low Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) pump designs work, and why they matter, requires stepping back from component-level thinking to look at how pumps interact with the supply systems.
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Leak Detection Program For Roswell, New Mexico
3/2/2026
Harnessing satellite intelligence allows utilities to pinpoint hidden underground leaks with precision. By focusing field crews on high-probability clusters, municipalities can drastically reduce water loss, optimize repair budgets, and prioritize critical infrastructure replacement projects.
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The Skills Gap In Water Engineering: Why Technical Training Needs To Be A Priority
2/26/2026
There is a widening skills gap in water engineering, which could threaten innovation, service quality, and resilience unless it’s addressed quickly and strategically. At the heart of this challenge lies the need to advance technical training and continuous professional development and ensure that workforce planning is a top priority throughout the industry.
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AI Agents In Your Water Utility: A Powerful Co-Pilot Or A Risky Takeover?
2/25/2026
AI agents serve as powerful co-pilots for water utilities, enhancing data analysis and predictive maintenance. By maintaining human oversight, these tools empower operators to optimize network performance and improve resource management through intuitive, data-driven insights.
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A Dynamic Trio Helps Tackle The Challenge Of Non-Revenue Water
2/25/2026
Non-revenue water is a global problem: Around 30% of drinking water is lost on its way to the consumer. But this decades-old problem can now be solved: By applying proven, easy-to-use digital solutions, utilities can now make the best use of data they already have from sensors and from hydraulic models to learn more about how much water they are losing and why.
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Extreme Weather Is Transforming The World's Rivers. We Need New Ways To Protect Them
2/25/2026
Around the world, rivers are no longer changing gradually. Rather, they are being increasingly transformed by extreme climatic events such as floods, droughts, and heatwaves. A newly published global review finds these events are pushing ecosystems beyond their limits and eroding biodiversity and core functions.
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Pitot Testing: The Gold Standard For Wholesale And Production Meter Accuracy Evaluation
2/24/2026
For most water utilities, master and production meters represent the system's financial and operational truth. These meters quantify the volume of water entering the distribution network, support water accountability programs, validate NRW calculations, and influence everything from treatment costs to rate structures.
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EPA Seeks Court‑Ordered Removal Of 4 PFAS Limits
2/23/2026
The U.S. EPA is testing a new procedural strategy to remove four PFAS drinking‑water limits from ongoing litigation, asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to invalidate those limits on the grounds that the EPA itself committed a procedural misstep when issuing the 2024 PFAS rule.
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Innovative Water Reuse Solutions With Xylem's Advanced Treatment Technology
2/19/2026
Transitioning to advanced purification methods like UV-hypochlorite oxidation allows municipalities to secure reliable, local water supplies. These strategies mitigate drought risks and protect coastal environments by transforming wastewater into a high-quality resource for reuse.