Utility Management Solutions

  1. Using Operational Data To Prioritize Water Infrastructure Investments 7/22/2026

    Meter reads, pressure measurements, leak alerts, and maintenance records all provide valuable insight into system performance. The challenge for most utilities is that this information often exists in silos across multiple systems, making it difficult to connect individual data points and determine what requires attention first.

  2. What Would Your Best Operator Do With 40 Hours A Month Back? 7/21/2026

    Routine maintenance and travel consume valuable technical capacity. Eliminating low-judgment upkeep tasks frees skilled operators to focus on high-value priorities, turning time savings into a workforce multiplier that strengthens long-term system reliability.

  3. Modernizing Water Distribution Systems With Advanced Metering Infrastructure 7/17/2026

    The use of smart water meter systems or AMI has emerged as the vital element in a water network upgrade program, using two-way communications to relay near-real-time information on water usage, pressure variations, leak events, and usage patterns between smart meters and the utility.

  4. Beyond Compliance: The Utilities Setting A New Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Standard 7/17/2026

    Every year, drinking water utilities across the U.S. publish Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs), the federally required reports designed to inform customers about the quality of their drinking water. While utilities have generally succeeded in meeting regulatory requirements, communicating that information in a clear, accessible, and engaging way has proven more challenging.

  5. Building The Augmented Operator: A Manager's Guide To Training For AI-Powered Utility 7/15/2026
    As water and wastewater utilities expand SCADA, advanced analytics, and AI, managers must prepare operators to turn those signals into reliable operational decisions. The goal is not to replace certified professionals but to build an augmented workforce that can supervise automation, question model outputs, and protect treatment performance under changing plant conditions.
  6. How Municipalities Can Modernize Aging Wastewater Infrastructure Without Disrupting Service 7/15/2026
    Municipal wastewater systems age under constant pressure, yet communities still need and expect reliable service every hour of the day. With careful planning, phased work, trenchless methods, smart monitoring, and stronger asset management, municipalities can upgrade critical infrastructure while keeping homes, businesses, and public facilities running safely, efficiently, and predictably throughout the process.
  7. America's Water Infrastructure Reckoning Has Arrived 7/14/2026

    Local governments across the country are confronting a reality that can no longer be ignored: a significant portion of America’s water infrastructure has reached or exceeded its intended lifespan.

  8. Geomembrane Liner Selection For Municipal Wastewater Lagoons: HDPE vs. LLDPE vs. RPP — A Field Installer's Perspective 7/14/2026

    High-density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and reinforced polypropylene (RPP), among other materials, all show up on municipal wastewater and manure lagoon liner projects. Each of these lagoon liners has a place, and the differences aren't just chemistry on a datasheet; they show up physically on site.

  9. Brackish Water Desalination: A Strategic Imperative For Sustainable Water Stewardship Across The American Water Landscape 7/10/2026
    As droughts intensify, groundwater depletes, and climate extremes worsen, many water-stressed regions are increasingly turning to brackish groundwater desalination, for both potable use and industrial applications where water quality demands are less stringent. Hence, brackish water reserves are emerging fast as a strategic priority, ensuring a supplement for long-term national water security.
  10. Microbial And Disinfection Byproducts Regulations: Paving The Way For Efficient Compliance 7/10/2026
    Given the ongoing regulatory activity in the water industry, it’s hard to imagine another major drinking water rule on the horizon. But the U.S. EPA is planning revisions to the microbial and disinfection byproducts (MDBP) regulations.