Wastewater Features

11. 5 Takeaways To Prepare For Hurricane Season And Build More Resilient Communities 6/18/2026
    Stronger storms are exposing the limits of outdated infrastructure. From upgrading capacity to building stronger partnerships, here are five key lessons utilities can apply now to prepare for hurricane season and keep critical water systems running under pressure.
12. Why The Water Sector's AI Ambitions Depend On Better Connectivity 6/4/2026
    For AI to deliver real operational value, it needs a constant flow of reliable operational data. AI systems are relentlessly data-hungry, and the more data, the better. Yet, accessing this data remains a major challenge in the utilities sector, with remote reservoirs, wastewater treatment works, and sprawling infrastructure often located a long way from traditional cellular networks.
13. 1,4-Dioxane And Advanced Oxidation: Designing Treatment Systems Around Radical Chemistry 6/4/2026

    Learn why advanced oxidation processes are critical for treating 1,4-dioxane and how ozone-based systems can improve contaminant destruction and water quality.

14. Smart Ozone Systems: Why Real-Time Monitoring Is Becoming Core Water Infrastructure 6/4/2026

    Discover how real-time monitoring, automation, and smart controls help modern ozone systems improve treatment performance, efficiency, safety, and operational visibility.

15. Breaking Point: How Utilities Can Get Ahead Of The Water Main Crisis 6/4/2026
    The water and wastewater industry is currently grappling with a significant aging pipeline infrastructure crisis, a challenge that requires a shift from reactive repairs to proactive, data-driven management. In a recent Water Online webinar, industry experts Christine Ballard (CDM Smith), Greg Baird (Black & Veatch), and Andrew Beck (Garney) outlined a practical framework for addressing infrastructure repairs in ways that are fundable and executable.
16. Rethinking Master Planning In A Data-Rich Environment 5/15/2026
    Digital planning tools are transforming the master planning process from a periodic study into a continuously updated decision-support system that integrates data, models, and operational insight.
17. Why Energy Efficiency Is The Quietest Form Of Risk Management 5/7/2026
    For the better part of a decade, industrial electricity prices behaved like a slowly shifting floor. From 2016 through 2020, wholesale prices in most major markets were remarkably stable. A plant built in 2018 could reasonably expect its electricity costs to drift, not lurch, through the early 2020s. That baseline is gone.
18. The Devastating Legacy Of Algaecides: Why The Quick Fix Is Failing Our Lakes 5/6/2026
    As warmer months approach, water management professionals must confront the compounding consequences of biocidal algae treatments.
19. Applying Two Flood Models To Cross-Check And Improve Each Other — And Maybe Saving A Downstream Village In The Process 5/1/2026
    Getting a second opinion is a time-tested piece of wisdom. During a recent project for a municipal water supply utility, we found that this advice also applies to modeling the effects storms have on the municipality’s reservoirs and dams, and the potential flooding impacts downstream of the dams.
20. Mass Transfer Efficiency: The Most Important Metric In Ozone System Design 4/29/2026

    Ozone output doesn’t guarantee performance. Learn how mass transfer efficiency determines how much ozone dissolves, drives treatment results, and impacts energy use and system design.