Wastewater Management News

  1. SteadyFlow LLC Launches Fully Mechanical SteadyFlow Gate For Irrigation And Stormwater Management 8/20/2026

    SteadyFlow LLC, a new Colorado water technology company that spun out of 3 Rocks Engineering and Surveying, today announced the launch of a patented, fully mechanical technology for water management. The SteadyFlow Gate is a non-electric flow-control gate designed to automatically maintain consistent water flow for irrigation and water-management applications.

  2. Stantec Selected To Deliver High Rate Treatment Facility For City Of Toronto 8/19/2026

    Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by the City of Toronto to provide design and construction administration services for its new High Rate Treatment Facility (HRTF). The project will help reduce combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in the Lower Don River, Taylor-Massey Creek, and along Toronto’s Inner Harbor. 

  3. Navigating Evolving Industry Pump Standards While Optimizing Performance 8/17/2026

    Pump manufacturers play an important role in helping customers meet evolving municipal vertical turbine pump regulations and standards while simultaneously optimizing performance. Working with industry organizations like the Hydraulic Institute (HI), the global authority on pumps and pump systems, helps maintain compliance with key pump standards and puts companies in a good position to keep up with industry trends.

  4. Droughts And Floods Attract Little Media Attention 8/14/2026

    Three factors—spectacular images, a high death toll and strong personal ties—make it more likely that the media in one country will report on a natural disaster in another, according to a study by the University of Bonn, the University of Warwick and Imperial College London, which has now been published in the journal “Nature Human Behaviour.”

  5. Smith & Loveless Inc. Celebrates 80th Anniversary 8/13/2026

    American-owned manufacturer celebrates eight decades of innovation, serving the global water infrastructure and mining industries.

  6. Ecofriendly Wastewater Treatment Using Automated Solar Powered Electrolysis Cells 8/13/2026

    Brian Omaanya an undergraduate student at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering is soaring high with an eco-friendly waste water treatment innovation.

  7. New Report: Underground Utility Damage Costs America $83.2 Billion A Year—Nearly Triple Previous Estimate 8/13/2026

    Damage to the utility lines beneath America’s feet costs the U.S. economy an estimated $83.2 billion every year—more than $227 million every day—according to a landmark report released today by Common Ground Alliance (CGA).

  8. Can 'Digital Twins' Help California Manage Its Growing Flood Risk? 8/13/2026

    UC Berkeley researchers are creating virtual simulations of the Lower Pajaro River Valley to better integrate ecology, climate change and social equity into flood management.

  9. ASTM Committee Seeks Participation In Development Of Brownfield Flood Vulnerability Standard 8/12/2026

    ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management, and corrective action committee (E50) is developing a new standard that will be used to screen Brownfield properties with potential contamination for flood vulnerability.

  10. Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring: How Smart Sensors And IoT Are Improving Utility Performance 8/11/2026

    Water quality monitoring has traditionally depended on scheduled sampling, laboratory testing, and periodic field measurements. While these approaches remain important for regulatory compliance and detailed assessment, they provide only snapshots of conditions that can change quickly due to rainfall, runoff, source-water fluctuations, industrial discharges, treatment changes, and hydraulic events.