Wastewater Management News

  1. Usalco Appoints Water Technology Entrepreneur Megan Glover As Chief Digital Officer 8/3/2026

    Veteran technology executive and digital water founder will lead and grow Usalco’s Digital Solutions business, accelerating the future of treatment intelligence.

  2. KROHNE To Showcase Advanced Flow And Level Measurement Solutions At WEFTEC 2026 8/3/2026

    KROHNE, a leading provider of industrial process instrumentation, will showcase its TIDALFLUX 2300 electromagnetic flowmeter and OPTIWAVE 1500-series radar level transmitters at WEFTEC 2026, September 26-30, 2026 in New Orleans, LA.

  3. Stantec Joint Venture Selected By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To Advance Coastal Resilience On Charleston's Peninsula 7/30/2026

    Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been awarded a US$150 million joint venture contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (USACE) to design critical infrastructure supporting coastal storm risk management on the Charleston peninsula—an important step in safeguarding one of the United States’ historic coastal communities.

  4. UK Utilities Support Burst Rising Mains Detection Initiative 7/22/2026

    Condition-monitoring specialist Samotics has developed a new capability to detect burst rising mains, one of the wastewater network’s most challenging and least visible failures. Developed in collaboration with Yorkshire Water and Southern Water, and using verified data from real bursts across both networks, the platform gives water companies earlier warnings on assets that are difficult to monitor. 

  5. DPAct Applauds House Energy And Commerce Committee For Passing Pipeline Safety Bill To Make American Communities Safer 7/22/2026

    Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted 41–8 to advance H.R. 9338, the Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026, to the full House via an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

  6. Flomatic Introduces The Next Generation Of Air Management: Sewair-Combo NXC Combination Air Valve 7/22/2026

    Flomatic Valves is proud to announce the official release of the new Sewair‑Combo NXC, a Next Generation Compact (NXC) combination air valve engineered to provide reliable air release, vacuum protection, and continuous air management in municipal and industrial wastewater systems.

  7. Human-AI Integration Is Redefining Digital Water Management Operations 7/20/2026

    Agentic AI architectures operate as autonomous coordinators that interact with business systems. They also enable operator-driven customization and define which critical decisions require human validation, according to Xylem Vue

  8. Madison Launches Sanitary Sewer Study To Support Growth And Long-Term Infrastructure Planning 7/15/2026

    The City of Madison is taking a proactive step to strengthen its wastewater infrastructure by initiating the Campus, Downtown, and East Washington Ave Sanitary Sewer Study. Using sanitary sewer modeling, the study will assess existing system performance, evaluate the impacts of proposed development and redevelopment, and identify improvements required to maintain reliable service as the city grows. North America’s premier water engineering and consulting firm Carollo Engineers has been selected to lead the effort.

  9. Advanced Drainage Systems Named To TIME's 2026 World's Most Impactful Companies 7/10/2026

    Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) (“ADS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and onsite wastewater industries, announced it has been named to TIME’s 2026 list of the World’s Most Impactful Companies. This annual recognition highlights organizations that are making extraordinary contributions to addressing global challenges through innovation, sustainability and measurable impact.

  10. Emerson Delivers First-Of-Its-Kind Synchronization Software For Power And Water Control Systems 7/8/2026

    Emerson, a global automation leader, announced the release of its Ovation™ Curation Tool, a first-of-its-kind synchronization software for power and water control systems, delivering an easy way to maintain version control and detailed change history between multiple Ovation systems and simulators. The Curation Tool automates management of changes between power plant production systems and their digital twins to improve testing and training accuracy, save engineering time and enable faster troubleshooting and stronger governance.