Wastewater Management Resources

1. How Hyper-Detailed Modeling Is Strengthening Worker Safety And Water Infrastructure Resilience 10/10/2025

   Water utilities are under mounting pressure to modernize aging infrastructure while keeping budgets under control, forcing owners and contractors to deliver reliable projects with leaner teams, tighter windows, and greater scrutiny. Hyper-detailed modeling is emerging as a critical solution for these challenges.

2. How AI Can Solve The "Silver Tsunami" And Support Small Water Utilities 10/3/2025
   While far from prolific, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the water and wastewater industry are nothing new. AI and machine learning have been used for data analytics for years. However, for small utilities and those with an aging workforce, these tools seem too high tech and costly to be practical. This doesn’t have to be the case, though. AI tools — particularly generative AI (Gen AI) and large language models (LLMs) — are able to address critical workforce shortages and resource constraints within the water and wastewater industry.
3. Flood-Prone Houston Faces Hard Choices For Handling Too Much Water 10/3/2025
   There are three potential options to contain floods with tunnels to direct excess water out of Houston to the coast. As researchers who study disaster resilience, we bring complementary expertise to analyzing this complex discussion. Here are what we see as the key factors for the city to consider.
4. Water Main Rupture Puts Florida Community At Risk Of Flooding 9/26/2025

   A water main rupture under pressure in Florida required a custom-designed “live line repair” fitting. Engineers quickly deployed, creating a permanent, corrosion-resistant solution and completing repairs in under 10 hours.

5. Quick Response Following Tropical Storm Prevents Service Disruption 9/26/2025

   Following Tropical Storm Isaias, a damaged reservoir outlet pipe needed fast, custom repair. Learn how a quick response, site assessment, and custom-engineered couplings prevented a major water service shutdown.

6. What Water Utilities Need To Know About Climate Adaptation 9/18/2025
   No one knows more than water utilities how changing climate conditions are impacting the challenges and costs of delivering clean drinking water to communities they serve. In a recent episode of The Water Online Show, climate experts Jesse M. Keenan from Tulane University and Edgar Westerhof of Arcadis discussed the issue of resiliency for drinking water and wastewater systems.
7. The Role Of Turbine Flow Meters In Wastewater Treatment Plants 9/10/2025
   Wastewater plants are made up of a series of interconnected processes, each one dependent on accurate data. Turbine flow meters can be installed at several stages to provide operators with real-time, trustworthy flow information.
8. Harnessing The Power Of Oxidation-Reduction Potential For Smarter Wastewater Management 9/5/2025
   "Potential" is in the name. Here's what wastewater managers should know about both the benefits and challenges of ORP as an agent of process control.
9. Interoperability Unlocked: How Connected Systems Will Power Water's Future 9/5/2025

   The full potential of smart water infrastructure is within reach — if our digital systems work together and share critical data.

10. Smarter Pumps, Lower Emissions: The Digital Reinvention Of San Jose Water 9/5/2025

    Pumps are power-hungry and thus expensive to run, but San Jose Water shows how data-driven technologies and strategies can bring the cost down for utilities.