Wastewater Measurement

1. Predicting Pump Ragging Before The Overflow: What Lift-Station Sensing Gets Right 10/22/2026

   Rags and wipes don’t seize a pump overnight they load it gradually, and the sensors already in the station can see it coming days ahead. The stations that avoid overflows aren’t the ones with the most instruments; they’re the ones that read the right signals together.

2. Virginia Beach Shuts The Door On Tidal Flooding 10/19/2026

   When heavy rain meets high tide, tidal creeks have no room left to drain. Engineered storage, built from sealed gates and advance pumping, tests a different answer to coastal flooding.

3. Utility-Grade AMI Without Added Operations 10/15/2026

   A large Kansas water utility modernized metering communications without owning or running the network. The tradeoffs of managed AMI connectivity, and what hourly data enabled, are in the details.

4. How Does Eclipse Pro™ Achieve Constant Flow Rates? 10/13/2026

   Rotary gear pump design holds flow steady as pressure shifts, pairing integrated digital monitoring with predictive diagnostics and service intervals measured in years rather than months for chemical dosing.

5. AI Governance Policy Starter Template For Water And Wastewater Utilities 10/13/2026

   Water and wastewater utilities need a governance baseline before adopting AI. The central questions are where human accountability, operational technology protection, and data limits belong, and where a starter framework stops.

6. Energy Optimization Plan For Water Networks 10/9/2026

   Sustained energy savings in drinking water distribution and sanitation depend on a continuous, structured optimization process rather than isolated equipment fixes. Knowing where losses sit shapes how to prioritize them.

7. Smart Irrigation: How Digital Tools Help Cities And Growers Save Water 10/9/2026

   Fixed schedules and rigid controls waste water on farms and in city parks. Integrated data from sensors, forecasts, and satellites enable more responsive irrigation, though adoption faces real obstacles.

8. Why OT Cybersecurity In Water Treatment Starts Before Design 9/14/2026
   Growing connectivity, new regulations, and long-term operational requirements are pushing cybersecurity decisions into the earliest stages of industrial project design.
9. From Warning To Reality: Lessons From The Latest OT Attacks On Water Utilities 8/27/2026

   On July 10, I published an article warning that water and wastewater utilities had become prime targets for state-sponsored cyber actors, describing how attackers exploit internet-exposed PLCs, how the IT/OT divide leaves organizations vulnerable, and why the sector needed to act before an incident forced their hand. Today, that scenario is no longer hypothetical.

10. Who Will Replace Your Best Operator? 8/8/2026
    Utilities can refill a vacancy. They cannot rehire the judgment that kept a system stable at 2 a.m. The work now is to preserve that judgment without taking the operator out of command.