More Wastewater Industry Features

  1. Hot Springs Combats Aging Infrastructure Challenges With Xylem Digital Solutions 4/30/2025

    The City of Hot Springs, Arkansas knows the challenges of dealing with aging infrastructure well. The city’s 143-year-old system covers 923 miles of water mains in rocky terrain, making it difficult to detect leaks. That is why the utility’s water department decided to act. 

  2. How Statistical Methods Help Low Lead (And No Lead) Water Systems 4/25/2024

    Did you know that the primary value of statistical methods & predictive modeling comes after the initial inventory is created? This is especially true if you believe you have no lead in your system (or have minimal lead) but don’t have records to verify every service line’s material.

  3. AMR Drives Exeter-Merritt Growing Water Network 7/9/2025

    Located in the state of Illinois, Exeter-Merritt Water Cooperative delivers safe and high-quality drinking water to approximately 300 residents from the county of Scott and Morgan. In 2011, the cooperative decided to do a phase 3 expansion and include additional homes in the rural area resulting in connections increasing from 154 to 325. Exeter and Merritt are small rural towns built on hilly terrains and gravel roads, with most of the meters installed in the countryside.

  4. Key West Resort Utilities Maximizes Reuse And Nutrient Recovery 11/25/2025

    Water scarcity poses unique challenges to KW Resort Utilities Corp. (KWRU), the utility firm that provides wastewater management, wastewater recovery, and wastewater treatment in the region. KWRU began operation in the late 1960s and has worked hard over the decades to keep up with wastewater needs as population and tourism have boomed, spurred by land reclamation and development. 

  5. Digital Twins And The Next Generation Of Water Infrastructure Design 6/30/2025

    In this episode of the Water Online Show, host Angela Godwin sits down with Bentley’s Kristen Dietrich and Joel Johnson to explore how OpenFlows is revolutionizing the way utilities design, manage, and operate water infrastructure. Joel explains how OpenFlows helps future-proof systems through hydraulic modeling that not only supports long-term planning but enhances daily operational efficiency and resilience. Kristen dives into the platform's flexibility, showing how it integrates seamlessly with tools like ArcGIS and AutoCAD—empowering engineers to work smarter at every stage.

  6. New Solutions For Smarter Water Systems 7/13/2025

    The Water Online Show catches up with Derek Scott and John Helf of American Flow Control to discuss two exciting product innovations and the company’s long-standing culture of excellence. Beyond the technical innovations, John shares how American Flow Control’s century-old “Golden Rule” culture — rooted in servant leadership and hiring for integrity — continues to set the company apart.

  7. BlueConduit And Water Main Predictions: An Interview With BlueConduit CEO, Lorne Groe 7/23/2024

    Learn about a new product that can help to identify and manage water mains at risk of failure using locally tailored, AI-driven predictive modeling, and BlueConduit’s push beyond lead service lines.

  8. Keeping Wastewater Facilities Running During A Power Outage 3/10/2025

    Power outages aren’t just a headache for wastewater treatment plants—they’re a direct threat to operations, compliance, and public health.

  9. Managing Storm And Surface Water With ForeSITE UL Monitoring System 2/6/2024

    As flooding increases along coastal and river-adjacent communities, the need for low-cost, reliable monitoring and warning systems has become a critical factor for managing these issues in real time, without requiring major infrastructure overhauls.

  10. It Takes Two To Tango: Effective Water Loss Management 10/21/2024

    Reducing non-revenue water (NRW) and managing water loss is a critical challenge in water utilities. However, it’s important to understand that there’s no magic solution to this problem.