Water Online Highlights

  1. Before You Choose A Wastewater Treatment Technology, Ask These 5 Questions 8/12/2025
    When it comes to choosing a wastewater treatment strategy for a specific water issue, facility managers often start by asking themselves what the best technology is for addressing their contaminant. However, there are far more important questions that need to be answered first.
  2. Rethinking Regionalization: Water Utilities As Economic Development Partners 8/12/2025

    “Regionalization” — collaborations or partnerships among geographically proximate local water systems — is gaining renewed momentum nationally as a potential solution. But the specifics of how communities pursue regional coordination vary widely, and simply focusing on the economics of small systems to do so overlooks a key point...

  3. How FlexNet NaaS Delivers Utility-Grade AMI Without Upfront Costs 8/12/2025

    As operational costs rise and aging infrastructure strains budgets, many water utilities are turning to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to reduce non-revenue water, streamline operations, and deliver better customer service. 

  4. Managing Localized Flooding And Combined Sewer Overflows 8/12/2025

    The public tends to forget about underground infrastructure until systems are stressed or capacity is exceeded and it doesn’t perform as intended. In combined sewer systems, sometimes this results in localized flooding, which can pose hazards to human health, water quality, and the environment, and create financial burdens for utilities.

  5. As The Colorado River Slowly Dries Up, States Angle For Influence Over Future Water Rights 8/11/2025
    The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations stand in the way.
  6. Operational Resilience Through Temporary Water Reuse Solutions 8/11/2025

    Temporary water reuse systems help industrial plants avoid costly downtime by maintaining treatment capabilities during maintenance, failure, or testing—offering fast deployment, flexibility, and permanent-quality results.

  7. What Are Legionella Log Books And Why Are They Important? 8/11/2025
    Implementing and managing a Legionella control regime can sometimes seem daunting and complex. Invariably, a lot of resources, time, and effort are needed to achieve the required standard and provide assurance to senior management and auditors that controls are effective and those that are not are being managed and rectified appropriately.
  8. The Enduring Value Of Ultrasonic Level Measurement In Water And Wastewater Level Applications 8/7/2025

    Discover how using ultrasonic technology allows level and pump controllers to progress in ways that enhance both accuracy and usability — rather than remaining static.

  9. After You Own It: Cutting OpEx And Scaling Legacy Plants With Modern MBR Technology 8/7/2025

    For private utility owners and operators, legacy infrastructure isn’t a sunk cost. It’s an opportunity. And with the right retrofit strategy, that aging wastewater treatment facility can become a stable, revenue-generating asset.

  10. What Private Utilities Need to Know About Nutrient Loading and Eutrophication 8/7/2025

    For private utilities, discharging wastewater isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. If your facility serves a resort, a golf course, a residential community, or a mixed-use development, you’re likely discharging into smaller, localized water bodies (creeks, ponds, wetlands), not large rivers or oceans. And while these ecosystems are beautiful they’re also incredibly vulnerable to nutrient loading and eutrophication.