Water Online Highlights

31. Three Acoustic Technologies For Leak Detection And Pipe Assessment 2/12/2026

    Water companies face a constant battle against leaks, aging infrastructure, and the need for efficient asset management. Acoustic technology has been successfully used in leak detection, pipe assessment, and continuous leak monitoring for decades. These technologies leverage advanced signal processing and machine learning, offering a proactive approach to managing water distribution networks. Let's examine three technologies that are achieving great results around the world.

32. Opinion: Why PFAS Policymakers Should Read Past The Abstract 2/12/2026
    When it comes to drinking water, sound public policy requires sound scientific research. Publication in a prestigious, peer-reviewed journal helps establish legitimacy for scientific claims in public discourse. But science is a social process, scientific standards of evidence vary across disciplines, and peer review does not guarantee validity. For readers who stop at the abstract, these distinctions can be easy to miss.
33. How Aeration Helps Remove Pharmaceuticals During Wastewater Treatment 2/12/2026

    Among the many contaminants found in industrial and commercial wastewater, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can be some of the most challenging, both in terms of environmental impact and removal difficulty.

34. The Water Online Show: Data Centers, AI, And The Water Sustainability Challenge 2/11/2026

    Rob Collier, Group President of Water Treatment at Veralto and former President of ChemTreat (now part of Veralto), joins Water Online’s Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling to discuss how the explosive growth of AI and data centers is dramatically increasing water demand — often to the scale of small cities — and putting new pressure on local utilities.

35. Empowering Water Utilities Through Meter Data 2/9/2026

    Modernizing water infrastructure requires robust digital systems to manage high-volume metering data. Centralizing this information enables precise leak detection, accurate water balancing, and proactive customer engagement, ultimately driving operational efficiency and long-term sustainability goals.

36. AMERICAN And Partners Install Boltless Restrained Underwater Pipeline System In Ashland, Wisconsin 2/6/2026

    Beneath the waters of Chequamegon Bay on Lake Superior in Ashland, Wisconsin, about 4,500 feet of 24-inch AMERICAN Flex-Ring Ductile Iron Pipe and a submerged timber crib intake structure were installed to ensure the city’s residents have quality drinking water for the next 100 years. The Ashland Water Intake Project began May 1, 2025, and is now complete.

37. Reclaiming Water From Contaminated Brine Can Increase Water Supply And Reduce Environmental Harm 2/6/2026
    People around the globe are trying to figure out how to save, conserve, and reuse water in a variety of ways, including reusing treated sewage wastewater and removing valuable salts from seawater. But for all the clean water they may produce, those processes leave behind a type of liquid called brine. I’m working on getting the water out of that potential source, too.
38. Tap Water Beats Bottled Water In Nanoplastics Study 2/5/2026
    Scientists studying levels of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in drinking water have made a surprising recommendation: choose tap water over bottled water.
39. L.A.'s Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant Leverages Water Reuse To Protect Groundwater Supply 2/5/2026

    In this article, Lance Thibodeaux, division manager for the Terminal Island water reclamation division at LA Sanitation and Environment, describes Terminal Island’s industry leading water reuse program and its long-time partnership with Xylem.

40. How The AI Economy Is Reshaping Water—And What Utilities Can Do About It 2/5/2026

    This white paper underscores that cities and the new economy share the same vulnerabilities: drought risk, infrastructure fragility, and rising expectations for sustainability. It also highlights how leading technology and manufacturing companies are ready to invest in water security because their operations depend on it.