Water Online Highlights

  1. 3 Nanotech Breakthroughs Revolutionizing Water Purification Worldwide 10/30/2025

    From graphene membranes to metal nanoparticles, nanotechnology is reshaping water purification with faster, cleaner, and more energy-efficient solutions.

  2. Public-Private Water Partnerships: Proactive Strategies For Industrial Water Challenges 10/30/2025

    One of the most pressing challenges facing utilities today is how to effectively respond to surging industrial demands while managing costs and maintaining established levels of service to existing customers. Thanks to new funding sources and drivers such as AI, the landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Industries such as data centers and semiconductors are consuming massive volumes of water to support cooling and manufacturing — and creating equally daunting challenges on the wastewater front.

  3. Pretreatment Filtration For Small Systems: The Expensive Pitfalls Of Low-Cost Equipment 10/30/2025

    When seeking bids for a fair comparison, it’s important to evaluate the total cost of ownership.

  4. The Water Online Show: The Critical Role Of Vessel Design In Media Treatment 10/29/2025

    In this episode of The Water Online Show, Travis Kennedy sits down with Ben Goecke from Calgon Carbon to talk about optimizing the design choices for your treatment system.

  5. From Fire Hydrants To Smart Networks: How Mueller Is Modernizing Water Infrastructure 10/28/2025

    Mueller may be best known for its iconic fire hydrants, but as Dave Johnston reveals, the company is leading a quiet revolution in smart water technology. In this episode of The Water Online Show from WEFTEC 2025, Johnston shares how Mueller’s latest innovations—from acoustic leak detection and pressure monitoring to hydrant renewal solutions—are transforming traditional infrastructure into intelligent systems. Discover how 165 years of experience meets cutting-edge innovation as Mueller helps utilities tackle aging assets, data-driven decision-making, and the future of connected water networks.

  6. Breakthrough Recyclable Polyimide Membranes Transform Wastewater And High-Salinity Water Treatment 10/28/2025

    Researchers have developed polyimide-based membranes for membrane distillation (MD) that overcome three persistent issues in membranes for water treatment and gas separations: the need for pore-forming chemicals that prevent recycling, performance degradation due to pore wetting and fouling, and the inherent trade-off between high water flux and selectivity.

  7. Online Total Nitrogen Analysis Of Reverse Osmosis Reject Water Reduces Permit Compliance Expense By $350,000 Annually At Beverage Bottling Plant 10/28/2025

    Learn how a beverage plant cut its annual Reverse Osmosis reject water hauling volume by 50%. Real-time Total Nitrogen monitoring reduced compliance costs by $350,000 and eliminated discharge penalty risk.

  8. Advancing Digital Solutions From Pilots To Practice In The Water Sector 10/28/2025

    Across the water sector, the same question echoes through utilities and organizations: "We've completed a successful pilot, but now what?" While digital experimentation has become commonplace, the journey from pilot to practice remains challenging.

  9. The Data Center Water Challenge: How Atmospheric Water Harvesting Can Secure AI's Thirsty Future 10/27/2025
    AI is in a phase of exponential growth, with applications that require hyperscale and colocation data centers to support their massive computational loads. Yet behind this growth lies a critical and often overlooked consequence: a rapidly rising demand for water.
  10. How Understanding System Dynamics Extends Pump Life 10/27/2025

    HOMA Pump Technology’s Nick Terranova joins the Water Online Show to break down one of the most misunderstood topics in wastewater operations — pump curves. Terranova explains why pumps may be “simple machines,” but the systems they operate in are anything but. He shares how understanding pump curves can prevent costly failures, improve efficiency, and extend equipment life. From practical insights for operators and engineers to training resources for anyone eager to learn, this conversation makes the science of pumping accessible — and even empowering.