Water Online Highlights

  1. Formellino Wastewater Treatment Improves Plant Criticalities With Proficy HMI/SCADA 7/27/2026

    Transitioning from fixed-time processing to dynamic, sensor-driven automation optimizes wastewater treatment under fluctuating inflow conditions. Real-time chemical monitoring reduces energy consumption, protects biological processes, and prevents costly regulatory discharge violations.

  2. Alderwood Water And Wastewater District Leverages iFIX To Increase Reliability Across The District 7/27/2026

    Deploying high-reliability supervisory control platforms prevents operational downtime across distributed water facilities. Standardized alarm structures and central data logging improve system oversight, simplify routine maintenance, and protect regional compliance.

  3. 2,080 Hours: What Five Sensors Gave Back To One Utility 7/24/2026

    Routine sensor maintenance silently drains utility workforce capacity through constant recalibration, reagent refills, and travel time. Transitioning to low-maintenance monitoring technology reclaims thousands of operator hours, allowing short-handed crews to focus on vital system infrastructure priorities.

  4. Data Centers Are Coming For Your Water. Your Meters And Analyzers Are Your Defense. 7/24/2026

    Rapid industrial expansion and data center growth strain municipal water supplies. Eliminating continuous analyzer sample waste and targeting line flushing recovers treated water, strengthening local supply security and demonstrating responsible resource management.

  5. The Early-Warning Network: Catching An Upset Before The Phone Rings 7/24/2026

    Relying on customer complaints to flag water quality issues leaves utilities playing catch-up. Continuous, distributed monitoring acts as an early tripwire, catching residual loss and biological changes early to contain upsets before they spread.

  6. Reading The Dead End: Chlorine Data Where The Water Barely Moves 7/24/2026

    Dead ends and stagnant mains accelerate disinfectant decay, but conventional sensors require steady flow to read accurately. Flow-independent monitoring restores continuous visibility in low-flow zones, enabling targeted flushing before water quality issues trigger customer complaints.

  7. How More Targeted Communications Took Park City's Backflow Compliance To 94% 7/24/2026

    Implementing a cloud-based backflow tracking platform enables certified testers to submit results directly online. Automated reminder schedules boost property owner compliance, eliminate paper filing, and grant water district managers real-time program oversight.

  8. In A Drought, Non-Revenue Water Is The Cheapest New Supply You Have 7/24/2026

    Drought conditions force utilities to seek new water sources, yet reducing non-revenue water offers an immediate supply boost. Eliminating sample waste and targeting line flushing recovers fully treated water without expensive capital projects.

  9. 70,000 Gallons Per Sensor: The Water You're Treating Just To Throw Away 7/24/2026

    Continuous sample-to-waste streams can dump roughly 70,000 gallons of treated water per monitoring location. Eliminating flow-dependent sampling preserves finished water, reduces non-revenue losses, and recovers embedded energy and chemical treatment expenses across distribution networks.

  10. Six Billion Gallons Down The Drain, Literally 7/24/2026

    Diverting continuous sample streams to waste drains billions of gallons of fully treated water annually. Adopting in-line, waste-free measurement methods preserves finished supply, lowers embedded production costs, and eliminates unnecessary non-revenue water loss across distribution networks.