Water Online Highlights

  1. Integrating Multiple Strategies To Optimize Water Use And Minimize Losses 3/25/2025

    This white paper will explore a three-pronged approach to handling non-revenue water, helping utilities to manage costs and maintain a healthy water delivery ecosystem.

  2. From Source To Tap: Promoting Home Water Testing Year-Round 3/25/2025
    Water specialists do their best to ensure safe drinking water for people nationwide. Despite their diligence in monitoring and treating wastewater at municipal facilities, some households are still susceptible to contamination. Encouraging homeowners to regularly test their own water during the year will help pinpoint missed hazards and provide an additional safeguard.
  3. Who Should Own Your Water? The Public vs. Private Utility Debate 3/24/2025
    For decades, policymakers, industry experts, and communities have debated whether water utilities should be publicly or privately owned. Proponents of private water management argue that market-driven efficiencies can lead to better service and infrastructure investment, while advocates for public utilities emphasize the need for affordability, transparency, and public accountability.
  4. Data-as-a-Service: A Game-Changer For Water Utilities In The Digital Age 3/20/2025
    The water sector has been relatively slow to adopt digital transformation due to risk aversion and public health concerns, regulatory complexities, budget constraints, long lifecycle of water infrastructure, and cybersecurity and data privacy concerns. One emerging model that has shown promise in other sectors and is now gaining traction with water utilities is Data-as-a-Service.
  5. Is Texas On The Brink Of Running Dry? 3/20/2025

    As warmer months approach, Texas communities are bracing for another summer of water scarcity. With demand rising and supplies dwindling, what do state leaders plan to do about it?

  6. 6 HUBER Coarse Screen TrashMax® For Flood Protection In Houston, Texas 3/20/2025

    In response to Hurricane Harvey, the Fort Bend, TX Levee District No. 2 embarked on a major upgrade project to increase the flow and capacity of one of its pump stations by 400%. The goal of the project was to protect the area around the district from 100- year floods in the future.

  7. What Is Noninvasive Leak Detection? 3/19/2025

    By utilizing advanced technologies to monitor water lines, utilities can detect leaks in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

  8. Reducing Water Loss In Oak Park, IL: A Data-Driven Approach 3/19/2025

    Discover how the Village of Oak Park faced persistent water loss by implementing a systematic leak detection and mitigation approach.

  9. The Rising Demand For Clean Water: Market Trends And Projections 3/18/2025
    The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for growth in the global water market, prompting consumers to prioritize clean and safe drinking water and leading to increased demand and subsequent market expansion. This trend is expected to continue even in the post-pandemic era, as consumers remain conscious of the importance of high-quality water.
  10. Five Key Areas In Which Artificial Intelligence Is Set To Transform Water Management In 2025 3/18/2025

    Water management is one of the most pressing environmental challenges that needs to be addressed at present. The World Economic Forum points to climate change, population growth and deficiencies in planning and land use as major contributors to the deterioration of 50% of the world's freshwater resources.