WWEMA Blog

31. WWEMA Window: Wading Into Smart Water 2/24/2021

    If you’ve gone down the smart home rabbit hole, it will be easy for you to relate to B2B customers on their journey to smart water. The options can be overwhelming, the limitations confusing, the pros and cons hard to quantify, and the solutions infinite, with costs that quickly escalate.

32. Reflections And Lessons From 2020: WWEMA Looks Back On How We Adapted 12/14/2020

    As 2020 draws to a close, all of us at the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) have been reflecting on the challenges of the year, how we responded, and the impacts it will have on the future.

33. WWEMA Window: Personalization And Innovation — The Keys To Successful Business Digitalization 10/16/2020

    It's safe to say that 2020 has transformed the world. For all the social upheavals, however, the business environment has experienced a mere acceleration of an anticipated change — the digitalization of the customer experience. In today's business environment, customers expect personalization and innovation. In recent years, business attempts to meet customers' expectations have become a key differentiator and metric for success.

34. WWEMA Window: Protecting Drinking Water Pipelines With Inflow Prevention 9/21/2020

    A significant risk to public health exists when a drinking water distribution system is exposed to the inflow of contaminated water or toxins at air valve locations along the drinking water pipeline. While public drinking water systems are routinely protected from contamination at the points of service with backflow prevention devices, little attention has been paid to air valve and vent inflow locations in water pipeline vaults located throughout distribution systems.

35. WWEMA Window: Different Times… 8/17/2020

    As I write this article, we are approaching six months of the COVID-19 pandemic and we all have experienced changes that we never would have anticipated in doing business as a manufacturer’s representative or even business in general. All the regional and state water and wastewater association meetings and conferences have been canceled. Our visits to water and wastewater treatment facilities require us to wear masks and practice safe distancing practices.

36. Clarifying 'Precision' With Circular Clarifier Drives 8/10/2020

    The thousands of circular clarifier mechanisms that have been a key component in our domestic treatment plants for generations create a large market for new, replacement, and rehabilitation of drive mechanisms. Not surprisingly, several of the manufacturers who produce these specialty drive assemblies compete for their share of the market in just about every way they can think of — one of which is touting the virtues of their drive units.

37. WWEMA Joins Other Water Leaders To Create Joint Funding And Policy Paper 8/3/2020

    The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) recently joined with other national water associations to develop a joint paper titled Sustainable Solutions for America’s Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Urgent Funding and Policy Considerations.

38. Expect The Unexpected — COVID-19 6/16/2020

    A year ago, I wrote about “protecting the source,” encouraging all of us to learn more about the source of our drinking water and why its protection is so critical to our health. Today, our focus has shifted from source protection to sanitation as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Our priorities now are disinfected surfaces, social distancing, employment, and even a sufficient supply of toilet paper. However, in this time of uncertainty, our prioritization of clean water is more important now than ever and taking steps to advocate for its wide availability for millions of Americans is everyone’s public health responsibility. Ignoring this critical need will only place more pressure on our ability to remain free from illness and return to the country to a more economically viable state.  

39. Saving The Most Money On Wastewater Aeration: Bringing It All Together 4/28/2020

    The power required for aeration is 50 to 60 percent of the electric bill for a municipal wastewater plant, sometimes accounting for up to 4 percent of the associated community’s total power. Energy efficiency is a critical factor in evaluating blower performance.

40. Environmental Quality Of Life And Social Distancing 3/19/2020

    Social distancing is one solution that will to allow for a “flattening” of the curve of COVID-19 (coronavirus). This is something each of us can do to help contribute to the timeliest reduction of this pandemic and speed the passing of this virus. It’s a major challenge as manufacturers: How can we adjust to do our part?