The Water Research Foundation is a research cooperative of water and wastewater utilities across the U.S., Canada, and Australia that studies the issues that are important to them. Water Online Radio recently interviewed Rob Renner, CEO of the Water Research Foundation, to learn more about that focus.  Continue Reading..

Two-thirds of water or wastewater utility assets are buried beneath the ground. And after years of discussion regarding the age of this infrastructure, a number of reflection points are finally drawing the nation’s focus to distribution systems. A combination of the Flint, MI, scandal, water scarcity concerns and high-profile main breaks are forcing utilities to look carefully at what they’ve been sitting on.  Continue Reading..

In a world that is increasingly focused on measurement, many smaller utilities are looking for low-cost, economical, easy to apply solutions that aren’t going to require a huge capital investment. Water Online Radio recently sat down with Don Dickinson and Dave Eifert of Phoenix Contact USA to understand some of the simple, low-end, easy-to-program devices available today that allow your staff to communicate via text messages, receive...  Continue Reading..

Water treatment plants are responsible for sampling their water quarterly for trihalomethanes (THM). THM are a group of four chemicals that are formed along with other disinfection byproducts (DBPs) when chlorine or other disinfectants used to control microbial contaminants in drinking water react with naturally occurring organic and inorganic matter in water.  Continue Reading..

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently voted to support the National Drinking Water Advisory Council’s (NDWAC) recommendation to remove lead service lines in the aftermath of the Flint, MI, lead contamination catastrophe.  Continue Reading..

If you’re still unfamiliar with the name De Nora, it’s time to get acquainted. Traditionally a supplier of plates for electrolytic industries, the company purchased Severn Trent’s equipment business in 2015 and is investing in its core business of disinfection and filtration.  Continue Reading..

Turn down ratio is an important consideration when selecting a pump. Water Online Radio recently sat down with Bill McDowell, Senior Engineer with Blue-White Industries, to learn more about this important concept.  Continue Reading..

aquaTECTURE is a new company in the water market, one built to address a multitude of water industry challenges. From addressing a shortage of operator talent to a shortage of water supply, the California-based Company is launching itself at the largest issues today’s utilities face.  Continue Reading..