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Managing Risk In Water Utilities: From Compliance To True Resilience
When thinking about minimizing risk, it used to be enough for utilities to focus on highly visible assets such as reservoirs and storage tanks using deterrents like chain-link fences, locked doors and cameras. Today, that’s no longer enough.  Continue Reading..
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Getting Practical About Non-Revenue Water
Problems faced by water utilities seem to grow in both quantity and complexity each year. Among the most persistent challenges is non-revenue water (NRW). In a recent Water Online Live event, industry experts gathered to discuss this multifaceted challenge.  Continue Reading..
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Benefits Of Integrating Chemical Metering Pumps Into SCADA
SCADA-connected chemical metering pumps improve dosing accuracy, reduce labor, and enable proactive maintenance — helping utilities modernize operations without massive infrastructure overhauls.  Continue Reading..
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A Playbook For Reliable Reverse Osmosis Operations
The best reverse osmosis (RO) programs are guided by a defined set of operating principles that provides operators with clear performance standards and a consistent framework for decisions.  Continue Reading..
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What Water Utilities Are Missing – And What Happens When They Find It
Discover how Xylem’s Sensus InsightAI is helping water utilities turn data overload into real-time decisive action – without requiring data science proficiency.  Continue Reading..
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Why You Can't Patch Your Way Out Of The Latest Water Utility Threats
Iranian-linked hackers have successfully exploited PLCs at water utilities and energy facilities across the U.S., resulting in operational disruptions and massive financial loss. For many water utility executives, the immediate and instinctive reaction is to look for a patch. But in this case, there is no simple vendor fix.  Continue Reading..
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Municipal Water Treatment: A Look At The Advantages Of Performance Testing For Powdered Activated Carbon
Evaluating Powdered Activated Carbon through site-specific performance testing allows water utilities to optimize chemical dosing based on real-world efficacy rather than upfront price, preventing costly operational strains and ensuring reliable contaminant removal.  Continue Reading..
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Six Weeks Or Six Hours? Why Lead Times Are Breaking Wastewater Utilities
Wastewater utilities cannot afford six-week delays when pumps fail. Learn how domestic manufacturing and local inventory are reshaping emergency response and maintenance strategies.  Continue Reading..
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Beyond Non-Payment: 5 Emerging Use Cases For Remote Water Shutoff Valves
Remote shutoff valves are evolving beyond non-payment management, helping utilities improve emergency response, conservation, compliance, operational efficiency, and long-term system resiliency.  Continue Reading..
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The Water Talent Shortage Is Also A Diversity Problem
Utilities across the U.S. are facing growing pressure from aging infrastructure, climate resilience demands, regulatory scrutiny, and a workforce approaching retirement. Yet despite the scale of the challenge, much of the industry is still drawing talent from the same narrow pools and approaching hiring the same way it did years ago. That approach is becoming increasingly unsustainable.  Continue Reading..

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New Colorado River Basin Water Efficiency Network Launches To Advance Regional Collaboration On Water Sustainability

Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy today announced the launch of the Colorado River Basin Water Efficiency Network (CRB Network), a collaborative initiative designed to accelerate urban water efficiency and link land and water decisions across the Colorado River Basin (CRB).

IDE Technologies Secures Bid For Largest Seawater Desalination Facility In Western Hemisphere

IDE Technologies, a leading global provider of desalination and water treatment solutions, today announced it was unanimously selected by the Nueces River Authority Board to develop the Harbor Island Desalination Facility.

Kohtari's New BloomIQ Platform Predicts Algal Blooms

To help water companies switch to predicting algal blooms, rather than just reacting to them, Kohtari has launched its new BloomIQ platform.

AERZEN Presents New Turbo Generation G6

AERZEN is pushing the technological development of its successful Turbo series and is presenting the first sizes of the new G6 generation with the AT125-0.9S G6, the AT125-1.3S G6 and the AT250-0.9S G6. They set new standards in terms of energy efficiency, turndown and digitisation and open up new possibilities for future-oriented applications. Another new addition to the portfolio is the AT450-0.9S turbo stage for high volume flows. AERZEN is thus further expanding its position as a technology leader in the range of powerful and efficient turbo solutions.

EPA Invests $15.7M In PFAS Projects Across Southern California

As part of the comprehensive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) effort to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), EPA is announcing new investments in multiple PFAS treatment projects across Southern California.

Hunter Water Expands Collaboration With Itron To Advance Digital Metering Program

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), the intelligent infrastructure provider for modern energy and water management, is expanding its collaboration with Hunter Water, the water utility serving the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia, to support the utility’s digital water journey as part of its Digital Metering Pilot Program. Hunter Water aims to use data to improve water network management and reduce non-revenue water while enabling customers to better understand their usage and conserve water. As part of the pilot program, Hunter Water is deploying a variety of meters including Itron Intelis wSource NB-IoT ultrasonic water meters that will be managed through Temetra, Itron’s cloud‑based, multi‑vendor, multi‑commodity meter data management solution, which is already in use by the utility.