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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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Navigating Changing Water Standards Without Losing Trust In Your Tap
When new contaminants show up in the news, or standards change and you see lower numbers combined with words like “maximum level,” “parts per trillion,” or “detected,” it’s completely reasonable to wonder: Was my water unsafe before? Did something get worse? Are we looking at things differently? In most cases, the answer is the last one. We are looking at contaminants through a different lens.  Continue Reading..
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Detroit's Water Affordability Crisis Is Tied To The Uneven Distribution Of Stormwater Management Costs
Utility bills are the primary source of revenue for public water and wastewater systems. Yet both the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) and The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) are caught in what utility experts call an affordability gap.  Continue Reading..
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Turning AMI Data Into Better Customer Service
For decades, the relationship between a water utility and its customers was simple. As water flows, the bills go out, and sometimes complaints come back. Customers had little visibility into how much water they were actually using on a day-to-day basis, and utilities had limited tools to give them any. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has long since changed that equation.   Continue Reading..
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Rethinking Master Planning In A Data-Rich Environment
Digital planning tools are transforming the master planning process from a periodic study into a continuously updated decision-support system that integrates data, models, and operational insight.  Continue Reading..
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My Top 5 Thoughts Of The Month In Water
Every week, the water industry hands us a fresh set of challenges, breakthroughs, and moments worth pausing on. Here are the five stories and trends running through my head this week and, of course, why they matter for the professionals who keep the taps flowing.  Continue Reading..

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LANXESS Wins Sustainability Award For PFAS Removal Technology

LANXESS, a global specialty chemicals company and solutions provider, received a 2026 Sustainability Leadership Award from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) for its innovative technology used to protect public drinking water, surface, and groundwater systems.

Lovibond® Will Be Bringing Water Analysis Solutions To ACE 2026

Lovibond will be lighting up ACE in DC at Booth #1658! Learn how Mike Sadar’s poster highlights laser turbidimeters for filtration monitoring, pick up a flashing pin, and enter to win a $250 gift card on Monday or Tuesday.

EPA Provides $9.75 Million To States To Monitor Water Quality At Beaches And Protect Swimmers

The U.S. EPA has announced $9.75 million in grant funding that coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes, and territories will use to monitor water quality at beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of bacteria make swimming unsafe.

UToledo Researchers Develop 'Set It And Forget It' Buoy System To Combat Algal Blooms

More than a decade after a toxic algae bloom left 400,000 Toledo-area residents without safe drinking water, University of Toledo researchers have developed a novel buoy system designed to fight back before blooms ever fully form.

Value Of Water Campaign Calls For Cross-Sector Partnerships, Sustained Infrastructure Investment Following Infrastructure Week 2026

The Value of Water Campaign joined United for Infrastructure and organizations across the country during Infrastructure Week 2026 to call on Congress and leaders at every level to continue investing in America’s infrastructure — with water infrastructure serving as a critical foundation for economic growth, public health, and community resilience.

New AI-Designed Materials Show Promising Potential To Remove 'Forever Chemicals' From Drinking Water In Industry-First Breakthrough

Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, and CuspAI, the frontier AI materials science company, today announced that they have used generative AI to design new materials targeting the removal of PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals," from drinking and process water at trace concentrations, using chemistry that is stable, sustainable, and manufacturable.