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Rethinking The Role Of Grinders In Today's Collection Systems
Customized grinders help wastewater utilities manage wipes and difficult solids while protecting infrastructure, reducing maintenance requirements, and improving collection system reliability.
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How Water Infrastructure Can Drive Economic Growth
The U.S. water and wastewater industry is standing at an awkward crossroads. For years, technical capabilities, federal funding, and a shared sense of industry urgency have all co-existed in a critical mass. However, the rollout of major infrastructure projects remains sluggish.
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5 Takeaways To Prepare For Hurricane Season And Build More Resilient Communities
Stronger storms are exposing the limits of outdated infrastructure. From upgrading capacity to building stronger partnerships, here are five key lessons utilities can apply now to prepare for hurricane season and keep critical water systems running under pressure.
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Wastewater Phosphate Monitoring … It's All About The Sample
Swan’s new Sample Filtration Cabinet delivers reliable orthophosphate monitoring, helping wastewater operators optimize chemical dosing, improve efficiency, and maintain regulatory compliance.
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The Easiest Way To Attack U.S. Water Systems Isn't What You Think
The latest warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies about escalating cyber activity from foreign-state-linked actors have become more pronounced and urgent in recent months. These attacks increasingly focused around local communities and the daily operational systems underpinning public health and safety, specifically regional critical infrastructure.
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Wastewater Treatment Capacity Is Becoming A Critical Infrastructure Challenge In the Netherlands
As Dutch utilities invest billions in wastewater infrastructure, generative design enables faster evaluation of treatment alternatives while meeting future regulatory demands.
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No Pain, No Drain: Making Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades Easier
Skid-mounted slot injector systems help wastewater plants boost aeration capacity quickly, avoiding costly shutdowns while improving compliance, efficiency, and operational flexibility.
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AMI Adoption In Water Is Still Structurally Constrained
Over the last two decades, utilities have increasingly viewed the transition from automated meter reading (AMR) to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) as the next step in modernizing their operations. The benefits of moving toward a truly digital ecosystem are well-established, yet AMI continues to face a slow, asymmetric rollout in the water industry.
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More Than A Manufacturer: The Value Of Technical Partnership
Outdated engineering specifications frequently derail modern water infrastructure projects. Discover how proactive technical partnership, field education, and specialized design reviews eliminate hidden inefficiencies, reduce costs, and ensure the long-term reliability of vital piping systems.
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From Possibility To Practice: 10 Key Takeaways From SWAN 2026
If SWAN 2026 proved anything, it’s that the smartest ideas in water aren’t theoretical — they’re operational, hard-earned, and often messy. What stood out most wasn’t just the themes, but who said them and how clearly they reflected where this industry actually is currently.
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CH2M HILL NEWS
RLCore Unveils RLTune: An Adaptive Optimization Platform For Water And Wastewater Infrastructure At ACE26
RLCore today announced RLTune, a real-time continuous optimization platform designed to revolutionize how water and wastewater facilities operate in dynamic, nonlinear environments. Unveiled at the American Water Works Association’s ACE26 conference, RLTune introduces a new level of control: a continual learning intelligence layer that works alongside existing controls and dynamically optimizes plant performance, leading to significant efficiency gains, cost savings and operational resilience.
McWane Launches Water System Intelligence Platform — iHydrantPlus™
McWane, a worldwide leader in building sustainable infrastructure, has expanded on its hydrant-based system monitoring and analytics technology with the launch of iHydrantPlus™. This new system builds on the original iHydrant™ technology to combine acoustic leak detection, pressure monitoring and temperature data with machine learning tools to provide private and public water system operators with real time system analytics and alerts.
Xylem Pure Technologies Unveils Next-Generation SmartBall x For Mapping Buried Pipelines
New technology combines proven leak detection with advanced XYZ mapping, debuting at ACE26.
Fire Suppression Service Remain Live During Valve Insertion At West Coast Airport
AVT, a global leader in advanced insertion valve technology, has successfully delivered a critical infrastructure upgrade at a major international airport on the West coast of the USA, completing the installation of an 18-inch EZ Valve without any interruption to essential fire suppression services.
De Nora Selected For Johor River Waterworks UV Systems Supporting Singapore's Water Supply
De Nora will modernize PUB’s Johor River Waterworks UV disinfection systems, extending asset life, improving efficiency, and supporting sustainable drinking water treatment.
Nanoplastics: New Method Provides Clearer Picture Of The Risks
Micro- and nanoplastics are now popping up everywhere: in seawater, snow, food, and even in our bodies.