Water Innovations

WATER INNOVATIONS CURRENT ISSUE

Sustainability In Times Of Stress — A 'Bottom Line' Endeavor
What's your company’s “bottom line?” If “sustainable water management” is your first answer, you probably work in municipal water.
The Retirement Wave Is Coming: How Will Your Utility Manage?
Digital transformation, but also diversity and inclusion, will be essential for recruiting the next generation of utility workers.
Pandemic Adds New Resiliency Concerns For Water Providers
A survey reveals what COVID-19 has wrought at utilities, and what actions may be necessary to prepare for future events.
Statistical Modeling In Support Of Lead Service Line Identification, Inventory, And Replacement
One of the most high-profile, pressing, and complicated infrastructure problems gets chopped down to size with the help of data-driven analysis.
In The Green: Embracing Innovation To Finance The New Localized Water Infrastructure
An uncommon financing model is proving effective at resolving an all-too-common issue throughout the U.S. — underfunded water infrastructure needs.
Co-Digesting Food Waste With Wastewater Solids To Produce Energy
Inspired in part by California’s Senate Bill 1383, which was enacted to reduce organic waste and methane emissions, co-digestion is fulfilling those goals while converting wastewater treatment plants into water resource recovery facilities.
Greener Pastures Ahead For Pumps
Energy-saving pumps will be ever more present in 2021 as investment in eco-friendly infrastructure continues to grow.
The Hidden Workforce Transition Underway
As water system owners contemplate retirement, they should also ponder the fate of their businesses and the options available for the transition of assets.
The Inevitability Of Digitalization
The digital transformation of the water sector may trail other industries, but it will happen nonetheless — bringing with it tremendous benefits and opportunities.
How Acoustic Water Leak Detection Is Used To Tackle Water Loss
Italy’s biggest multi-utility, A2A S.p.A., like many water utilities in North America and around the world, had to corral water loss to sustain efficient operations. A2A piloted acoustic leak detection as a potential solution, achieving A+ results.
Digital Asset Management: Danish Analytics Platforms Offer Solution For U.S. Utilities
Over the past 25 years, Danish water professionals have taken a proactive approach to digital asset management and data-driven decision-making that peers around the world now can learn from to optimize CAPEX spending, reduce OPEX, and ensure efficient and resilient service.

WASTEWATER

Latest Inclusion In Wastewater Treatment: Industrial Vacuum Evaporation Systems
Sought after in a variety of market sectors for their performance and utility, industrial vacuum evaporation systems are in the midst of a surge. For the unacquainted, this primer explains the reasons why.
Co-Digesting Food Waste With Wastewater Solids To Produce Energy
Inspired in part by California’s Senate Bill 1383, which was enacted to reduce organic waste and methane emissions, co-digestion is fulfilling those goals while converting wastewater treatment plants into water resource recovery facilities.
Wastewater Lab Selection And Sampling Best Practices
Sending samples out still requires a level of responsibility and competency. Follow these steps to ensure accurate water quality analysis.
Utilizing The Potential Of Wastewater: From Energy Consumer To Energy Producer
Producing energy and being more energy efficient are not only economically wise decisions, they also demonstrate local responsibility, create a sense of pride among employees, and reduce the global carbon footprint.

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UTILITY MANAGEMENT

Let’s Work Together To Fix Regulatory Guidance
Responsible parties all want clean water and to abide by the rules that secure it, but what if the rules do more harm than good? With a recent Supreme Court decision on wastewater discharges and a change of presidential administrations as the backdrop, this op-ed from the National Ground Water Association addresses the conundrum.
The Hidden Workforce Transition Underway
As water system owners contemplate retirement, they should also ponder the fate of their businesses and the options available for the transition of assets.
The Retirement Wave Is Coming: How Will Your Utility Manage?
Digital transformation, but also diversity and inclusion, will be essential for recruiting the next generation of utility workers.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

CFRP Pipe Repair: How To Ensure Success
Lining damaged pipes with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) can be an efficient and reliable fix, but one that can go awry without quality assurance and control.
A Flood Of Support: New Approach Taps P3s For Resiliency Projects
Based on a model from Texas, public-private partnerships (P3s) can be the catalyst for making America’s water infrastructure more resilient to storms and catastrophic events.
Managing Data To Maximize Asset Maintenance Efficiency
Utilities are always looking for ways to unlock efficiency, which is the simplest and surest path to saving money. When it comes to asset maintenance, a key has been found.

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SOURCE WATER

Why Businesses Could (And Should) Utilize Green Roofs To Become More Resilient
Green roofs aren’t just for the most progressive, environmentally focused organizations, though early practitioners should be lauded for leading the charge. The stormwater solution also saves money, protects assets, and improves workplaces — all reasons to be broadly implemented.
Greener Pastures Ahead For Pumps
Energy-saving pumps will be ever more present in 2021 as investment in eco-friendly infrastructure continues to grow.
Sustainability In Times Of Stress — A 'Bottom Line' Endeavor
What's your company’s “bottom line?” If “sustainable water management” is your first answer, you probably work in municipal water.

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DRINKING WATER

The Menace Of Biofilm And How We Can Tackle It
Why are living biofilm super-pathogens spreading in water systems, and what is the best way to defeat them?
Statistical Modeling In Support Of Lead Service Line Identification, Inventory, And Replacement
One of the most high-profile, pressing, and complicated infrastructure problems gets chopped down to size with the help of data-driven analysis.
In The Green: Embracing Innovation To Finance The New Localized Water Infrastructure
An uncommon financing model is proving effective at resolving an all-too-common issue throughout the U.S. — underfunded water infrastructure needs.

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REVENUE METERING

How Acoustic Water Leak Detection Is Used To Tackle Water Loss
Italy’s biggest multi-utility, A2A S.p.A., like many water utilities in North America and around the world, had to corral water loss to sustain efficient operations. A2A piloted acoustic leak detection as a potential solution, achieving A+ results.
Building A Bridge To Advanced Metering Infrastructure With Customer Engagement
While advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) offers numerous financial and operational benefits for utilities, the case for deployment hinges on enhanced customer communication facilitated by real-time data.
Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: COVID-19’s Implications For Water Utility Funding
Water and wastewater utilities that were already financially strapped before the pandemic have seen a decrease in revenue because of it. How can these utilities adapt and survive, or even thrive, in the shadow of COVID-19?

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MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL

The Inevitability Of Digitalization
The digital transformation of the water sector may trail other industries, but it will happen nonetheless — bringing with it tremendous benefits and opportunities.
Diagnosing With Data To Move From Time-Based To Predictive Maintenance
Predictive machine-condition monitoring and analysis is being picked up by the water sector now that some barriers to entry have been knocked down.
How Digital Twins Conceptualize The Water Industry
The concept of digital twinning is explained, and the implications for water delineated, in this overview of one of digitalization’s greatest assets.

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REUSE

Reuse To The Rescue: Recycling Municipal And Industrial Wastewater For A Sustainable Future
In recent years, limited water resources combined with the growing demand for freshwater, rapidly changing weather patterns, and environmental concerns have spearheaded water reuse as a leading solution in the battle to secure water resilience.
More Of A Good Thing: Utilities Prioritize Water Reuse Strategies
Black & Veatch’s annual Strategic Directions report reveals the momentum for water reuse in the U.S., citing reasons for uptake as well as remaining barriers to entry.
Tanks Evolve To Meet Wastewater Treatment, Water Reuse Demand
From simple to advanced and from sewage to potable, tanks have become the Swiss Army knives of water management.
Waste Not, Want Not — Turning Wastewater Into An Asset
Every water project is different, but each one also provides lessons for others, such as this profile of a Southern California reuse project where conveyance needed to be routed around a protected environment.

ACE INNOVATION

Pride And Joy: Water Leadership Defined
Despite overseeing our most precious resource, water professionals often go unnoticed, and hence unappreciated. To that end, it’s my pleasure to highlight the efforts, accomplishments, and insights of industry leaders such as Joy Eldridge, chair of the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association.

WEFTEC INNOVATION

EPA Reveals The Key To Clean Water
Water and wastewater treatment plant operators may not always love regulators, but they should love what the U.S. EPA water chief had to say about them. Speaking at the “BusinessH20 Water Innovation Summit” in September, the EPA’s assistant administrator for water, Dave Ross, referred to those who clean our country’s drinking water and wastewater as “silent, everyday unsung heroes.” While not as celebrated as others who dedicate themselves to public service, such as police officers, firefighters, and teachers, they are every bit as essential — if not more so.

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