WATER INNOVATIONS CURRENT ISSUE
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![Bacterial-GettyImages-943791918]( "Calling On Utilities To Combat Legionella")
The risk level linked to delivered drinking water from municipal utilities is very small, even if some high-profile examples of failure (see Flint, MI) have degraded public confidence to a degree. Our treatment professionals usually hit their targets, so the onus then shifts to the research and guidance that determines the safe level of various constituents through U.S. EPA protocols. But there is one contaminant that rulemaking hasn’t quite caught up to and which is downright deadly — Legionella pneumophila.
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![0522_CDM_Smith]( "Taking The \"Forever\" Out Of PFAS: The Future Of PFAS Remediation")
As PFAS treatment technologies continue to emerge, CDM Smith reviews some considerations for the existing options — and introduces a new one.
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![0522_Wi-SUN_Alliance]( "How IoT Could Open The Floodgates To Innovative Water Management Projects")
As the water industry continues to adopt more high-tech and data-centric solutions, it is important to consider the communications infrastructure that supports such investments.
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![0522_Xylem]( "Cybersecurity: A Marathon, Not A Sprint")
To become more resilient against increasing cyber threats, water and wastewater utilities should employ a multibarrier approach.
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![0522_limble]( "4 Keys To Adopting Industry 4.0 At Your Water Processing Facility")
As the water industry continues to walk the road of digital transformation, here’s a step-by-step guide to help utilities keep pace.
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![0522_AtraxisLaw]( "How Prevalent And Dangerous Is Pesticide Contamination?")
Add pesticides to the list of contaminants that are prevalent in U.S. drinking water and can cause severe health impacts, including cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
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![GettyImages-539239314-450x300]( "Lean Techniques Can Help Improve Water and Wastewater Operations")
All the rage in the private sector, ‘lean’ principles — smoothing out processes to remove non-value-add parts — can also bring greater efficiency to utility operations.
WASTEWATER
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Best Practices For Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades And Replacements3/10/2022
Onsite wastewater treatment solutions are practical and popular, but changing regulations and conditions may require an update to operations.
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A New Spin On An Old Technology Yields Surprising Results1/12/2022
A new advanced oxidation process has been born from a quest to find a more sustainable disinfection option for high water consumption applications, revolutionizing cooling water treatment and other operations with similar objectives, as well as entirely different fields like aquaculture, wastewater treatment, and animal drinking water applications.
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The Future Of Wastewater: Why Has The U.S. Been So Slow To Adopt AI Tools?11/1/2021
Wastewater analytics are already being used around the world to monitor contamination, optimize treatment processes, and catch environmental scofflaws. So why has the U.S. been so slow to adopt these technologies?
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Reduce Energy, Water, And OPEX With Modern Decentralized Wastewater Treatment9/7/2021
The benefits of the facultative membrane bioreactor (FMBR) are examined, along with results of a pilot demonstration project to further prove efficacy.
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
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Lean Techniques Can Help Improve Water and Wastewater Operations5/5/2022
All the rage in the private sector, ‘lean’ principles — smoothing out processes to remove non-value-add parts — can also bring greater efficiency to utility operations.
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4 Keys To Adopting Industry 4.0 At Your Water Processing Facility5/5/2022
As the water industry continues to walk the road of digital transformation, here’s a step-by-step guide to help utilities keep pace.
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The Water Sector’s Role In The Race To Net Zero3/10/2022
The water sector’s road to net zero is paved with significant challenges and great opportunities. However, a shortcut may be in sight if you scout across the Atlantic to Denmark, where the water sector is well on its way to becoming climate-positive in 2025 and energy-neutral by 2030.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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How IoT Could Open The Floodgates To Innovative Water Management Projects5/5/2022
As the water industry continues to adopt more high-tech and data-centric solutions, it is important to consider the communications infrastructure that supports such investments.
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CMAR: A Project Delivery Method That Can Deliver For Water System Owners3/10/2022
Learn the reasons why construction management at risk (CMAR) is gaining in popularity, and the specific benefits it offers.
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Pressure Transients And Water Conservation In A Time Of Drought1/12/2022
With water supply at a premium and pipelines deteriorating, drinking water utilities must do all they can to preserve their existing assets.
SOURCE WATER
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How Prevalent And Dangerous Is Pesticide Contamination?5/5/2022
Add pesticides to the list of contaminants that are prevalent in U.S. drinking water and can cause severe health impacts, including cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
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Environmental Racism In America: How It’s Affecting Vulnerable Communities3/10/2022
The history of decisions that have led to environmental pollution, with impact on some more than others, calls for corrective measures to atone for the injustice.
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A New Perspective On Funding Nonpoint-Source-Pollution Solutions1/12/2022
While municipal wastewater treatment facilities fight hard to keep waterways clean, other (“nonpoint”) sources contribute greatly to environmental pollution. But there is funding, and now guidance, available to help solve the problem.
DRINKING WATER
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Taking The "Forever" Out Of PFAS: The Future Of PFAS Remediation5/5/2022
As PFAS treatment technologies continue to emerge, CDM Smith reviews some considerations for the existing options — and introduces a new one.
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100 Days And Many Ways To Cybersecurity3/10/2022
A Q&A with Riggs Eckelberry, founder and CEO of OriginClear, on the need to improve cybersecurity at water and wastewater utilities, which has elicited action from the Biden administration and everyday operators alike.
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How To Truly Eradicate PFAS From Our Drinking Water1/12/2022
As so-called “forever chemicals” get more attention from regulators and the public at large, the pressure is on to eliminate these pervasive contaminants — forever.
REVENUE METERING
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Private Investment Trends In Water And Wastewater Utilities1/12/2022
Initial advice for utilities considering privatization, public-private partnerships, and consolidation
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Balancing The Costs Of Water For Utilities And Customers9/7/2021
The cost of municipal water management, including infrastructure renewal, relies on revenue from ratepayers, but affordability of services is a prime concern as well. A recent report from Black & Veatch looks at large cities and recent trends regarding this delicate balance.
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Why Invest Time And Resources In Reducing Non-Revenue Water?5/3/2021
As the incentive to minimize non-revenue water and decrease OPEX becomes ever more imperative among U.S. utilities, lessons can be learned from pioneering Danish utilities that had to do a similar maneuver 20 years ago and today have one of the lowest water-loss rates in the world.
MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL
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Cybersecurity: A Marathon, Not A Sprint5/5/2022
To become more resilient against increasing cyber threats, water and wastewater utilities should employ a multibarrier approach.
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Rethinking Optimization From Planning Through Long-Term Operation3/10/2022
“Optimization” isn’t a new word in the water sector, but it has a broader meaning now as utilities plan for the future.
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State-Of-The-Art Wastewater Analysis Systems Will Be Key To Guarding Public Health In The Future1/12/2022
Wastewater is suddenly an important source for data and insight for solving problems beyond the scope of traditional water management.
REUSE
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Industrial Wastewater Reuse: From Vision To Reality1/12/2022
With the need for fresh water becoming ever more critical, an innovative treatment solution provides promise for cost-effective sustainability.
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5 Factors That Will Drive Widespread Adoption Of Water Reuse11/6/2021
The technology is ready, but is the world ready? The seismic shift toward water reuse will occur only as driving circumstances reach their tipping point.
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Solving Water Scarcity With Reuse — The Tale Of Tucson11/1/2021
Two water leaders from Tucson, AZ, reveal how big cities can thrive in the desert, even amid historic drought.
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Reuse To The Rescue: Recycling Municipal And Industrial Wastewater For A Sustainable Future3/8/2021
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.
ACE INNOVATION
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Calling On Utilities To Combat Legionella5/5/2022
The risk level linked to delivered drinking water from municipal utilities is very small, even if some high-profile examples of failure (see Flint, MI) have degraded public confidence to a degree. Our treatment professionals usually hit their targets, so the onus then shifts to the research and guidance that determines the safe level of various constituents through U.S. EPA protocols. But there is one contaminant that rulemaking hasn’t quite caught up to and which is downright deadly — Legionella pneumophila.
WEFTEC INNOVATION
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Predicting Future Pandemics Through Wastewater12/7/2021
The Water Online editorial staff sat down recently for a brief chat with Endress+Hauser CEO Matthias Altendorf, and Flow Product Manager Adam Booth, to discuss the challenges currently facing the water industry, as well as solutions that Endress+Hauser provide.
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How Should Infrastructure Funding Be Prioritized?11/11/2021
With the $1.2-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill finally passed following lengthy congressional negotiations, U.S. water and wastewater utilities are in line to get help for solving some longstanding issues, from crumbling pipes and outdated treatment plants to modernizing operations for efficiency and resiliency.