UTILITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

• Brackish Water Desalination: A Strategic Imperative For Sustainable Water Stewardship In American Landscape

  As droughts intensify, groundwater depletes, and climate extremes worsen, many water-stressed regions are increasingly turning to brackish groundwater desalination, for both potable use and industrial applications where water quality demands are less stringent. Hence, brackish water reserves are emerging fast as a strategic priority, ensuring a supplement for long-term national water security.

• Microbial And Disinfection Byproducts Regulations: Paving The Way For Efficient Compliance

  Given the ongoing regulatory activity in the water industry, it’s hard to imagine another major drinking water rule on the horizon. But the U.S. EPA is planning revisions to the microbial and disinfection byproducts (MDBP) regulations.

• Why Smart Valves Are About To Redefine Water Infrastructure

  For years, water metering followed a predictable path: manual reads, AMR, AMI, more visibility, more data. But utilities are now entering a different operational reality. Visibility alone no longer protects infrastructure.

• Building A Better Water Workforce Starts With People, Not Positions

  A discovery at ACE26 offers practical ideas for attracting, developing, and retaining the next generation of water professionals.

• The Resilient Utility: Why AI Is The New Social Safety Net For Water

  For vulnerable communities, the cost of infrastructure fragility is not just financial; it is existential. By shifting our focus from "smart water" to "resilient water," we can use AI to build a social safety net that protects both our infrastructure and the communities that depend on it.

• From Compliance To Resilience: Practical Lessons In OT Recovery For Water Utilities

  Water and wastewater utilities have become attractive targets for cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors. CISA has repeatedly warned that drinking water and wastewater systems are vulnerable because they often lack the resources and technical capacity to adopt rigorous cybersecurity practices. The question is no longer whether your utility will face a cyber incident, but when — and whether you will be ready.

• Why Engineers Aren't Choosing Water Utilities (And What Utilities Can Do About It)

  Attracting engineering talent remains one of the water industry's biggest workforce challenges. It isn't that there aren't enough engineers; it's that the water sector often undersells careers that already offer exactly what today's engineering candidates are looking for.

• From Study To Startup: Reliability Lessons From A CVWRF Headworks Project

  Wastewater utilities invest significant time and resources in capital projects intended to improve reliability, capacity, safety, and long-term performance. The design may be sound, the equipment may be new, and the project may appear ready for service. Yet the true test often comes during startup.

• Purdue Student Engineers Conquer Blue-White® Assembly Challenge

  See how Purdue engineering students partnered with Blue-White to automate peristaltic pump tube assembly, improving consistency, efficiency, and earning a third-place design award.

• Inside The Blueprint To Standardize State Water Reuse Regulations

  Water scarcity in the U.S. is increasing almost as rapidly as demand for clean drinking water. In response, more municipalities and public utilities are actively pivoting toward water reuse strategies. Yet many of these projects are running up against an archaic administrative bottleneck.