UTILITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

  • Corrosion prevention is a pressing concern for wastewater professionals in the U.S. and elsewhere. Corroded infrastructure can fail prematurely and cause other costly complications that disrupt operations and negatively impact providers’ reputations. What progress has occurred in tackling the problem and giving decision-makers new solutions to consider?

  • The U.S. water utility sector stands at a critical juncture, facing a confluence of challenges that demand innovative and strategic responses. Aging infrastructure, escalating operational costs, and the persistence of data silos are placing immense pressure on these essential service providers. To navigate this complex landscape and ensure the continued delivery of safe and reliable water services, a fundamental shift towards proactive, data-driven approaches is not just beneficial but essential.

  • The focus on water is extreme in almost every state in America. The most critical issues tend to be water resources, aging water treatment plants, flood control, aging dam structures, and leaking water pipelines. These types of projects are usually expensive, but the good news is that there is still federal funding available.

  • Cybersecurity has been in the news in recent years. Steep ransomware demands. Stolen identities, credentials, and intellectual property. And major disruptions to operations around the world. Water and wastewater utilities need to know that they are targets. But some utilities mistakenly think these cyber threats won’t impact them.

  • Discover why the City of Juneau chose to license ePulse, an acoustic velocity (AV) testing technology by Echologics, to non-invasively provide critical condition assessment information and simultaneously check for leaks using their own utility staff to collect field data. 

  • Redmond’s water utility previously relied on contracted meter readers to manually report water meter data once a month. Using this outdated monthly system, the city was obtaining inconsistent information that did not allow the utility to effectively answer customer questions.

  • For decades, the State Revolving Fund (SRF) has served as a crucial financial backbone for water infrastructure projects across the U.S., providing low-interest loans to states and municipalities to maintain and improve drinking water and wastewater systems. However, recent executive actions from the Trump administration have raised concerns that even long-standing and widely supported programs like the SRF could face fundamental changes, or even outright repeal.

  • With aging infrastructures, lean and limited personnel, lower budgets, and less accessible, often remote locations, smaller and rural water treatment plants are challenged in maintaining operations while understanding new and important technologies in improving contaminant removal in water treatment. 

  • This white paper will explore a three-pronged approach to handling non-revenue water, helping utilities to manage costs and maintain a healthy water delivery ecosystem.

  • Water specialists do their best to ensure safe drinking water for people nationwide. Despite their diligence in monitoring and treating wastewater at municipal facilities, some households are still susceptible to contamination. Encouraging homeowners to regularly test their own water during the year will help pinpoint missed hazards and provide an additional safeguard.

UTILITY MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

UTILITY MANAGEMENT VIDEOS

In this episode of The Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling explore the complex interplay of tariffs, regulations, and industry trends with Saurabh Singh and Jacob Steele from BlueTech Research, offering insights and recommendations for stakeholders in the water and wastewater sector.