WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

• Energy Optimization Plan For Water Networks

  Sustained energy savings in drinking water distribution and sanitation depend on a continuous, structured optimization process rather than isolated equipment fixes. Knowing where losses sit shapes how to prioritize them.

• Smart Irrigation: How Digital Tools Help Cities And Growers Save Water

  Fixed schedules and rigid controls waste water on farms and in city parks. Integrated data from sensors, forecasts, and satellites enable more responsive irrigation, though adoption faces real obstacles.

• North America's Industrial Strainer Challenge: Unpredictable Solids Loading

  Managing changing solids loading, unpredictable debris, and increasingly variable water sources can make the selection between conventional basket strainers and automatic scraper strainers increasingly significant.

• Why OT Cybersecurity In Water Treatment Starts Before Design

  Growing connectivity, new regulations, and long-term operational requirements are pushing cybersecurity decisions into the earliest stages of industrial project design.
• No Easy Way To Add Supply: Bozeman Chooses Continuous Acoustic Monitoring

  When water rights are fixed, capturing underground leakage is critical. Continuous acoustic monitoring identifies developing pipeline vulnerabilities early, reducing leak runtimes from months to days, cutting non-revenue water waste, and saving thousands in emergency repair costs.

• How Richmond Reduced CSOs By More Than 180 Million Gallons Annually

  Discover how the City of Richmond used real-time data, hydraulic modeling, and decision intelligence to better understand and optimize its combined sewer system.

• Many Cities Buried Urban Streams. Here's How To Bring Them Back

  As many cities developed, streams that once flowed on the surface were buried underground to make way for growing infrastructure. However, as heavier rainfall, extreme weather and aging infrastructure place growing pressure on cities, these buried streams could become part of the solution. Restoring streams to the surface — a practice known as stream daylighting — can help manage stormwater, restore habitats, and create greener, more walkable public spaces.

• Sensor Density: The Key To Understanding And Pinpointing I&I In The Collection System

  Infiltration and inflow create severe financial burdens for collection systems. Deploying high-density radar level sensors isolates specific point-source defects across sub-basins, streamlining downstream inspections and maximizing the impact of capital repair budgets.

• From Warning To Reality: Lessons From The Latest OT Attacks On Water Utilities

  On July 10, I published an article warning that water and wastewater utilities had become prime targets for state-sponsored cyber actors, describing how attackers exploit internet-exposed PLCs, how the IT/OT divide leaves organizations vulnerable, and why the sector needed to act before an incident forced their hand. Today, that scenario is no longer hypothetical.

• Who Will Replace Your Best Operator?

  Utilities can refill a vacancy. They cannot rehire the judgment that kept a system stable at 2 a.m. The work now is to preserve that judgment without taking the operator out of command.