Which pipes fail most often — and where should utilities focus first? Drawing on data from more than 800 utilities, Greg Baird, Principal Consultant for Utility Financial Management at Black & Veatch, explains how pipe material, diameter, and age drive risk, and why smaller-diameter legacy pipes represent the biggest vulnerability.  Continue Reading..

Pipeline replacement projects leave little room for error. From the construction perspective, Andrew Beck, Regional Operations Manager at Garney, explains why detailed pre‑planning, clear shutdown strategies, and rigorous safety protocols are essential to delivering successful projects with minimal service disruption.  Continue Reading..

Before jumping into technology or construction, utilities need clarity on their goals. Christine Ballard, Vice President at CDM Smith, breaks pipeline programs into four clear objective “buckets” — from emergency leak response to long‑term renewal — helping utilities define success before the first dollar is spent.  Continue Reading..

Modern “find and fix” strategies rely on more than visual inspections. CDM Smith's Christine Ballard explains how AMI pressure sensing and passive acoustic monitoring can detect leaks early, track pipeline health over time, and help utilities act before failures escalate.  Continue Reading..

In this live event, guest expert speakers from CDM Smith, Black & Veatch, and Garney, along with moderator and Water Online Chief Editor Kevin Westerling, guide you down the path of pipeline rehabilitation with asset management tools, funding advice, and repair/replace recommendations for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance and renewal.  Continue Reading..

The latest episode of the Water Online Show's In The Flow series features hosts Travis Kennedy and Chief Editor Kevin Westerling outlining the top 10 trends shaping the water sector in 2026, based on insights from their audience, industry experts, and past guests.  Continue Reading..

Dr. Rosa Yu, National PFAS Lead at Carollo Engineers, discusses the fate of PFAS as treatment technologies evolve from removal with a PFAS byproduct to complete destruction, which would eliminate the chemicals from the water cycle, thus taking "forever" out of their name.  Continue Reading..

Adam Feffer, National PFAS Practice Leader at Black & Veatch, lists the Best Available Technologies, or BATs, that the U.S. EPA has recognized for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). According to the current rule (but subject to change), solutions to remove two specific PFAS — PFOA and PFOS — down to 4.0 parts per trillion must be implemented by 2029. Drinking water utilities will likely select among the...  Continue Reading..

The Water Online Show kicks off its new season with an in‑depth discussion on stormwater management, focusing on New York City’s innovative partnership with Arcadis. Guest Shandor Szalay, the National Stormwater Resilience Practice Lead at Arcadis, explains how climate‑driven superstorms and aging urban infrastructure have pushed the city to rethink stormwater strategies.  Continue Reading..

PFAS regulations have become a moving target for water managers, whether you're a drinking water supplier facing state or pending federal treatment requirements, a wastewater utility dealing with PFAS entering and leaving your facility, or an industrial discharger concerned about liability and your responsibility to human health and the environment.  Continue Reading..