WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES, INSIGHTS, AND ANALYSIS
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![0925-Clean-Flo]( "Common Misconceptions Are Keeping Lakes \"Sick\"")
Common Misconceptions Are Keeping Lakes "Sick"Long-held misconceptions about lake management fuel the intensity and recurrence of harmful algal blooms.
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![coloradomountains]( "Colorado's Subalpine Wetlands May Be Producing A Toxic Form Of Mercury — That's A Concern For Downstream Water Supplies")
Colorado's Subalpine Wetlands May Be Producing A Toxic Form Of Mercury — That's A Concern For Downstream Water SuppliesThe wetlands found across the Rocky Mountains of Colorado just below tree line are crucial for regulating the supply of clean water from the highlands to metropolitan regions downslope, including Denver. However, new research shows the wetlands also harbor a health risk.
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![grandcanyonspoke_Getty-2229310104]( "Grand Canyon's Dragon Bravo Megafire Shows The Growing Wildfire Threat To Water Systems")
Grand Canyon's Dragon Bravo Megafire Shows The Growing Wildfire Threat To Water SystemsAs wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in July 2025, the air turned toxic. A chlorine gas leak had erupted from the park’s water treatment facility as the building burned, forcing firefighters to pull back. The water treatment facility is part of a system that draws water from a fragile spring. The fire also damaged some of the area’s water pipes and equipment.
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![Legionella Bacteria-GettyImages-2209458892]( "What Are Legionella Log Books And Why Are They Important?")
What Are Legionella Log Books And Why Are They Important? Implementing and managing a Legionella control regime can sometimes seem daunting and complex. Invariably, a lot of resources, time, and effort are needed to achieve the required standard and provide assurance to senior management and auditors that controls are effective and those that are not are being managed and rectified appropriately. -
![ABB’s-SRV500-verification-tool]( "How ABB's Flow And Digital Technologies Help Bawat With Smarter Ballast Water Compliance")
How ABB's Flow And Digital Technologies Help Bawat With Smarter Ballast Water ComplianceThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets strict global standards for ballast water management to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms. For companies like Bawat, a Danish innovator in ballast water management, being able to verify ballast water flow measurements quickly, accurately, and from anywhere in the world is essential.
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![0725-Arvia]( "PFAS Policy In 2025: Why It's Time To Go Beyond Remediation")
PFAS Policy In 2025: Why It's Time To Go Beyond Remediation The most common techniques for disposing of PFAS may no longer be good enough. -
![GettyImages-839717010]( "The Uneven Fight Against PFAS In Rural vs. Urban Water Systems")
The Uneven Fight Against PFAS In Rural vs. Urban Water Systems Drinking water systems across America face a mounting PFAS threat with starkly different capacities to respond. Large urban utilities typically have ample resources to detect and remove these persistent chemicals from water supplies, while small rural systems operate with tight budgets, skeleton crews, and minimal technical support. -
![0525-SLEnvironmentalGrp]( "CERCLA And PFAS: What's The Liability For Water And Wastewater Utilities?")
CERCLA And PFAS: What's The Liability For Water And Wastewater Utilities? Federal rules aim to target those liable but may miss the mark. Utilities can redirect the effort — and costs — to those truly responsible for PFAS contamination. -
![Everglades_Getty-1621913121]( "25 Years Of Everglades Restoration Has Improved Drinking Water For Millions In Florida, But A New Risk Is Rising")
25 Years Of Everglades Restoration Has Improved Drinking Water For Millions In Florida, But A New Risk Is RisingAs the Everglades has shrunk over the past century, South Florida’s water supply and water quality have become increasingly threatened, including by harmful algal blooms fueled by agriculture runoff. Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion.
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![algaehand_Getty-1162458845]( "From Symptoms To Solutions: Measuring What Matters To Transform Reservoir Risk Management")
From Symptoms To Solutions: Measuring What Matters To Transform Reservoir Risk Management A new methodology for measuring "what truly matters" empowers reservoir managers to make informed, proactive decisions that break the cycle of lake degradation and secure long-term water quality and ecosystem health.
VIEWS ON THE LATEST REGS
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![1124-Microbac_Technologies]( "Monitoring Know-How For PFAS Regulations")
A Q&A to explain and resolve issues confronting water suppliers as they endeavor to comply with the monitoring requirements of federal PFAS regulations.
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![Rusty-pipe-GettyImages-186881378]( "Clearing LCRI Hurdles")
Assessing what lies ahead in the 10-year race to go lead-free, otherwise known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). -
![GettyImages-1250844105-water-line-service]( "Making Sense Of GRR For LCRR: How Galvanized Service Lines Factor Into Inventory Requirements")
Many water systems are still tackling the challenge of identifying and compliantly managing galvanized and galvanized-requiring-replacement (GRR) service lines.
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![Human Hand sign for small-GettyImages-168259334]( "A Tiny Bit Of PFAS")
In the most recent edition of Water Innovations, there is not a single article focused on PFAS. That wouldn't be exceptional if not for the fact that discussion around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances has so thoroughly dominated the water space lately. And yet, I penned this as an intro to the edition — just "a tiny bit of PFAS" content — because a small portion of PFAS is of the utmost importance in terms of treatment, policy, and cost.
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![Hazard signs-GettyImages-1467383857]( "How CERCLA Complicates The PFAS Problem")
As states and the federal government attempt to crack down on the proliferation of PFAS and their health consequences with a spate of new regulations, there is one significant upcoming ruling that will have tremendous impact for compliance and costs: the final rule on PFAS CERCLA designation.
MORE WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES
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![GettyImages-1212392754-petri-bacteria-plasmid-lab]( "Engineering E. Coli For Novel Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing")
Recent advancements in genetic engineering and analytical techniques have significantly enhanced E. coli's potential for protein expression.
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![GettyImages-1132994802_450_300]( "6 Considerations When Preparing For Carbon Media Replacement")
This guide can help operators ensure seamless granular activated carbon (GAC) media changeouts, minimizing downtime and maintaining high water quality standards.
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![Pet Food Kibble GettyImages-1131841641]( "4 Steps To Quality Control In Pet Food Production")
Prioritizing pet safety and quality is paramount in pet food production. Explore essential solutions for four key production stages, ensuring safety, compliance, and brand integrity.
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![pilot-scale-unit]( "Designing And Evaluating A Water Treatment Media Pilot")
Evaluating the use of activated carbon and other media for water treatment is a crucial step to ensure project goals are achieved.
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![GettyImages-1364760615]( "Turbidity, What It Is And How It's Successfully Mitigated")
This article will clarify the essential aspects of turbidity, how it can affect human health, and how best to measure and mitigate it.
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![Long-island-CS]( "AOP Removal In Aquifer Remediation")
In this case study, read about a successful pilot test in Long Island, New York, removing 1,4 dioxane from water. The technology used offers improved efficiency, reduced maintenance, and ongoing monitoring for reliable water treatment.
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![aria-filtra]( "Microfiltration Membranes Lead The Way In Water Filtration")
For water treatment professionals prioritizing precision and efficiency, hollow-fiber microfiltration membranes are revolutionizing the way industries and municipalities treat water.
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![article-5-feature]( "Addressing Water Treatment Challenges: Technology Access Limitations By Small, Rural Water Utilities")
Addressing Water Treatment Challenges: Technology Access Limitations By Small, Rural Water UtilitiesWith 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.
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![GettyImages-1390096829 water analysis]( "Identifying Contaminants Of Concern")
In this article, we outline the sources, occurrence, known health issues, and mitigation options for specific contaminants.
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![GettyImages-87601259 school water fountain]( "Toxic By Proximity: How PFAS Risk Shadows Millions Of U.S. Students As They Return Back To School")
Though new EPA regulations are set to enforce stricter limits on PFAS in drinking water by 2029, millions of students are already attending schools in areas with elevated risk today.
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![SPIE Photonics West 2025 Header]( "Spotlight On Reclaimed Water Regulations: California")
Technological advancements play a crucial role in shaping reclaimed water regulations, as new methods for treating and reusing wastewater emerge.
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![ketos-shield]( "Greater Efficiency And Peace Of Mind With The KETOS SHIELD")
In this case study, explore how a municipality automated its water quality testing to ensure compliance in real time.
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![GettyImages-1397784578]( "Are We Setting Ourselves Up For Failure With PFAS?")
Utilities need to revisit mistakes of the past and ask tough questions about what it truly means to treat and remove PFAS.
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![GettyImages-2036497698 clinical lab]( "Robust, Scalable Strategy For Monodisperse Nanosuspensions Of Poorly Soluble Drugs")
By tailoring the formulation strategy, selecting the appropriate excipients, and fine-tuning process conditions, see how our team was able to improve bioavailability and in vivo exposure.
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![GettyImages-2113980747-laboratory-scientists-beaker-green-liquid-reaction-smoke]( "Characterizing Binding Interactions By ITC")
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry is a powerful technique for analyzing biochemical binding events, which is crucial for understanding molecular interactions and enzyme kinetics in biomedical research.
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![chennai-india]( "Disinfection For Drinking Water Plant In Chennai, India")
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) encountered significant challenges in treating high algae loads at its drinking water plant, which processes 1.5 million liters of water daily. The primary issue arose from the organic load in lake water, which, when treated with conventional chlorine disinfectants, resulted in harmful disinfection byproducts (DBPs).
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![Antibodies And Cancer Cell GettyImages-1410479280]( "Accelerating The Development And Production Of High-Quality bsAbs")
Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) are revolutionizing medicine by targeting two disease mechanisms simultaneously. Learn about an innovative platform offering excellent pairing and enhanced productivity.
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![GettyImages-2181457707_high_voltage]( "Critical Grounding Issues For Microwave Amplifiers And Other RF Components")
Explore proper grounding in RF systems, addressing ground loops, parasitics, and EMI to enhance performance, reduce noise, and improve MMIC amplifier reliability.
