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New Hydrant Technology Helps Ontario City Calm the Water By Dave Alberton & Tim Sutherns The City of Hamilton, Ontario, has one of the oldest and most complex water distribution systems in Canada, serving more than 560,000 people. Maintaining a consistent operating pressure is aRead More

By Krishnan Sadasivam To make water safe for consumption and compliant with regulations, disinfection chemicals are a basic supply for water treatment facilities. Thanks to technological advancements and changing market and environmental trends, the choice between purchasing bulk bleach or making it on-site is gettingRead More

Underground Infrastructure & Data-Driven Decisions By Leticia Eberly How many times have you struggled to decide where to start when planning for your underground infrastructure repair and replacement? Do you often cave into the customer that makes the loudest noise failing to invest on thoseRead More

Twin Cities Area System Eliminates PFAS from Well Water Using Granular Activated Carbon By Robert Bergsgaard Located in the Twin Cities metro area, the City of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, needed to increase the capacity of its drinking water system to meet the demands of increasingRead More

By Marina Donovan Global water demand is expected to rise significantly over the next 20 years, driven by population growth, agricultural practices and industrial development, as noted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. By 2050, water use is projected to increase byRead More

By André Noel As a long-time leader in asset management programs, particularly for small- to mid-sized utilities, we are often asked about common challenges facing small and mid-sized systems when it comes to upgrading metering infrastructure. What needs upgrading? Is it the meters themselves, orRead More

By Anne Austin Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plays a critical role in modern infrastructure and everyday life. Used safely for nearly a century, PVC provides essential benefits in applications ranging from water and sewer systems to medical devices, flooring and even automotive components, where it helpsRead More

By Mike McGill Back in 2017, I was in the middle of the GenX crisis that occurred in Cape Fear region of North Carolina. The discovery of it and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) generated scandalous headlines – “Toxin Taints Drinking Water” – and fearRead More

Assessing and Rehabbing Multiple Pipes within the Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s York River Treatment Plant By Ann Copeland, Brad Alger & Atilana Bolton The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) owns and operates 14 wastewater treatment plants in southeastern Virginia, with a combined treatment capacity ofRead More

By Silvan Kaufmann Microbiological monitoring is critical to water quality management. It ensures the safety of drinking water, protects public health, and supports regulatory compliance. However, traditional approaches to this monitoring have often low coverage in space and time, are time-consuming, and prone to humanRead More