Podcast: Technology Adoption of Water Utilities
Hydraulic modeling is not new to the water industry; however, recent industry influences have resulted in utilities expanding use of modeling software: COVID has changed the game for many industries and their workforce, and this has had an impact on water utilities and the experts who serve them. Water utilities are able to use software to operate smarter, in terms of both saving operational time and expense as well as preparing for anomalies and emergencies. The “brain...
City Water Supply Safeguarded Thanks to Insertion Valve Installation
AVT and Lincoln Winwater water working in partnership (Houston ) – The installation of an Advanced Valve Technologies EZ Valve has helped secure the water supply to the City of Papillion, a city of 20,000 residents, in Nebraska. The city is fed its water supply from two large towers. These towers are fed by a pump station with the original pipeline infrastructure dictating that both towers needed to be filled simultaneously. With this configuration, when City engineers need to carr...
City of South Bend’s enhanced Long Term Control Plan wins approval
Modified strategy, completed by Stantec, will save city more than $400 million in effort to reduce combined sewer overflows that contribute to river pollution SOUTH BEND, IN - NYSE, TSX: STN The City of South Bend, Indiana has reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on its updated Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Long Term Control Plan (LTCP)...
Lack of Water Linked to 10 Percent of the Rise in Global Migration
In Middle East and North Africa, the Region with the Highest Levels of Forced Displacement, Water Resilience is Key to Long-Term Growth WASHINGTON— As climate change accelerates a global water crisis, rainfall variability is expected to be one of the contributing forces in migration, according to a new World Bank report released today. The report anticipates that the world’s cities, which receive migrants and are now home to 55% of the global population, will face a rising number of “da...
Automating Process Cooling to Eliminate “Strainer Danger”
Automated scraper strainers that filter out both micron-sized particles and oversized detritus resist clogging and fouling, minimizing maintenance and boosting production Industrial plants that rely on process cooling water drawn from natural sources such as rivers, lakes, and oceans face “strainer danger” when both small particles (sand, silt, suspended solids) and larger debris (aquatic life, trash, vegetation) must be removed at the risk of fouled processes and production downtime. I...
New Regional San upgrade virtually eliminates ammonia in Sacramento region’s wastewater
Biological Nutrient Removal project treats about 130 million gallons of wastewater per day and uses bacteria to remove more than 99% of ammonia SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) has completed a significant upgrade to its wastewater treatment facility that serves the Sacramento region. The new Biological Nutrient Removal project (BNR) is now operational, virtually eliminating ammonia from the region’s treated wastewater. “At Regional...
Reclamation Launches Website with Real-Time Information, Interactive Resources On Drought
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Reclamation launched a new web portal today that provides real-time drought-related information and details of drought actions taken in collaboration with stakeholders and partners. The science-based web portal is designed to increase public and media understanding of drought conditions and the all-of-government efforts to mitigate these conditions by the Biden-Harris administration. The features of the interactive multi-page platform highlight Reclamation’s efforts...
New ASCE Geotechnical Publication Examines Two Recent Dam Failures
Reston, Va. – Following heavy rains in May 2020, the Edenville Dam, and subsequently the Sanford Dam in Midland, Michigan, failed massively. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) newest publication, Edenville and Sanford Dam Failures: Field Reconnaissance Report, GSP 327, presents the results of on-ground and aerial assessments that took place in the weeks following the failures. Waters released by the breach of the Edenville Dam overwhelmed the Sanford Dam which was overtopped and f...
DuPont Selected to Provide Membrane Technology to Sorek B, Israel’s Largest Desalination Plant
IDE Water Technologies Selects FilmTec™ Membranes for Groundbreaking Desalination Plant WILMINGTON, Del., July 27, 2021, – DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced that its FilmTec™ membranes have been selected by IDE Water Technologies to provide the sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) filtration for the Sorek B desalination plant in Israel. The 25-year, 200 million m3/year facility, which will be the largest desalination plant in Israel and one of the largest in the world, is predicted to set...
Water is Life: Protecting Water Resources and Infrastructure With Purpose-Built Cloud Technology
Water is life. This is a statement of fact—and a daily reminder of the responsibility our team at Innovyze, now an Autodesk company, has carried with us each day for thirty-five years. Therefore, we innovate, relentlessly, to ensure we provide the best technology to support our customers and the billions of people who depend on them to thrive worldwide. The technology we develop is purpose-built and helps our customers provide clean drinking water, treat wastewater, and enable cities and mu...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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