Treatment plant control systems are more vulnerable to computer hacks than ever before. What should utilities be doing to prepare themselves?  Continue Reading..

California has a water-data scarcity problem and experts say utilities have a role in fixing that.  Continue Reading..

Just because water has been around since before the Stone Age doesn’t mean it’s immune to evolution. Here are five ways that water is getting swept up in the future.  Continue Reading..

Two tools leverage computing power for engineering design, opening up a digital world of possibility for wastewater plants.  Continue Reading..

The computer system for the Edwards Aquifer Authority holds a treasure trove of unused information. Now, business leaders and officials are trying to tap that through a so-called “big data code-a-thon.”  Continue Reading..

Much has been made of the gap in knowledge to come when the water industry’s aging workforce reaches retirement. With advances in simulation training software capable of getting new employees familiar with plant processes, it may be an analog fear in the digital world.  Continue Reading..

The Lancaster Area Sewer Authority’s (LASA) recent $26.8 million upgrade to its lone wastewater treatment facility promises to reduce the plant’s environmental footprint and save costs by emphasizing energy efficiency and allowing for biosolids reuse.  Continue Reading..

You may hear talk of an emerging “smart grid” in the sector. Maybe you’ve heard of a tomorrow dependent on the Internet of Things (IoT). Whatever they choose to call it, advocates will agree: a network of digitally connected devices is emerging, which will pool data together and funnel it to a single source, painting a more complete picture of how water is used. And soon, it will be everywhere.  Continue Reading..

It might seem straight out of Space Camp, but  there is an increasingly common scene in water and wastewater municipalities where supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) simulation training offers hands-on experience to usher in the next generation of operators.  Continue Reading..

Regulators in drought-plagued Washington State are trying to peel back obstacles to water reuse and encourage the practice.  Continue Reading..

A so-called “toilet-to-tap” project in Texas — the first of its kind in the nation — is ending along with the state’s record drought.  Continue Reading..

After more than three years of severe drought, utilities in California can attest to the value of preparation — even if they found out the hard way, through inaction.  Continue Reading..

The shale revolution is here to stay even as oil prices drop, and that means big opportunities in water recycling.  Continue Reading..

New research on how bacteria behave in produced water could affect the way fluid from shale gas operations is handled and reused.  Continue Reading..

San Angelo, TX, a city with hefty water challenges, may latch onto potable reuse as a solution to its drought troubles.  Continue Reading..

Saudi Arabia has set a goal to reuse 100 percent of urban wastewater by 2025.  Continue Reading..

A pair of Irish students is marketing a recycled water device to Irish cattle farmers, angling it as a money-saver as the public begins paying water fees in this country for the first time.  Continue Reading..