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Source Water Protection Approaches: What Utilities Use No single intervention covers all source water quality challenges. ...
Real-time water quality monitoring enables drinking water utilities to detect contamination risks before they impact treatment operations. ...
Discover the top water tech trials bottlenecks that derail innovation, and learn practical ways to avoid them. ...
Traditional disposal methods, including landfilling and open incineration, contribute to soil degradation, water contamination, and the emission of hazardous gases. Pyrolysis plant technology offers a scientifically grounded solution by transforming diverse industrial waste streams into recoverable energy and materials while minimizing ecological impact.Reduction of Landfill ...
This begins with "source suppression," where high-pressure water misting systems are installed at the primary intake and conveyor transfer points. ...
Activated carbon filters work by passing the biogas derived from the AD plant through a metal tower filled with activated carbon. Normally the gas will have been dried by running through a chilling plant to remove excess water which would be absorbed by the ...
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in drinking-water reservoirs pose multi-faceted operational risks for utilities, requiring proactive source-water management, robust monitoring, and rapid, non-disruptive response strategies to maintain water quality under regulatory constraints.Impact on Drinking Water UtilitiesHABs ...
They reduce the surface tension between liquids, enabling emulsification and removal of pollutants in water treatment processes.They are naturally biodegradable, and their environmental performance can be favorable compared with some conventional surfactants. Biosurfactants have demonstrated effectiveness against oil spills and other persistent contaminants.Applications in ...
Carrot and parsnip processing might appear relatively straightforward on the surface, but across global markets, it is becoming increasingly complex. Processors today are balancing higher expectations around quality, food safety, and traceability with growing pressure on labour, water, and operational costs. While carrots dominate global volumes and often dictate how lines are designed, parsnips ...
The analysis here is oriented toward water quality managers, utilities, and lake operators, and focuses on monitoring, thresholds, and intervention strategies that can be deployed before operations are affected. ...
Taste and odor in drinking water are persistent consumer concerns for utilities. They are driven by geosmin and MIB, naturally occurring compounds produced by algae in source water reservoirs. While not health hazards at typical concentrations, their sensory impact drives complaints and erodes trust, and conventional treatment often cannot fully ...
Triple A S.A. E.S.P., the utility supplying drinking water to approximately 15 municipalities in the Barranquilla region, has installed two MPC-Buoys at the Dársena Río Magdalena, a river intake on the Magdalena River, to address algae at the source before treatment.Context: Algae risk at river intakesThe Magdalena River is Colombia's primary freshwater source ...
Water utilities in 2026 face accelerating operational pressures driven by climate volatility, regulatory tightening, and aging freshwater infrastructure. ...
Following publication of the Environment Agency’s stringent new requirements for reporting on sewer overflows, water companies are under urgent pressure to quantify, report, and mitigate events caused by groundwater infiltration. ...
Explore where water-technology investment is growing and how emerging funding priorities are shaping real-world trials and the next wave of scalable solutions. A roundup of emerging funding priorities in water innovation funding, with examples from technologies already being tested through the Trial Reservoirs Initiative. 2025 was a remarkably successful year for global water innovation ...
Introduction When a lake or reservoir turns bright green, the issue is rarely “just algae.” Blooms can signal a shift in water quality that affects aquatic life, recreation, and the reliability of a community’s water supply. This guide explains the basics of freshwater blooms and the practical steps used to stop water contamination before impacts reach drinking ...
Introduction Across drinking water reservoirs and managed lakes, operators keep coming back to the same question: what is the best practice to prevent algae growth while still protecting ecosystems, budgets and public trust? Blooms can seem to appear almost overnight, turning clear water into green streaks or scums, releasing toxins, and in the worst cases ...
Dosch is supplying venturi tubes for the ETES heat pump plant in Esbjerg, Denmark Water utility DIN Forsyning is currently having an ETES heat pump plant (Electro-Thermal Energy Storage) with a total heat output of 50 megawatts built in the Danish city of Esbjerg. ...
Fairly or unfairly, the water sector gets a rough ride when it comes to a reputation for running with new ideas. ...
However, accelerated urbanization rates pose significant challenges in the design and utilization of water and wastewater facilities. Older wastewater treatment facilities must be upgraded to cope with stricter discharge limits, as well as increased capacities. ...