Cortec® Solutions Helped City Wastewater System Cut Corrosion Costs by $10,000+ in One Year
How can wastewater treatment operators keep their sensitive, high-dollar electronics from deteriorating prematurely in a corrosive environment? The answer comes from a Midwest US wastewater treatment plant that used Cortec® corrosion solutions to halt the failure of expensive HMI (human machine interface) panels at the rate of one or two every six months.* With the high price of $15,000-$40,000 per replacement, the plant relied on their Cortec® representative, Cortec® Global Services, for answer...
Aquacycl Warns Industrial Producers to Prepare for Cost and Compliance Shifts Under New EU Wastewater Rules
Escondido, CA — October 14, 2025 — Aquacycl, a global leader in sustainable industrial wastewater treatment, is advising industrial facilities across the European Union to prepare now for the far-reaching impacts of the recently updated Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). While the directive is aimed at municipal treatment facilities, its sweeping changes, including the requirement for energy neutrality in wastewater treatment plants by 2045, are expected to significantly affect all in...
All-in-One Headworks Systems: An Economical, Efficient and High Performing Solution for Wastewater Treatment in Small to Mid-Sized Municipalities
By: Rich MacGregor, Technical Writer The need for effective headworks systems has become more critical than ever for wastewater treatment plants, driven by challenges such as the increasing prevalence of flushable wipes and the necessity to safeguard newer, more advanced treatment methods. For municipalities with small and medium-sized populations or in rural locations, designing state-of-the-art systems and navigating complex construction projects can be particularly daunting. This...
DuPont Wins R&D 100 for FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160 Membrane for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
DuPont (NYSE: DD) recently announced that it has won three 2025 R&D 100 Awards in the Mechanical/Materials category—including recognition of the FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160 Membrane for industrial wastewater treatment and reuse. The R&D 100 Awards, sponsored by R&D World Magazine, recognizes the 100 most innovative technologies of the previous year. The FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160 Membrane is a reverse osmosis element designed to concentrate wastewater streams, enabling a more efficient and sust...
EPA Attempts to Sugarcoat Toxic Sewage Sludge
PFAS-Laden Biosolid Fertilizers Pose a Clear Public Health Threat Washington, DC — Despite finding adverse human health effects from even miniscule amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolid fertilizer applications, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest draft risk assessment ducks key issues and plays methodological games, according to comments filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the plaintiffs PEER represents in...
Simplifying Pump Maintenance: Tsurumi Highlights the Importance of Guide Rail Systems in Lift Stations
As operators continue to prioritize efficiency and uptime in wastewater management, Tsurumi Pump spotlights the vital role that guide rail systems play in pump installations for sewage lift stations and wastewater treatment plants. When a submersible pump needs to be installed, serviced, or replaced, time is critical. Guide rail systems allow pumps to be connected, lifted, and reinstalled with ease. A guide rail system consists of rails or channels that connect the pump the piping. When t...
GLWA Bond Upgrade and Sale Delivers $77M in Savings, $280M for Infrastructure
GLWA SEWER SYSTEM BONDS RECEIVE UPGRADE TO AA /UTILITY EXECUTES SUCCESSFUL BOND TRANSACTION TO SECURE FUNDING FOR REGIONAL WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND GARNERS MONEY-SAVING REFUNDING GLWA received an upgrade from Fitch Ratings on its Sewer System to AA for the senior lien and AA- for the second lien, with affirmation of strong ratings from each of the other rating agencies Successful bond transaction provides $280 million in new funding for regional water and wastew...
Aquacycl Netherlands BV Delivers Scalable On-Site Wastewater Treatment for Manufacturers to Meet EU Regulations Without Tariff Disruption
Company Provides Impactful Environmental European Wastewater Treatment Solutions Escondido, CA / Leeuwarden, Netherlands – [June 17, 2025] – Industrial processes are responsible for 30%-50% of water withdrawals, consumption and discharge around the world. These industrial processes generate wastewater that is very complex and challenging for conventional treatment systems to efficiently remove pollutants. With ever-evolving EU wastewater discharge regulations, the need for a reliable so...
25% of the World’s Public-Sector WWTPs to Use AI in 2025
According to the Xylem Vue report: Water Technology Trends 2025: revolutionizing water management 25% OF THE WORLD’S PUBLIC-SECTOR WWTPs TO USE AI IN 2025 - By 2035, this figure is expected to reach 60% - Data-driven operational and process optimization, predictive maintenance and analytics, improved decision-making, wastewater discharge control, and hydraulic efficiency are some of the competitive advantages of AI in WWTPs, according to Xylem Vue June 10, 2025. As the global po...
Veolia Technology To Transform San Francisco Wastewater Into Local, Decarbonized Energy Source
Veolia’s innovative biogas upgrading technology will help transform San Francisco's largest wastewater facility into a renewable energy producer. State-of-the-art MemGas™ membrane technology will convert biogas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas, providing 100% beneficial use of the biogas generated at the Southeast Treatment Plant and at full capacity, will produce enough renewable energy to offset the natural gas needs equivalent to approximately 3,800 homes (68 GWh/yr). The...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
