WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

• Breaking Point: How Utilities Can Get Ahead Of The Water Main Crisis

  The water and wastewater industry is currently grappling with a significant aging pipeline infrastructure crisis, a challenge that requires a shift from reactive repairs to proactive, data-driven management. In a recent Water Online webinar, industry experts Christine Ballard (CDM Smith), Greg Baird (Black & Veatch), and Andrew Beck (Garney) outlined a practical framework for addressing infrastructure repairs in ways that are fundable and executable.

• Artificial Intelligence May Be Fueling The Future, But Water Will Sustain It

  AI is reshaping industries at extraordinary speed, from healthcare and finance to manufacturing, logistics, and retail. As AI adoption accelerates, data centers have become the physical backbone of the digital world. Yet behind every compute cycle lies a critical resource that rarely receives the same level of attention: water.

• Managing Risk In Water Utilities: From Compliance To True Resilience

  When thinking about minimizing risk, it used to be enough for utilities to focus on highly visible assets such as reservoirs and storage tanks using deterrents like chain-link fences, locked doors and cameras. Today, that’s no longer enough.

• Why You Can't Patch Your Way Out Of The Latest Water Utility Threats

  Iranian-linked hackers have successfully exploited PLCs at water utilities and energy facilities across the U.S., resulting in operational disruptions and massive financial loss. For many water utility executives, the immediate and instinctive reaction is to look for a patch. But in this case, there is no simple vendor fix.

• MDC Preserves Service While Upgrading Infrastructure

  Discover how a major utility leveraged advanced in-line isolation technology to abandon an aging water main and prepare for new pipeline infrastructure without disrupting service to nearby businesses or residents at a busy town intersection.

• Safeguarding Neighborhood Service During An Emergency With Valve Insertion

  Discover how a municipal utility resolved an urgent infrastructure repair on an active 8-inch water main in just two hours, keeping water flowing to hundreds of nearby residents by avoiding a wide-reaching neighborhood shutdown.

• Rethinking Master Planning In A Data-Rich Environment

  Digital planning tools are transforming the master planning process from a periodic study into a continuously updated decision-support system that integrates data, models, and operational insight.
• Reservoir Service Preserved During Emergency Leak Repair

  Discover how utility operators resolved a critical emergency main leak in just one day, using under-pressure valve insertion to isolate the break without draining the regional reservoir or interrupting water service to the community.

• Hydrant And Valve Replacement Project Preserved Service Without Major Shutdown

  Discover how a utility eliminated a massive 17-valve shutdown in a high-pressure downtown corridor by installing an inline insertion valve in under two hours, protecting continuous service to critical public facilities.

• Adding A Control Point In A Busy Intersection Without Disruption

  Discover how a municipal water department installed an 8-inch control valve at a busy intersection in one day, protecting a nearby gas main and maintaining continuous service to medical offices and a local school.