Category: Tech & Tools

  • Veolia expands ultrafiltration portfolio with non-PVDF membrane technology

    Veolia is expanding its water technology portfolio with a new generation of ultrafiltration (UF) membranes developed without polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), giving customers greater flexibility as European regulatory requirements evolve. The development builds on more than 30 years of membrane technology expertise and forms part of Veolia’s broader strategy to adapt its solutions to changing regulatory…

  • Repairing a suspended water pipe in 30mins

    By: Bertrand Gonthiez, Mueller regional sales manager for Europe Sébastien Picollo is operations manager at SATEG, a subsidiary of SAUR that distributes drinking water to more than 35,000 subscribers across nearly 200 municipalities in the Pau region of south-western France. SAUR operates six drinking water production plants supplying several large reservoirs, with an annual production…

  • Attleboro selects magnetic ion exchange technology to support PFAS removal

    The city of Attleboro, Massachusetts, has selected magnetic ion exchange technology for its new Wading River Water Treatment Plant (WTP), where the system will remove dissolved organic carbon (DOC) before PFAS treatment as part of a new 2 million gallon per day drinking water treatment process. The technology, supplied by IXOM Watercare, is intended to…

  • Aquatic Informatics launches digital twin platform to cut wastewater operating costs

    Aquatic Informatics has launched WIMS Process Manager, a digital twin solution designed to help wastewater treatment facilities anticipate process disruptions, optimise resource use and reduce operating costs. The platform is the latest addition to the Hach WIMS platform and integrates SCADA, laboratory, operational and simulated data within a single environment. Powered by wastewater modelling software…

  • Duckbill check valves are reshaping urban stormwater control

    By: Cal Hayes, general manager, Proco Products For water utilities and municipal authorities, stormwater management is becoming more challenging as heavier rainfall events and increasing urbanisation place greater pressure on drainage infrastructure. Impervious surfaces such as rooftops, parking lots and roads prevent rainfall from naturally soaking into the ground. Instead, large volumes of runoff enter…

  • Technologies available for water utilities to reduce non-revenue water loss

    By: Laura Dority, regional manager, Mueller Water Products  Pipe condition assessment Effective non-revenue water (NRW) management begins with understanding the structural condition of water distribution assets. Pipe condition assessment technologies provide utilities with actionable data to prioritise rehabilitation and replacement based on actual asset condition rather than pipe age. Acoustic condition assessment is a non-invasive…

  • Memsift Innovations unveils three advanced membrane platforms for industrial water recovery

    The Singapore-based company Memsift Innovations has unveiled three advanced membrane technology platforms designed to improve industrial water treatment, ultrapure water (UPW) production, and resource recovery across water-intensive industries. The new platforms — NUCLEX, HYPER-X-RO and MISTIL-PURE — target some of the most challenging industrial wastewater and high-salinity treatment applications, helping manufacturers increase water recovery, reduce…

  • Gradiant targets AI data centre water challenge with global rollout of HyperSolved

    Gradiant, a global provider of advanced water and wastewater solutions, has announced the deployment of its HyperSolved platform — an integrated cooling water solution for AI data centres — with several of the world’s leading hyperscale operators across key global markets. The announcement comes as AI infrastructure growth accelerates worldwide, intensifying pressure on water resources.…

  • Bentley Systems secures FedRAMP clearance to advance US infrastructure delivery

    Bentley Systems has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorisation at the moderate impact level for its ProjectWise and OpenGround platforms, marking a step in enabling secure, cloud-based delivery of US infrastructure programmes. The milestone allows federal agencies and their delivery partners to adopt Bentley’s connected data environment, ProjectWise, alongside OpenGround, its geotechnical…

  • Yokogawa secures global cybersecurity certifications for control and safety systems

    Yokogawa Electric Corporation’s integrated control and safety system — comprising the CENTUM VP production control system and the ProSafe-RS safety instrumentation system — has received ISASecure System Security Assurance (SSA) level 1 certification from ISCI. Both systems are part of the OpreX Control and Safety System lineup. “In 2025, CENTUM and ProSafe-RS celebrated their 50th…