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How San Francisco is rebuilding a 1950s wastewater plant for a modern city

Inside San Francisco’s $5B Southeast Treatment Plant overhaul, including new headworks, biosolids upgrades, and lessons for utilities rebuilding aging infrastructure.

Aerial view of the Southeast Treatment Plant's headworks facility looking west.

Asset management 101: How utilities decide which pipes, pumps, and plants get replaced first

The scale and age of today’s infrastructure are forcing utilities to take a more strategic approach to asset management.

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Texas water board backs $140 million in municipal infrastructure upgrades statewide

Austin, Pearsall, Roma, and other communities secure funding for treatment plants, pipelines, and system upgrades.

Arlington's Re-Gen wastewater plant modernization under way

The project will upgrade the facility’s solids-processing infrastructure and install thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion systems.

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Recently completed DigIndy project aims to stop billions of gallons of sewage overflows

The DigIndy Tunnel System is designed to divert at least 95% of sewer overflows into treatment facilities operated by Citizens Energy Group.

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DC Water takes on emergency repairs on Potomac Interceptor after collapse and wastewater spill

DC Water crews are manually digging out the affected area, carefully removing sludge, soil, and debris from the collapsed pipe.

Resource Management

Monterey Peninsula saving for a dry day through aquifer storage program

Whereas traditional dams stockpile water in open lakes, ASR stores it deep underground in the spaces between rocks and sand.

The Aquifer Storage and Recovery program in Monterey Peninsula acts as a “savings account” for a region dealing with climate variability.

Why wastewater project planning can’t wait for funding

Winter Springs’ proactive wastewater project planning demonstrates how municipalities that prepare will secure funding faster.

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Lessons learned from using a CMAR approach for a new Colorado ion exchange treatment plant

South Adams County is under construction with a CMAR for one of Colorado’s largest ion exchange treatment plants to treat PFAS.

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U.S. wastewater infrastructure set for major surge in 2026

U.S. wastewater utilities brace for a 2026 infrastructure boom, driven by funding, aging plants, and stricter regs. Here's what to expect and how to prepare.

Aerial view of water treatment factory at city wastewater cleaning facility. Purification process of removing undesirable chemicals, suspended solids and gases from contaminated liquid

How Louisville Water keeps a 19th-century reservoir working for the 21st century

Louisville Water began an extensive relining and restoration effort at Crescent Hill reservoir to bolster supply for the long haul.

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Quantum leap: Chicago’s new tech park attempts to balance cutting-edge tech with water stewardship

Slated for a 440-acre parcel along Lake Michigan, the $1 billion Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park features advanced water use and wastewater treatment technologies.

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