WWD Weekly eNews - Feb 5th, 2024
 
 
Miami-Dade's $1.2B WWTP project; Read the 2023 State of the Wastewater Industry Report
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February 5, 2024

Happy February! Last week, Miami-Dade initiated one of the largest wastewater infrastructure projects in the nation. See the headlining news below for more details.

Additionally, we've released the 2023 State of the Wastewater Industry Report, which shows utility executives are optimistic about the coming year despite some uncertainties surrounding inflation, construction and regualtions. Read the full report in the latest edition of Wastewater Digest.

- Bob Crossen, Editorial Director

The Central District Wastewater Plant Facility Upgrades Project will improve several facility processes and will expand its industrial water reuse strategy from treating 15 million gallons daily to more than 100 MGD.
Regulatory pressures and unclear market conditions leave professionals uncertain about construction, but hopeful for a better year.
Entech Engineering's Tori Morgan and Natalie O'Connor explain how the industry is raining in funding opportunities, but that capturing it is more complex than you may otherwise think.
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In this video Mandy Crispin (editor-in-chief of WaterWorld) and Chris MacNeel (Chief Operating Officer of Freya Systems) discuss differences in Artificial Intelligence (AI) types and how AI-enabled tools can be harnessed to predict equipment irregularities by improving data management and save money by targeting maintenance needs at water utilities. 

In this week’s episode, EMWD General Manager Joe Mouaward provides insight into groundwater desalination.
Clustering and prediction-based AI technologies help this new technique classify trace pharmaceuticals in wastewater and predict their concentrations.
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KAESER screw blowers use up to 35 percent less energy than conventional rotary blowers. The FBS series has all the features that make KAESER great including exceptional wire-to-air performance and significantly better isentropic efficiency. 

A consent decree requires the Guam Waterworks Authority to improve the quality of its sewer system, minimize sewer overflows, and improve its operations and maintenance.
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